Finlayvale is a rural
locality
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in the
Shire of Douglas
The Shire of Douglas is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland. It is located on the coast north of the city of Cairns, Queensland, Cairns. The shire, administered from the town of Mossman, Queensland, Mos ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Finlayvale had a population of 33 people.
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Geography
The land in most of the locality is low-lying about or less, but on the western edge of the locality, the land begins to rise sharply towards the ridge of the Great Dividing Range
The Great Dividing Range, also known as the East Australian Cordillera or the Eastern Highlands, is a cordillera system in eastern Australia consisting of an expansive collection of mountain ranges, plateaus and rolling hills. It runs roughl ...
with the south-west of the locality reaching . The locality is bounded by the Mossman River
The Mossman River is a river in lower Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
Geography
The headwaters of the river rise under Devils Thumb on the Mount Carbine Tableland in the Great Dividing Range. The river flows through a deeply in ...
to the south and east.Syndicate
A syndicate is a self-organizing group of individuals, companies, corporations or entities formed to transact some specific business, to pursue or promote a shared interest.
Etymology
The word ''syndicate'' comes from the French word ''syndic ...
). The predominant land use is growing sugarcane
Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...
. There is a cane tramway network to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Mossman Central Mill.
History
The locality was named after the ''Finlayvale'' sugar plantation established by pioneers Denis and Teresa O'Brien. Teresa's maiden name was ''Finlay''.
Demographics
In the , Finlayvale had a population of 32 people.
Education
There are no schools in Finlayvale. The nearest primary and secondary schools are Mossman State School and Mossman State High School in Mossman to the east.
References
Further reading
* — Contains a description of Finlayvale
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Shire of Douglas
Localities in Queensland