Upper Haughton is a
locality
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in the
Shire of Burdekin
The Shire of Burdekin is a local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen in the delta of the Burdekin River.
It covers an area of , and has exist ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, establishe ...
, Australia.
In the , Upper Haughton had a population of 75 people.
History
The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. It presumably takes its name from the
Haughton River which forms its western boundary.
[ The river in turn was originally named after stockman Richard Houghton by pastoralist and explorer ]James Cassidy James Cassidy may refer to:
* James Cassidy (musician), American bass and keyboard player
* James Edwin Cassidy (1869–1951), American Roman Catholic bishop in Massachusetts
* James H. Cassidy (1869–1926), United States Representative from Oh ...
. However, it was renamed on 28 April 1950 to Haughton River at the request of the local residents and the Queensland Electoral Office.
References
Shire of Burdekin
Localities in Queensland
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