Boden Bridge
Cairns. Redlynch, over the Freshwater Creek. Named for the Boden family who under matriarch Susan Webster Boden have farmed in the area since the 1920s
Source:
Fitting Honour for Pioneering Family. Cairns Post 29 January 1998, p. 5
Fitting Honour for Pioneering Family. Cairns Post 29 January 1998, p. 5
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Boden Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Edgar Boden, an accountant and real estate agent from the 1930s - 1960s
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 9
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Boden Street
Cairns. Yorkeys Knob. Named for Mr Bowden who owned land here
Source:
Williams, Mary T. The Knob: a history of Yorkey's Knob, 1988, p. 36
Williams, Mary T. The Knob: a history of Yorkey's Knob, 1988, p. 36
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Boggy Camp Creek
Cardwell district. Descriptive, originated with the construction of the telegraph line from Cardwell to Normanton in 1872
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Boland Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Michael Boland, an early pioneer in Cairns and founder of Boland's Store. He was born on 21 July 1863 & arrived in Cairns in early 1882. He opened a small shop in 1887 which grew rapidly into a major Department Store. He was an Alderman on the Council & one of the founders & subsequent Chairman of the Cairns Harbour Board.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 9
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bolt Head
Temple Bay, north of Lockhart River. 46 metres (150 feet) high. Named by Captain James Cook on 18 August 1770. The reason is unknown but there is a Bolt Head on the coast of Devon, England. "A moderately high point which we called Bolt Head".
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
12 15 S 143 06 E
12 15 S 143 06 E
Bolton Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after C. E. Bolton, a retired water officer of the Cairns City Council. He served with the council from 1920-1956
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 9
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bolwarra Close
Cairns. Jungara. Named after the Bolwarra or Natice Guava tree (Eupomatia laurina)
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bombax Court
Napranum. Botanical genus. Bombax ceiba is a large deciduous tree found in the Napranum scrub area
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Bombeeta
Innisfail district. Aboriginal term, possibly after a vine found there
Source:
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 13
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 13
Bon Villa Street
Innisfail. Named by developer Sam Brischetto, who developed the suburb Belvedere where this street is located
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Bona Avenue
Innisfail. Named by developer Sam Brischetto, who developed the suburb Belvedere where this street is located
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Bondi Crescent
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Bondi is a beach in Sydney
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bones Knob
Tolga. Probably named after an Aboriginal boy named Bones mustered cattle here circa 1879. The common view that the name originated because of a massacre here is unlikely
Source:
Liah, F. Bones Knob Named After Native Police-boy & Runaway Horse. Tablelander, 20 June 1995, p. 5
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 89, April 1984 & no 172, August 1992
Liah, F. Bones Knob Named After Native Police-boy & Runaway Horse. Tablelander, 20 June 1995, p. 5
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 89, April 1984 & no 172, August 1992
Bontaba
Chillagoe Line. Meaning good tobacco
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Booby Island
Torres Strait. Named by captain James Cook on 23 August 1770 after the large number of Booby birds on the Island. As Cook records; "And found it to be mostly a barren rock frequented by birds such as boobies, a few of which we shot & occasioned my giving it the name Booby Island." Also known in the 19th century as Post Office Island as mail & provisions were left here for passing sailors. The Post Office was established in 1835 by Captain Hobson of the Rattlesnake. Originally named Rijder's Eyelandt in 1756 by J.E. Gonzal, Dutch commander of the ships Rijder & Buijis.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 50
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 174
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 160
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 10
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 50
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 174
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 160
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 10
Coordinates:
10 36 S 141 54 E
10 36 S 141 54 E
Boogan
Innisfail. Suburb. Aboriginal term, forest country or native dog. Originally a railway station on the North Coast railway
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 23
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 13
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 23
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 13
Boomerang Hill
St. Pauls, Moa Island, Torres Strait. So named because the shape of these hills represent a boomerang
Source:
Teske, Travis. St. Pauls : Moa, 1986, p. 42
Teske, Travis. St. Pauls : Moa, 1986, p. 42
Boonjie
Atherton Tableland. Named by Christie Palmerston after an Aboriginal name. Originally known as Digger's Rest, it was the centre of the hydraulic sluicing area on the Upper Russell Gold Field
