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Mirani Railway Station, Queensland
Mirani railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station on the former Pioneer Valley railway line at Victoria Street, Mirani, Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1885 to 1913. It is also known as Hamilton railway station. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 7 July 2005. History The Mirani railway station opened on 10 August 1885. The station formed part of the Pioneer Valley Line of the Mackay Railway which opened on the same day. In search of new pastoral land, John Mackay and his party entered and named the valley of the Mackay River in 1860 (renamed Pioneer River in 1862), and the following year he returned to establish a cattle station. Other settlers quickly followed. In 1862, the ketch "Presto" entered the Mackay River landing stores and building materials, then surveyed the river mouth, which consequently was gazetted as a Port of Entry. In the earliest years of non-Indigenous settlement of the Pioneer Valley, the area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mirani, Queensland
Mirani is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mirani had a population of 1,541 people. Geography The locality of Mirani is predominantly flat land used for sugar cane farming. It is bounded to the south by Lake Kinchant, the impoudment created by the Kinchant Dam. The Pioneer River passes through the locality from west to north and forms part of the northern boundary. The Mackay–Eungella Road passes from east to north-west through the locality. There are a network of private tramways through Mirani to transport the sugar cane to the Mackay Sugar mills. The town of Mirani is situated centrally within the locality on the eastern bank of the Pioneer River with Mackay-Eungella Road passing through it. History '' Yuwibara (''also known as ''Yuibera, Yuri, Juipera, Yuwiburra)'' is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwibara country. It is closely related to the Biri languages/dialects. The Yuwibara languag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homebush, Queensland
Homebush is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Homebush had a population of 271 people. History The name ''Homebush'' is taken from the name of a pastoral run name used by John Walker in 1866. Homebush Post Office opened on 5 December 1883 and closed in 1976. Homebush Sugar Mill opened in 1883 and closed in 1922. Homebush State School opened on 24 January 1889. In 2014, Homebush State School celebrated its 125th anniversary. The opening service for the Homebush Presbyterian Church was held on Sunday 6 October 1912. In the 2011 census, Homebush had a population of 277 people. In the , Homebush had a population of 271 people. Heritage listings Homebush has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * 993 Homebush Road (): Homebush Mission Hall Amenities The Mackay Regional Council operates a mobile library service on a fortnightly schedule at Homebush Road near the school. Education Homebush State School is a government prima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Palms, Queensland
Walkerston is a town and locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay. In the , Walkerston had a population of 3,403 people. Geography Walkerston is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north. The Peak Downs Highway enters the locality from Alexandra in the east, passes through the town (which is in south-west of the locality and then heads south-west exiting the locality to Greenmount. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay. Walkerston straddles Bakers Creek for about . Palms is a neighbourhood within Walkerston, located to the east of the town (). History In May 1860, Scots-born John Mackay was only 21 years old when he left Armidale, New South Wales in January 1860 with men, horses and provisions in search of land for cattle runs in north Queensland. They travelled up the east coast, taking a mainly inland route until they came to the junction of Cattle Creek and the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra, Queensland
Alexandra is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alexandra had a population of 193 people. Geography Alexandra is flat low-lying land bordered to the north by the Pioneer River and to the south by Bakers Creek. The Peak Downs Highway passes from east to west through the centre of the locality; there is a junction with the Mackay–Eungella Road which exits the locality in the north-west. Most of the housing is clustered around these two roads. Most of the land in the suburb is used for sugarcane farming. The Finch Hatton branch of the Mackay Railway ran through the locality from east to west. After the closure of the railway, a sugarcane tramways replaced it to provide transport for the harvested sugarcane from the canefields to the sugar mills. The Rocks is a neighbourhood in the locality (). History The suburb's name is taken from the Alexandra sugar mill. The mill, in turn, was named by mill owner Thomas Henry Fitzgerald after Pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Te Kowai, Queensland
Te Kowai is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Te Kowai had a population of 218 people. Geography The locality is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north, by the Mackay Ring Road to the north-east and east, and Bakers Creek (the watercourse) to the south-west and south. The land is flat and low-lying, between above sea level, and is used for growing sugarcane. The Peak Downs Highway enters the locality from the east (Racecourse) and exits to the west ( Alexandra).There is a network of cane tramways in the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the sugar mills. History The name of the suburb is derived from a former railway station, itself derived from a nearby sugar plantation named after a New Zealand tree, kowhai. The name was shortened and the Māori definite article "Te" added. The Te Kowai sugar mill was established in 1874 at and operated until 1894 when it amalgamated with the Palms Mill. Te Kowai State School o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pinnacle, Queensland
