South Johnstone is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Cassowary Coast Region
The Cassowary Coast Region is a local government area in the Far North Queensland region of Queensland, Australia, south of Cairns and centred on the towns of Innisfail, Cardwell and Tully. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , South Johnstone had a population of 413 people.
Geography
South Johnstone is in
North Queensland, approximately south-west of
Innisfail.
History
South Johnstone State School was opened on 5 June 1916. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016.
St Rita's Catholic School was established on 1 February 1932 by the
Sisters of the Good Samaritan
The Congregation of the Sisters of the Good Samaritan, colloquially known as the "Good Sams", is a Roman Catholic congregation of religious women commenced by Bede Polding, OSB, Australia’s first Catholic bishop, in Sydney in 1857. The congreg ...
.
The South Johnstone parish of the
Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and was ...
was established in 1947. It is now merged with the
Innisfail and
Mourilyian parishes.
The town was originally called Basilisk until 1954, when it was officially renamed South Johnstone after the
South Johnstone River
The Johnstone River, comprising the North Johnstone River and the South Johnstone River, is a river system located in Far North and North Queensland, Australia.
The headwaters of the river system rise in the Atherton Tablelands. The north ...
. The river was named by
George Elphinstone Dalrymple
George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland. He founded the towns of Bowen and Cardwell, and pioneer ...
in honour of
Robert Johnstone who accompanied him on an expedition in 1873.
[ The name Basilisk is now used for a nearby locality.
At the , South Johnstone had a population of 411.][
]
Heritage listings
South Johnstone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* 26 Hynes Street: St Saviour's Anglican Church
Education
South Johnstone State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at East Avenue ().
Amenities
St Rita's Catholic Church is at 5 Green Street. It is within the Innisfail Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is a diocese of the Catholic Church located in the state of Queensland, Australia. It is a suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and was ...
.
See also
* List of tramways in Queensland
List of tramways in Queensland provides three separate lists, each in alphabetical order of the key identifier. They are:
* Non sugar cane tramways, ordered by Tramway Name as contained in Wikipedia articles.
* Sugar cane tramways, ordered by Sug ...
References
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Towns in Queensland
Cassowary Coast Region
Localities in Queensland