Source:
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 14
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 14
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Coordinates:
17 24 S 145 45 E
17 24 S 145 45 E
Boonmoo
Between Mareeba & Chillagoe. An Aboriginal word meaning the jump up, referring to the mountain behind the town, which is known as Boonmoo Pinnacle. The township was surveyed by B.W. Austin on 8 May 1902
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 127
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 127
Coordinates:
17 45 S 145 4 E
17 45 S 145 4 E
Boot Reef
Torres Strait. Named by Captain Flinders in 1803
Source:
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 227
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 227
Coordinates:
10 04 S 144 40 E
10 04 S 144 40 E
Bootie Islet
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Cockburn Island group. Named after John Bootie, midshipman aboard Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Bora Camp
Innisfail District. Named in 1873 by G. E. Dalrymple. This was the camp near the mouth of Victory Creek
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Bora Ground
West of Innisfail. A camp of the Jordan Gold Field at Tchuken Bora ground. It was the only cleared ground in the area & because of this became a settlement where pack animals could graze. Named after the bora (corroboree) ground here. The Palmerston National Park rangers office is here today
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Coordinates:
17 35 S 145 36 E
17 35 S 145 36 E
Borello Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, E.A. Borello
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Borland Street
Mareeba. Named on 14 November 1952 for Hugh Borland, schoolteacher & historian
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 9
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 9
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Boroko Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Named after a town in Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Borrowdale Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after an English explorer ship. Name approved on 6 February 1989
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Borzi Park
Mareeba. Named about 1967 for Michael (Mick) Borzi O.B.E., Mareeba Shire Chairman, 1961-1973
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 104
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 104
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Bosanko Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after the Bosanko family who owned a bicycle works in the early part of the century
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bott Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after the daughter of Cairns solicitor A. McInnes, 1980s
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bottlebrush Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after the Callistemon, commonly called the bottlebrush, a flowering tree
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bougainville Reef
Great Barrier Reef, 100 km east of Cooktown. Named after Louis Antoine de Bougainville who in the frigate La Boudeuse discovered this reef on 6 June 1768
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 11
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 11
Coordinates:
15 30 S 147 07 E
15 30 S 147 07 E
Bougainvillea Crescent
Weipa. Botanical genus
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Bougainvillea Street
Cairns. Holloways Beach. Many street names in this suburb were named for a floral theme at the suggestion of Anne Edwards, a resident of the suburb from 1961 to the mid 1980s
Source:
Holmes, Robyn. Beach Homes Rose Up From Sand & Bush. Cairns Sun, 17 September 1997, p. 7
Holmes, Robyn. Beach Homes Rose Up From Sand & Bush. Cairns Sun, 17 September 1997, p. 7
Coordinates:
16 50 S 145 44 E
16 50 S 145 44 E
Boulders Road
Babinda. Named because it is the road to the Boulders tourist attraction. Originally known as Babinda Creek Road & gazetted in April 1931
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin October 1978
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 319-322
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin October 1978
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 319-322
Coordinates:
17 20 S 145 55 E
17 20 S 145 55 E
Boulter Close
Innisfail. Named after Surveyor Boulter, who was a local resident. Named in about 1932
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Boundary Creek
West of Tully, a tributary of the Tully River. Named in the 1880s as it was the boundary between James Tyson's block, Ropkina and T. F. Hassall's block.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Boundary Street
Cooktown. This was the boundary between town & country; The Cooktown Municipal Council & the Hann Divisional Board
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Bountiful Islands
Gulf of Carpentaria, east of Mornington Island. Named by Captain Matthew Flinders of the Investigator on 4 December 1802 after the large number of turtles found here. As per Flinder's diary entry; "In the morning, two boats went to bring off the officer and people with what turtles had been caught; but their success had been so great, that it was necessary to hoist out the launch; and it took nearly the whole day to get on board what the decks and holds could contain, without impediment to the working of the ship. The Bountiful Island, for so I termed it, is nearly three miles long, and generally low and sandy."