Pinnacle is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Pinnacle had a population of 214 people. Geography The locality is situated in the Pioneer Valley approximately 64 kilometres (39 mi) west of Mackay and close to the watersports and fishing area Teemburra Dam. History In 1907, the Daily Mercury The ''Daily Mercury'' is an online newspaper which serves the Mackay region in Queensland, Australia. Print edition was later revived with a publication on Friday only. The newspaper is printed by Mackay Printing and Publishing and is ow ... reported that a petition had been raised for a school to be established in the Pinnacle district. It was noted that the only available school was in Septimus which was difficult for children to access, particularly in poor weather. Pinnacle Provisional School opened on 4 June 1908. In 1908 it became Pinnacle State School. Beatrice Creek State School opened on 2 November 1936 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Philp Ministry
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Eungella National Park
Eungella National Park ( ; meaning "Land of the clouds") is a protected area in Queensland, Australia. It is on the Clarke Range at the end of the Pioneer Valley 80 km west of Mackay, and 858 km northwest of Brisbane. Eungella is noted for the national park which surrounds it. It is considered to be the longest continual stretch of sub-tropical rainforest in Australia. The original inhabitants are the Wirri people. The park is covered by dense rainforest and is known for its platypuses. Regional description Eungella National Park is located on an isolated massif about 80 km west of Mackay in North–central Queensland.Winter, J., and K. R. McDonald. 1986. Eungella: the land of the cloud. Australian Natural History 22:39-43. The Eungella Plateau rises to 1259m at Mt Dalrymple and to similar elevation at Mt William, forming part of the Clarke Range.Kitching, R. L., D. Bickel, A. C. Creagh, K. Hurley, and C. Symonds. 2004. The biodiversity of Diptera i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Walkerston, Queensland
Walkerston is a town and locality in Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay. In the , Walkerston had a population of 3,403 people. Geography Walkerston is bounded by the Pioneer River to the north. The Peak Downs Highway enters the locality from Alexandra in the east, passes through the town (which is in south-west of the locality and then heads south-west exiting the locality to Greenmount. The town is situated on the Peak Downs Highway south-west of Mackay. Walkerston straddles Bakers Creek for about . Palms is a neighbourhood within Walkerston, located to the east of the town (). History In May 1860, Scots-born John Mackay was only 21 years old when he left Armidale, New South Wales in January 1860 with men, horses and provisions in search of land for cattle runs in north Queensland. They travelled up the east coast, taking a mainly inland route until they came to the junction of Cattle Creek and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eton, Queensland
Eton is a rural town and locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eton had a population of 679 people. Geography The northern part of the locality is flat land (about 30 metres above sea level), predominantly used as sugarcane plantations. The town is in this area. In the central part of the locality the land becomes hilly and is mostly used for grazing cattle. The southern part of the locality is mountainous (rising to 650 metres at Mount Bridgman) and is mostly undeveloped; some of this land is within the Ben Mohr State Forest and the Spencer Gap State Forest. In the very south of the locality () is the Hogan's Pocket Landfill, a waste disposal site developed in 2006 by Mackay Regional Council. The landfill gas generated from the site are captured and, although currently burned off, may be used for electricity generation in the future. The Peak Downs Highway traverses the locality from south to north-east, passing through the town. Sta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Parliament
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. As provided under the Constitution of Queensland, the Parliament consists of the Monarch of Australia and the Legislative Assembly. It has been the only unicameral state legislature in the country since the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, was abolished in 1922. The Legislative Assembly sits in Parliament House in the state capital, Brisbane. All laws applicable in Queensland are authorised by the Parliament of Queensland, with the exception of specific legislation defined in the Constitution of Australia, very limited criminal law applying under the Australia Act 1986 as well as a small volume of remaining historical laws passed by the Parliament of New South Wales and the Imperial Parliament. Following the outcome of the 2015 election, successful amendments to the electoral act in early 2016 include: adding an additional four parliamentary seats from 89 to 93, changing from optional pr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 branch of the river system rises below Merivale, flows over the Malanda Falls and through the town of and then flows generally south by east, around Francis Range and over the Jones Falls, before flowing east, covering a distance of . The south branch of the river system rises below Mount Father Clancy, southwest of Mungalli, and generally flows east over Binda Falls, through the settlement of , before flowing north, covering a distance of . The two rivers reach their confluence to form the Johnstone River east of the town of , and just west of the river mouth. The main river then flows east, north of the Moresby Range National Park, and empties into the Coral Sea. Together, the combined rivers flow over from source to mouth and desc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
