G.E.J. Road
Yam Island, Torres Strait. The initials stand for the 3 councillors of that time: G - Getano Lui Snr, Chairman; E - Elap Price, Deputy Chairman; J - John Keppa, Third Councillor
Source:
Teske, Travis. Yam, 198-, p. 10
Teske, Travis. Yam, 198-, p. 10
Coordinates:
9 53 S 142 45 E
9 53 S 142 45 E
Gallet Creek
Bellenden Ker District. Named after Monsieur Auguste Gallet an early French cane farmer in the district who had a property at Junction Creek
Source:
Bellenden Ker State School. Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, 1982, p. 4
Bellenden Ker State School. Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, 1982, p. 4
Gallet Road
South of Gordonvale. Named after Monsieur Auguste Gallet, an early French cane farmer in the district who had a property at Junction Creek
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Gallipoli Street
Tumoulin. Name commemorating the First World War
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Gallop Botanical Reserve
Cooktown. Officially named by the Cook Shire Council in December 1984 for Rollo & Graham Gallop (father & son), past administrators & engineers in the Shire.
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Fay, Margaret. Botanical Paradise. Cairns Post 19 November 1997, p. 10
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Fay, Margaret. Botanical Paradise. Cairns Post 19 November 1997, p. 10
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Galloway Station
Cape York Peninsula. Named by Frank Jardine in 1865
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gampe Drive
Cooktown. Named by the Cook Shire Council for Norman Gampe, Cook Shire Administrator, 1980-1988
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Gannet Passage
Torres Strait. North of Booby Island. Named after the Booby bird found on Booby Island which is a member of the Gannet family
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 15
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 15
Garbutt Park
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, W.O. Garbutt
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Garbutt Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, W.O. Garbutt
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Garden Street
Cooktown. Named because it is located next to the Botanical Gardens
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Gardenia Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named for a floral theme, after gardenia flowers
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 26
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 26
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Garioch Reef
Port Douglas area. Named after Mount Garioch which was named by Dalrymple in 1873 after a district in his native Aberdeenshire in Scotland
Garland Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after the caretaker of the Botanical Reserve in 1911
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
Garners Beach
Mission Beach. Named after Edward (Ted) Garner and his son Ted who settled here in 1910. The Aboriginal name was Nemourna. They arrived in Cardwell in 1900. In 1905 Edward Garner took up a selection on the Murray River and for a time ran a sawmill at Bedford Creek. In 1909 he moved to Bingil Bay to manage the Cutten family sawmill and in 1910 the family purchased their own freehold property where Garner's Beach now is.
Source:
Fallon, Mena. Garners Beach and the Garner Family. Innisfail Historical Society vol 2, 1986, p. 31
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 26
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 291
Fallon, Mena. Garners Beach and the Garner Family. Innisfail Historical Society vol 2, 1986, p. 31
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 26
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 291
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Garners Beach Road
Mission Beach. Named after Edward Garner and his family who settled here in 1910. n 1905 Edward Garner took up a selection on the Murray River and for a time ran a sawmill at Bedford Creek. In 1909 he moved to Bingil Bay to manage the Cutten family sawmill and in 1910 the family purchased their own freehold property where Garner's Beach now is.
Source:
Fallon, Mena. Garners Beach and the Garner Family. Innisfail Historical Society vol 2, 1986, p. 31
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 291
Fallon, Mena. Garners Beach and the Garner Family. Innisfail Historical Society vol 2, 1986, p. 31
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 291
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Garnet Creek
Mount Mulligan District. Named by William Hann on 3 August 1872
Source:
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 385
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 385
Garnet Street
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after Mount Garnet, a mountain & town on the Atherton Tableland
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Garradunga
Innisfail district, north of Innisfail. Aboriginal term, feasting place on a ridge
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
Gartmore Close
Innisfail. Named after a sugar lighter boat
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
Gavioli's Hill
See Henley Hill
Gayundah Close
Cairns. Earlville. Named after a gunboat, HMQS Gayundah, the first ship of the Cairns Naval Brigade which arrived in the town in November 1887
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 236
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 236
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Geikie Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named in January 1880 by Robert Logan Jack
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 543
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 543
Geikie Range
Western Cape York Peninsula. Named by Robert Logan Jack in 1880
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gelam Hill
Murray Island. Named after Gelam, the Story time being who came to Murray Island from Moa. When He arrived he lay down beside Murray Island facing towards the east. However when the east wind blew it blew into His nostrils so He turned to face the south west. The end of the hill represents His head
Source:
Teske, Travis. Murray: Island of Torres Strait, 198-, p. 2-6
Teske, Travis. Murray: Island of Torres Strait, 198-, p. 2-6
Coordinates:
9 54 S 144 03 E
9 54 S 144 03 E
Gelling Street
Cairns. Cairns North. Named after R.C.F. Gelling who was Mayor of Cairns in 1919. The street name was approved at a Cairns Town Council meeting on 11 December 1922.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 26
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 26
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Geoff Doherty Residential Village
Mareeba. The Geoff Doherty Residential Village at Lotus Glen Correctional Centre is named for Geoff Doherty who, during his working life in Queensland Corrections was deeply involved with the Sentence Management Unit. It was officially opened on 23 March 1998
Source:
Cairns Post, 28 March 1998, p. 23
Cairns Post, 28 March 1998, p. 23
George Point
Hinchinbrook Island. Named by Commander George Nares of HMS Salamander in 1866, presumably after the four Georges, Bowen, Burnett, Richards and Nares
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Coordinates:
18 29 S 146 20 E
18 29 S 146 20 E
George Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after George Michael Gummow, Managing Director of Cairns Timber Ltd and Cairns City Council Alderman, 1939-1949
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Georgetown
Established in 1870 after gold was discovered in the Etheridge River area in October 1869. Named in 1870 after Howard St. George, Gilberton & North Kennedy Mining Commissioner from October 1871 & Assistant Commissioner before then. The town was initially known as Etheridge after the river which flows through it.