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 8
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH1.HTM
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 8
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH1.HTM
Coordinates:
16 41S 139 52E
16 41S 139 52E
Bounty Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after an English explorer ship. Name approved in 1989. The Bounty was commanded by Captain Bligh before mutineers forced him off the ship in 1789
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Bourke Street
Innisfail. Associated with Mulholland in the construction of the water tower and water system
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Bourke Street
Mareeba. Named around 1959 for William Bourke, who was killed in World War I
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 10
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 10
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Bourne Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named by John R. Bradford in 1883 after the General Inspector of the Post & Telegraph Department
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 666
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 666
Bowden
Cape York Peninsula, on the Pascoe River Wolfram Field. The first wolfram in the area was discovered by John Dickie while prospecting alone in 1887. When Dickie, Lakeland and William Henry Bowden were seeking gold at the Pascoe in 1892 they found further wolfram deposits but the price of the mineral was too low to warrant mining. Some time later when the price became good, one of the said trio gave a mud-map and information to a prospecting party consisting of George Brown, Evennett, Stait, Williamson and Enright. This party located the area and found further deposits. William Bowden then went up there and became the principal wolfram-getter. In March 1901 records show that Bowden sent in wolfram to the value of 485 pounds Sterling. It was for his participation as a miner there that the settlement was called Bowden.
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 231
Jim McJannett, email correspondence, October 2011
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 231
Jim McJannett, email correspondence, October 2011
Coordinates:
12 40 S 143 1 E
12 40 S 143 1 E
Bowden Island
One of the Family Islands, south-east of Bedarra Island. Named after Lieutenant Francis Bowden-Smith of the Paluma by Lieutenant G. E. Richards in 1886. The Aboriginal name is Budjoo Island
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Bowden Rock
Torres Strait. Possibly named for Captain Bowden of the Sapphire which sailed this way in 1859
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 205
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 205
Bowen Street
Cardwell. Named after Governor Sir George Ferguson Bowen who was Queensland's first Governor from December 1859 to July 1868.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Coordinates:
18 16 S 146 1 E
18 16 S 146 1 E
Bowers Street
Mareeba. Named around 1976 for John Charles Bowers, killed in action on 29 July 1916
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 10
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 10
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Bowers Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Names in the Hambledon Garden Estate commemorate people who gave more than 10 years service to the Hambledon Mill. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 23 January 1995
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
17 01 S 145 45 E
17 01 S 145 45 E
Boyett Road
Mission Beach. Named after the Boyett family who used to live here. In the 1940s E. Boyett settled here from Innisfail and opened the first regular store here in 1947, adding a post office 2 years later as well as building a recreation hall.
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 94
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 94
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Boylan Creek
Innisfail District. Named after Kate Boylan, one of the original Sisters of Mercy land selectors
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Boyle's Creek
See Chinaman's Creek
Bradford Street
Innisfail. Associated with Mulholland in the construction of the water tower and water system
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Bradford Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after the Deputy Fire Chief, 1956
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bradley's Hill
Millaa Millaa district. Named after Mr. W. Bradley, who owned the farm surrounding the hill
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 18, December 1977
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 18, December 1977
Brady Park
Mareeba. Named about 1985 for Clive John Brady (1894-1959)
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 105
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 105
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Bramble Cay
Torres Strait, North-east of Darnley Island. Named after the Bramble surveying ship commanded by John Sweatman along the Queensland Coast from 1845-1847. Also known as Massaramcoer. the Island name is Maizab Kaur
Coordinates:
9 8 S 143 52 E
9 8 S 143 52 E
Bramble Channel
Torres Strait, south of Moa Island. Named after the Bramble surveying ship commanded by John Sweatman along the Queensland Coast from 1845-1847.
