Yarraden is a coastal rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the

Shire of Cook The Shire of Cook (The Shire) is a local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Shire covers most of the eastern and central parts of Cape York Peninsula, the most northerly section of the Australian mainland. It covers an area ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the Yarraden had a population of 11 people.

Geography

Yarraden is on the eastern side of

Cape York Peninsula Cape York Peninsula is a large peninsula located in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is the largest unspoiled wilderness in northern Australia.Mittermeier, R.E. et al. (2002). Wilderness: Earth’s last wild places. Mexico City: Agrupación ...

bordering the

Coral Sea The Coral Sea () is a marginal sea of the South Pacific off the northeast coast of Australia, and classified as an interim Australian bioregion. The Coral Sea extends down the Australian northeast coast. Most of it is protected by the Fre ...

. 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, that runs rough ...

passes through the locality from the north ( Coen) to the south (

Dixie Dixie, also known as Dixieland or Dixie's Land, is a nickname for all or part of the Southern United States. While there is no official definition of this region (and the included areas shift over the years), or the extent of the area it cover ...

). The

Peninsula Developmental Road The Peninsula Developmental Road (PDR) runs from Lakeland to Weipa. It is the main road transport link within Cape York Peninsula and to the rest of the Australian mainland. The segment from Weipa Town to south of the town is within the Rio ...

passes through in from north (Coen) to the south-east ( Laura). The Great Dividing Range creates a watershed with the creeks and rivers rising to the east of the range flowing into the

, while the creeks and rivers rising to the west of the range flow into the

Gulf of Carpentaria The Gulf of Carpentaria (, ) is a large, shallow sea enclosed on three sides by northern Australia and bounded on the north by the eastern Arafura Sea (the body of water that lies between Australia and New Guinea). The northern boundary is ...

. Ebagoola is an abandoned gold mining town (). Curlew Range is a mountain range (). There are numerous mountains in the locality, from north to south: * Mount Newberry ( ) above sea level, named after industrial chemist James Cosmo Newbery by explorer

William Hann William Hann (26 February 1837 – 5 April 1889) was a pastoralist and explorer in northern Queensland, Australia. His expedition in 1872 found the first indications of the Palmer River goldfield. Early life He was born in Wiltshire, England, ...

* Mount Walsh on the Great Dividing Range ( ) above sea level, named after storekeeper John Walsh of

Cooktown Cooktown is a coastal town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. Cooktown is at the mouth of the Endeavour River, on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland where James Cook beached his ship, the Endeavour, for repairs ...

by prospector and explorer

James Venture Mulligan James Venture Mulligan (13 February 1837 – 24 August 1907) was an Ireland-born Australian prospector and explorer. Early life Mulligan was born in Drumgooland, County Down and emigrated to Australia at the age of 21 in 1860. He settled at A ...

* Mount Ryan () above sea level * Spion Cop ( ) above sea level * Lapunya Mount ( ) above sea level * Flying Fox Hill ( ) above sea level The Gorge is a gorge (). Only a small section in the north-east of the locality is coastal, facing

Princess Charlotte Bay Princess Charlotte Bay is a large bay on the east coast of Far North Queensland at the base of Cape York Peninsula, 350 km north northwest of Cairns. Princess Charlotte Bay is a part of the Great Barrier Reef Marine Park and it is a habit ...

(), which was named by naval officer Lieutenant Charles Jeffreys (or Jefferys) serving on the HM Colonial brig ''Kangaroo'' on 30 May 1815. Cliff Islands is an island group () approx offshore. A small area in the north-east of the locality (north of Annie River) is within the

Lama Lama National Park Lama Lama National Park is a national park on Cape York Peninsula in Far North Queensland, Australia. The name comes from the Lama Lama people who are the traditional owners of the land. The park protects coastal plains, beach ridges and sandy ...

. Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation and there are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Artemis () * Astrea () * Crystal Vale () * Ebagoola () * Glen Garland () * Lily Vale () * Musgrave () * New Bamboo () * Running Creek () * Strathhaven () * Strathmay () * Violet Vale () * Yarraden ()

History

The town of Ebagoola was surveyed in 1900 by James Dickie. The town of Yarraden () was established to support the

Lukin River Lukin or Lukins is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Andrey Lukin (born 1948), Russian chess player and coach * Dean Lukin (born 1960), Australian weightlifter * Henry Lukin (1860–1925), South African military commander * Ge ...

gold field discovered in 1901. In March 1903, its gold reefs were described as ''"amongst the largest and richest"''. The two major gold mines were Golden King and Savannah. Golden King was worked from 1901 to 1914 and in 1917 and 1921. Savannah was worked from 1901 to 1907 and in 1912. Ebagoolah Provisional School opened in 1905. On 1 January 1909 it became Ebagoolah State School. It closed in 1914. In the Yarraden had a population of 11 people. In the Yarraden had a population of 11 people.

Heritage listings

Yarraden has a number of

heritage-listed This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many ...

sites, including: *

Ebagoola Township and Battery Ebagoola Township and Battery is a heritage-listed mining camp at Yarraden, Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1900 to 1913. It is also known as Ada Stewart Battery and Ebagoolah Township. It was added to the Queensland He ...

* Peninsula Developmental Road (): Musgrave Telegraph Station

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality: * Astrea Station airstrip ( ) * Ancilia Station airstrip ( ) * Leconsfield Station airstrip ( ) *Lily Vale Station airstrip () * Minka Station airstrip on Yarraden Station ( ) *Musgrave Station airstrip () *Strathaven Station Airstrip () * Violet Vale Station airstrip ( ) *Yarraden Airstrip ( ) *Yarraden Station airstrip ( )

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