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Floriana, Cairns
Floriana is a heritage-listed former private home and now guesthouse at 183-185 The Esplanade, Cairns North, Cairns, Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Edwin Roy Orchard and built in 1939. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 30 April 2010. History Floriana at 183 The Esplanade, Cairns North (now known as Floriana Guesthouse) is the former city residence of Maltese migrants Paul and Paulina Zammit and their family. The two-storey rendered brick and chamferboard house was constructed in 1939 and originally comprised five bedrooms, a sitting room, dining room and kitchen on the upper floor; and a bathroom on each level; with the whole of the ground floor occupied as a large ballroom, which was converted into two flats and an entrance foyer in the late 1940s. Aspects of its design related to the prominent, central entry with a wide bay projection above and the building's address to the street were influenced by traditional Maltese housing. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairns North, Queensland
Cairns North is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cairns North had a population of 5,191 people. Geography The suburb is bounded to the north by the Cairns Airport, to the east by Trinity Bay (), and to the west by Lily Creek (). As the name ''Cairns North'' suggests, it is immediately north of the Cairns central business district. Sheridan Street enters the suburb from the south-east ( Cairns City) and exits to the north (Aeroglen). It is part of Highway 1 (the main route around the Australian coast). The Tablelands railway line also enters the suburb from the south-east (Cairns City) and follows close to the south-western boundary of Cairns North before exiting to the north (Aeroglen), with Edgehill railway station (also known as Cairns North railway station) within the suburb (). The suburb is flat land just above sea level. Parkland and an esplanade separate the developed areas of the suburb from the sea. At high tide there ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Government Of Australia
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First Australian Imperial Force
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Chillagoe Smelters
The Chillagoe smelters is a heritage-listed refinery at Chillagoe-Mungana Caves National Park, Mareeba Mining District, Chillagoe, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. It operated in the early 1900s. It is also known as Chillagoe State Smelters. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. In its heyday the Chillagoe Smelters were the centre of a thriving mining industry that brought wealth and development to the Chillagoe area. By June 1901, when the railway was completed, Chillagoe was a flourishing town. The railway enabled equipment for the large, innovative Chillagoe Smelters to become operative by September 1901. The Chillagoe Railway & Mining Company equipped its work sites with the most up-to-date machinery and the surrounding mines at Mungana, Zillmanton and Redcap worked on a large scale. At times, the mines, railway and smelter provided employment for up to 1,000 workers. Chillagoe Smelter operated until 1943 and in its 40 odd year lif ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Babinda
Babinda is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Babinda had a population of 1,253 people. Geography Babinda is located south of Cairns. The town is noted for its proximity to Queensland's two highest mountains Mount Bartle Frere (Queensland's highest peak) and Mount Bellenden Ker. Babinda and Tully, Queensland, Tully annually compete for the Golden Gumboot, an award for Australia's wettest town. Babinda is usually the winner, recording an annual average rainfall of over each year. History Babinda takes its name from the local Indigenous Australian language for ''mountain''. Other sources, however, claim it is a Yidiny language, Yidinji word for ''water'', possibly referring to the high rainfall of the area. Babinda State School opened on 4 November 1914. Babinda Post Office opened by 1915 (a ''Babinda Creek'' receiving office had been open since 1891). The Babinda Sugar Mill ope ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Innisfail, Queensland
Innisfail (from Irish: Inis Fáil) is a regional town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. The town was originally called Geraldton until 1910. In the , the town of Innisfail had a population of 7,236 people, while the locality of Innisfail had a population of 1,145 people. Innisfail is the major township of the Cassowary Coast Region and is known for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia's wettest towns. In March 2006, Innisfail gained worldwide attention when severe Tropical Cyclone Larry passed over causing extensive damage. Geography Innisfail's town centre is situated at the junction of the Johnstone River and South Johnstone River, approximately from the coast. It is located near large tracts of old-growth tropical rainforest surrounded by vast areas of extensive farmlands. Queensland's highest mountain, Mount Bartle Frere; part of Australia's Great Dividing Range, is to the north. The town's cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mackay, Queensland
} Mackay () is a city in the Mackay Region on the eastern or Coral Sea coast of Queensland, Australia. It is located about north of Brisbane, on the Pioneer River. Mackay is described as being in either Central Queensland or North Queensland, as these Regions of Queensland, regions are not precisely defined. More generally, the area is known as the Mackay–Whitsunday Islands, Whitsunday Region. Mackay is nicknamed the sugar capital of Australia because its region produces more than a third of Australia's sugar. Name The city was named after John Mackay (Australian pioneer), John Mackay. In 1860, he was the leader of an expedition into the Pioneer Valley. Initially Mackay proposed to name the river Mackay River after his father George Mackay. Thomas Henry Fitzgerald surveyed the township and proposed it was called Alexandra after Alexandra of Denmark, Princess Alexandra of Denmark, who married Prince Edward (later Edward VII, King Edward VII). However, in 1862 the river was re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
World War I
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Mirriwinni, Queensland
Mirriwinni is a rural town and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. The spelling ''Miriwinni'' has also been used historically, but ''Mirriwinni'' is the official spelling from 8 October 2010. In the , the locality of Mirriwinni had a population of 447 people. Geography The town is south of the centre of the locality. The Russell River forms the eastern and south-eastern boundary, while Babinda Creek forms part of the northern boundary. The foothills of Mount Bartle Frere form the western boundary. Most of the land in the locality is flat low-lying land (approx 10 metres above sea level) and is used for farming, predominantly growing sugarcane. However, in the western edge of the locality, the land rises to up to 150 metres above sea level heading towards the peaks of Mount Bartle Frere in the adjacent locality of Wooroonooran. The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south to west, both passing through the town. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bartle Frere, Queensland
Bartle Frere is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bartle Frere had a population of 137 people. Geography The locality of Bartle Frere lies to the south of Mount Bartle Frere. The locality is flat low-lying land (10–20 metres above sea level) and is freehold land used for farming, predominantly the growing of sugarcane. The Russell River forms the boundary to the locality to the south and east. The Bruce Highway forms the northern boundary of the locality with the North Coast railway line immediately parallel and adjacent to the north (so just outside the boundary of the locality in neighbouring Eubenangee). History The locality takes its name from Mount Bartle Frere, which in turn was named after Sir Henry Bartle Frere, the president of the Royal Geographical Society, by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple (6 May 1826 – 22 January 1876) was a colonist, explorer, public servant and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooliba, Queensland
Mirriwinni is a rural town and locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. The spelling ''Miriwinni'' has also been used historically, but ''Mirriwinni'' is the official spelling from 8 October 2010. In the , the locality of Mirriwinni had a population of 447 people. Geography The town is south of the centre of the locality. The Russell River forms the eastern and south-eastern boundary, while Babinda Creek forms part of the northern boundary. The foothills of Mount Bartle Frere form the western boundary. Most of the land in the locality is flat low-lying land (approx 10 metres above sea level) and is used for farming, predominantly growing sugarcane. However, in the western edge of the locality, the land rises to up to 150 metres above sea level heading towards the peaks of Mount Bartle Frere in the adjacent locality of Wooroonooran. The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south to west, both passing through the town. There ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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