Bramble Reef
Great Barrier Reef, east of Hinchinbrook Island. Named by Captain Francis Price Blackwood of the Fly after the Bramble surveying ship commanded by John Sweatman along the Queensland Coast from 1845-1847.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Bramble Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Bramble Reef, east of Hinchinbrook Island, which was named by Captain Francis Price Blackwood of the Fly after the Bramble surveying ship commanded by John Sweatman along the Queensland Coast from 1845-1847.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brannigan's Bluff
Cape York. named after the owner & first settler on the land. He had a reputation for luring Aborigines to the station, killing them & boiling the remains in a cast iron copper
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Brannigan Street
Tully. Named after an early settler in the district who was an Anzac hero in the First World War
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 67
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 67
Coordinates:
17.56 S 145.56 E
17.56 S 145.56 E
Breen Street
Innisfail. Named after Larry Breen, an early settler who was the ferryman across the South Johnstone River where the Jubilee Bridge now is
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 21
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 21
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Breffni Street
Innisfail. Name of the house of Patrick Freeman Tierney, early settler
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Brennan Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Daniel Thorne Brennan, an early resident of Cairns & owner of the land prior to sub-division
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brett Street
Innisfail. Named after early settler Robert Brett
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Brett Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after a member of the Koppen family. Koppen was the original land owner
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brewery Crossing
Mareeba. Named after the Barron River Brewery. The Brewery was closed by 1900
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 113
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 113
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Brewery Swimming Hole
Mareeba. Named after the Barron River Brewery. The Brewery River crossing was also named after the Brewery. The Brewery was closed by 1900
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 111
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 111
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Brice Henry Monument
North West of Cardwell. Named in honour of Brice Henry, born 3 October, 1877. He was a well known cattle producer and Shire Chairman. There is a memorial in the form of a cairn and tablet erected to him 14 km from the commencement of the Kirrama Range Road. Although the memorial is to Brice Henry, on some maps it is referred to as Bruce Henry
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 372
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 372
Briggs Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Tom Briggs, secretary and superintendent of the Ambulance Service, 1950-1975
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brighten Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Brighton is a beach in southern Melbourne
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brinsmead
Cairns. Suburb. Named after Horace Clowes Brinsmead who began sugar growing at Freshwater Estate (also known as the Virginia Plantation) in 1882. He also served on the Cairns Divisional Board & died following an aircraft accident in 1933
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brinsmead Gap
Cairns. Named after Horace Clowes Brinsmead who began sugar growing at Freshwater Estate (also known as the Virginia Plantation) in 1882. He also served on the Cairns Divisional Board & died following an aircraft accident in 1933
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brinsmead Road
Cairns. Brinsmead. Gazetted on 15 February 1946. So named because of the Brinsmead Gap. This gap was named after Horace Clowes Brinsmead who began sugar growing at Freshwater Estate (also known as the Virginia Plantation) in 1882. He also served on the Cairns Divisional Board & died following an aircraft accident in 1933
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 309
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 10
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 309
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brischetto Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail named after developer Sam Brischetto
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 23
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 23
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Brisk Island
Part of the Great Palm Island Group. Named after HMS Brisk
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Britomart Reef
Great Barrier Reef, off Ingham. Named for the ship HMS Britomart which sailed through these waters on her way from Sydney to Port Essington (Darwin) in 1838 & again in 1841
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Coordinates:
18 15 S 146 39 E
18 15 S 146 39 E
Brodie Cay
Great Barrier Reef. North East of Townsville. Named after Captain Hugh Brodie of the Wansfell, who passed this way in 1864
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211-12
