Beatrice is a rural

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in the

Tablelands Region The Tablelands Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia inland from the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. Established in 2008, it was preceded by four previous local government areas ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , Beatrice had a population of 126 people.

History

The locality presumably takes its name from the Beatrice River which flows through the locality which in turn was named in November 1882 by explorer and prospector

Christie Palmerston Cristofero Palmerston Carandini or Christopher "Christie" Palmerston (c. 1850 – 15 January 1897) was an Australian explorer and prospecting, prospector in North Queensland. He led several expeditions during the last quarter of the 19th century ...

after a Melbourne friend. Approval was given to erect a school at Beatrice River in March 1921. Beatrice River State School opened on 14 November 1921. It closed in 1946. It was at 73 Pheasant Road ().

Demographics

In the , Beatrice had a population of 99 people. In the , Beatrice had a population of 126 people.

Education

There are no schools in Beatrice. The nearest government primary schools are Millaa Millaa State School in neighbouring Millaa Millaa to the north and Ravenshoe State School in neighbouring

Ravenshoe Ravenshoe ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ravenshoe had a population of 1,332 people. Geography Ravenshoe is on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland. It is ...

to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Ravenshoe State High School in Ravenshoe and

Malanda State High School Malanda is a rural town and locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Malanda had a population of 2,000 people. The economy is based upon agriculture (particularly dairy) and tourism. Geography Mal ...

in Malanda to the north.

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