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211-12
Brodie's Creek
Atherton Tableland. Glen Allyn District. Named after Albert Brodie who owned the land through which the creek passed
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 93, August 1984
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 93, August 1984
Brodziak Close
Mareeba. Named on 18 May 1990 for Lieutenant Edward Remilton Brodziak, Son of Edward and Elizabeth Maud Brodziak, of Atherton, Queensland. Killed in Papua New Guinea, aged 28, during World War II on 21 January 1943. QX15350, A.I.F. 2/9 Bn., Australian Infantry
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Brooke's Islands
North-east of Hinchinbrook Island. Islands are South Island, Middle Island, Tween Island & North Island. Originally known as Brooke's Islands and then Brooke Islands. Named possibly by lieutenant Charles Jeffreys of the Kangaroo in 1815. Charted by that name by Phillip King in 1819
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Coordinates:
18 9 S 146 18 E
18 9 S 146 18 E
Brooks Road
Atherton Tableland. Millaa Millaa District. Walter Brooke was one of the first settlers in the Millaa Millaa district, settling along this road in about 1911
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 55, March 1981
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 55, March 1981
Brooks Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Mr Brooks, a prominent Cairns dentist & Freemason
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brose Street
Cairns. White Rock. This road was gravelled in 1962
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 9
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 59 S 145 45 E
16 59 S 145 45 E
Brothers Islands
Torres Strait. Named by William Bligh on 3 June 1789
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 102
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 102
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Broughton Road
Aloomba. Named after Mr Broughton who opened the first store in Cairns
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
17 07 S 145 50 E
17 07 S 145 50 E
Brown Street
Cairns. Bungalow/Westcourt/Woree. Named after Mr Lyne Brown, a photographer who was Mayor of Cairns in 1899
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 11
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 11
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Brown Street
Mareeba. Named around 1954 for James Michael (Jimmy) Brown, Mareeba Shire Chairman from 1939 to 1952. he had extensive business interests in Stannary Hills.
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Nothern Sun, vol 16 no 51, Aug-Sept 2000, p. 7
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Nothern Sun, vol 16 no 51, Aug-Sept 2000, p. 7
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Brown Street
Malanda. Possibly named for Duncan Brown, Eacham Shire Clerk 1911-1940
Source:
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 32
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 32
Coordinates:
17 21 S 145 36 E
17 21 S 145 36 E
Brown Street
Croydon. Named after William Chalmers Brown, joint discoverer of gold in the Croydon District in 1885
Coordinates:
17 33 S 145 18 E
17 33 S 145 18 E
Brownlee Street
Innisfail. Named after J. Brownlee in 1888, a publican and storekeeper
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 21
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 21
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Brownville
Named after F.G. Brown who worked alluvial tin on Wyndham Creek in 1883. The creek was later renamed Oakey Creek
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 160
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 160
Coordinates:
17 34 S 145 8 E
17 34 S 145 8 E
Bruce Highway
Honours Henry Adam Bruce, MLA, one time member for Tablelands (Mulgrave) electorate. He served for many years as the Minister for Main Roads and later became the member for the Federal seat of Leichardt. It was gazetted the Bruce Highway in June 1963
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 261-289
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin, October 1978
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 261-289
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin, October 1978
Bruce Point
Torres Strait. Hammond Island. Named after R. Gerald Bruce, a Torres Strait Pilot from 1922 to 1964. He died in 1973 & his ashes were scattered off this point
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 75
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 75
Coordinates:
10 32 S 142 13 E
10 32 S 142 13 E
Bryant Street
Tully. Named after Bryant who grew bananas in Mission Beach and was killed in the First World War. He sailed with the A.I.F. in 1915 and was killed in action
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 34
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 34
Coordinates:
17.56 S 145.56 E
17.56 S 145.56 E
Bryce Close
Gordonvale. Named after Thomas Bryce who established a storekeeper trade in 1913
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Bucas Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Father Paul Bucas from Charters Towers visited Cairns in 1877 & gave the first mass here
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 119
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 119
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Buccaneer Street
Mission Beach. Several streets in South Mission Beach are named for a nautical theme.
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Buchan Point
Northernmost Cairns suburb. Named by George Dalrymple in 1873 after a district in his native Aberdeenshire in Scotland. According to the Cook Shire Library list it was named by William Buchan for himself when he landed here on 27 October 1881 after deserting from HMS Conflict at the age of 24. Mount Buchan is 671 metres (2 200 feet) high & Buchan Point itself is about 20 metres high.
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 29
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 29
Coordinates:
16 44 S 145 40 E
16 44 S 145 40 E
Buchan Rock
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Cockburn Island group. Named after Alexander Buchan, artist aboard Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Coordinates:
11 51 S 143 19 E
11 51 S 143 19 E
Buchanan Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named after a famous drover, Nat Buchanan
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 92
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 92
Bucklands Road
Miriwini. Named for Thomas Buckland of Charters Towers who invested financially in cane farming in the area
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 161, April 1973
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 161, April 1973
Coordinates:
17 24 S 145 55 E
17 24 S 145 55 E
Bugeja Park
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after the Bugeja family, who owned the land where it is situated on Simon Street. They grew bananas on this land for many years & in later years had the land subdivided into housing lots
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 32
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Buka Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Buka Island is a part PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bulgan Creek
Tully district. Aboriginal word for big. originally Bulgan Banyan Creek
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Bull's Pinnacle
Hodgkinson Goldfield, Beaconsfield. A rocky hill near where the Monarch Mine was, was called Bul's Pinnacle, after Henry Buls, a packer & carrier & leading mining man. Nowadays misspelled as Bull's Pinnacle
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 62
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 62
Bullion Street
Goldsborough Valley. Named for a gold theme. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 5 December 1994
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Bulolo Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Bulolo is a town in PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bump Road
Port Douglas over the Coastal Range to the Atherton Tableland. So named because of the rough & steep terrain of the track. The actual "Bump" section of the track was about 12 km from Port Douglas & opened at the end of August 1877. This track was blazed by Christie Palmerston in 1877
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 109, May 1968
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 109, May 1968
Bunda Street
Cairns. Paramatta Park. Named after G. D. Edwards, a surveyor, whose nickname was Bunda. This tribal name was bestowed upon him when he lived among Aborigines in the Burnett district after being shipwrecked.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 288
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 288
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bunda Street
Innisfail. Named after G. D. Edwards, a surveyor, whose nickname was Bunda. This tribal name was bestowed upon him when he lived among Aborigines in the Burnett district after being shipwrecked.
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Bungalow
Cairns Suburb. Named after the estate of Archdeacon Joseph Campbell, which was named after his house, the Bungalow, circa 1910. It was called the bungalow from the type of roof construction used. His property was where this suburb is now situated. Bungalow Railway Siding here was named for the same reason
Source:
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 159, February 1973
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 159, February 1973
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bungaree Shoals
Torres Strait. Named after HMAS Bungaree who on 5 March 1944 switched from a mine laying to a hydrographic role in the Torres Strait
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 339
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 339
Bunny Adair Park
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after Herbert (Bunny) Adair, who ran the hotel in Freshwater. He was a Mulgrave Shire Councillor from 1939 & was elected to the Queensland parliament for the ALP in 1953 for the seat of Cook & was the local member for 17 years. He came to Freshwater in 1926. The site of the park was originally the Recreation Reserve, which was gazetted in 1942.
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 9 & p. 29-30
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 9 & p. 29-30
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bunting's Creek
Near Mission Beach. Named after John Bunting, timber getter in the area from about 1908.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 62
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 62
Bunting's Landing
South Mission Beach. Originally known as Silky Oak Landing after the timber collected there and situated near the mouth of the Hull River. Later named after John Bunting, timber getter of the early 20th century
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 296
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 62
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 296
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 62
Bunting Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after the first Town Clerk of Cairns, Joseph Albert Bunting, appointed by the original Town Council at its first meeting on 22 July 1885. He was Town Clerk from 1885-1898 and died on 9 July 1916, aged 75
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 65, July 1964
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 65, July 1964
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bunting Street
Mission Beach. Named after Jack Bunting, timber getter in the early 20th century who cut timber in the area
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Bunya Close
Yungaburra. Named after a species of tree
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Burke's Island
Torres Strait. Named by William Bligh on 11 September 1792
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Burke Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, E. L. Burke
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Burketown
Commemorates the journey in 1861 of Robert O'Hara Burke (of Burke & Wills fame) to the Gulf of Carpentaria. The site that is now Burketown was named Wood's Lake in October 1861
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 280
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 11
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 280
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 11
Coordinates:
17 45 S 139 33 E
17 45 S 139 33 E
Burkitt Street
Cooktown. Named after Horace Burkitt, Sub-Collector of Customs & Marine Magistrate, 1885-1895
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Burman Street
Tumoulin. Aboriginal word for the kangaroo rat
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Burnett Street
Cairns. White Rock. Surveyed in 1954 & regravelled in 1962.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 10
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 59 S 145 45 E
16 59 S 145 45 E
Burpu
Cairns railway siding by the Cairns Golf Course. Meaning Shady
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Bursa Street
Cairns. Palm Cove. Named for the Bursa shell genus
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Burton Close
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme. Richard Burton was a famous actor who was also famous for his 2 marriages to Elizabeth Taylor. He made 47 films and passed away on 5 August 1984. His films and plays included Camelot, Hamlet & Private Lives
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Buru
See Turnagain Island
Butcher Hill
See Lakeland Downs
Butcher's Creek
Palmer River Goldfield. So named because Jack Edwards, Leslie & Duff had set up a butcher's shop & store here circa 1873-1874. The township of Maytown sprang up here. This is not the Butchers Creek on the Atherton Tableland
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 41
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 41
Butler Drive
Kuranda. Named after the Butler family, who lived in the district
Coordinates:
16 49 S 145 38 E
16 49 S 145 38 E
Butler Street
Tully. Named after Hugh Ramsay Butler who was killed in the First World War on 28 November 1916, Private no. 1628, 47th Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F, aged 23, and is buried at BULLS ROAD CEMETERY, FLERS, Somme, France. Butler was the son of Thomas and May Mulreamy Butler of Fringford on the Upper Murray
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Coordinates:
17.56 S 145.56 E
17.56 S 145.56 E
Buzacott Street
Gordonvale. Honours James Buzacott, entomologist and plant breeder attached to the B.S.E.S. Meringa from 1926-1970. He carried out the first experimental use of B.H.C. for the control of the cane grub in 1946. Awarded an M.B.E. for his services to industry in 1970
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Byerstown
Palmer River Goldfield. Named after Johnny J. Byers. Named in 1877 by Surveyor James Reid after Byers & "Greasy" Bill Little, who opened up a butcher shop there in 1875. The town was founded in 1874
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 95 & 97
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 95 & 97
Coordinates:
16 1 S 144 42 E
16 1 S 144 42 E
Bynoe Inlet
See Bynoe River
Bynoe River
Western Cape York. Named after Benjamin Bynoe, surgeon, a member of Captain John Lort Stokes expedition on the ship HMS Beagle in August 1841
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 166 & 164
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 166 & 164
Coordinates:
17 31 S 140 44 E
17 31 S 140 44 E
Byrnes Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Honours Thomas Joseph Byrnes who was elected as Member for Cairns in the 1893 elections and became Attorney General in that Labour Government. In 1898 he became Premier. He was president of the Cairns Racing Club in 1894
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Byrnes Street
Mareeba. Named about 1891 for Thomas Joseph Byrnes, M.L.A. for Cairns & Premier in 1898
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