Coordinates:
18 17 S 143 33 E
18 17 S 143 33 E
Georgie Hill
Innisfail District. 160 metres (525 feet) high. Named in 1872 by John Moresby
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Geraldton
See Innisfail
Geranium Passage
Great Barrier Reef. East of Silkwood. It was surveyed by HMAS Geranium in 1924, after whom the passage was named. Re-commissioned in 1921, HMAS Geranium was Australia's first survey ship
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389 & 314
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389 & 314
Coordinates:
17 39 S 146 43 E
17 39 S 146 43 E
Gerbera 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
Gibbins Lane
Mareeba. Named about 1978 for Robert Henry Gibbons, killed in action in France on 7 May 1917
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 34
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 34
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Gibbs Creek
Irvinebank. Named after Jimmy (James) Gibbs, a prospector who discovered tin here in 1881 & was one of the founders of Irvinebank. He became a publican in Watsonville & died there in 1906
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 124 & 127
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 124 & 127
Gibson Close
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Gibson Reef, east of Babinda
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Gilbert River
Named by Ludwig Leichardt on 12 July 1845 after his naturalist, John Gilbert, killed by Aborigines near the Nassau River on 28 June 1845. Leichardt promised to name the next river after his naturalist & that is how the Gilbert River received its name!
Source:
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 9
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 9
Coordinates:
19 16 S 143 39 E
19 16 S 143 39 E
Gilberton
On the Gilbert River in the Etheridge district. Named after the Gilbert River, which was named by Ludwig Leichardt after his naturalist, John Gilbert, killed by Aborigines near the Nassau River. Leichardt promised to name the next river after his naturalist & that is how the Gilbert River received its name! Gilberton was founded in 1869, after geologist Richard Daintree (1832-1878) found gold in the Gilbert River, and the township survived until 1873 by which time the Palmer River Goldrush and persistent attacks by Aborigines caused the remaining population to drift away.
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 59
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 9
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 59
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 9
Coordinates:
19 16 S 143 39 E
19 16 S 143 39 E
Gillespie Creek
Tully district. Named after John Gillespie who selected land there circa 1889
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Gillies Highway
Named after William Neal Gillies (1868-1928), Councillor of Eacham Shire and Premier of Queensland in 1925. Constructed in 1924-1925 & opened in 1926. Part of the route was constructed over James Robson's Track of the late 1870s or 1880. Gillies was the Member of Parliament for Eacham from 27 April 1912 - 24 October 1925. he was a farmer who selected land on the Atherton Tableland in 1925
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 69
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 89
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 69
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 89
Ginger Close
Cairns. Jungara. Named after the Ginger plant
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Giugni Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, C. Guigni
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Givens Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Tom Givens (1864-1928), Member of Parliament for Cairns from 11 March 1899 to 11 March 1902 and a Federal Senator, 1903 to 1928. He started the Advocate Newspaper in 1897 as well as the Trinity Times Newspaper. From 1915-1916 he was President of the Australian Labor Party & President of the Commonwealth Senate from 1913-1926
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Glacier Road
Cairns. Kamerunga. Named after Glacier Rock, a prominent landmark in the Barron Gorge National Park
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Glady River
Innisfail District. Named in 1872 by Moresby after the boat used by Lieutenant Smith
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Gladys Inlet
Mouth of the Johnstone River, Innisfail district. Named by Dalrymple in 1873 to preserve John Moresby's nomenclature after he renamed the river the Johnstone. Originally known as Glady's Inlet. Gladys Creek was originally spelt Glady's Creek
Source:
Dalrymple, G. Narrative and Reports of the Queensland North-East Coast Expedition, 1873, p. 10
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 170, January 1974
Dalrymple, G. Narrative and Reports of the Queensland North-East Coast Expedition, 1873, p. 10
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 170, January 1974
Gladys Street
Innisfail. Named after the boat used by Lieutenant Smith on the 1873 Moresby Expedition
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Glamis Castle Shoal
Torres Strait. Named after the ship SS Glamis Castle, who reported it in 1881
Source:
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 253-4
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 253-4
Coordinates:
10 18 S 141 01 E
10 18 S 141 01 E
Glen Allyn
Atherton Tableland. Named after George Short's farm, which he & his family settled circa 1912. George had been born on the Allyn River in the NSW Hunter District & his wife had been born at Glenmore. This name was later used for a sawmill in the district, then the Glen Allyn Hall & Tennis Courts, gradually extending to encompass the whole district. The Carr family who also lived in the area wanted the district known as East Malanda, but this name never took off.
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 95, 1984
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 95, 1984
Glen Allyn Road
Atherton Tableland. So named because this is the road to Glen Allyn from Malanda. Glen Allyn was named after George Short's farm, which he & his family settled circa 1912. George had been born on the Allyn River in the NSW Hunter District & his wife had been born at Glenmore. This name was later used for a sawmill in the district, then the Glen Allyn Hall & Tennis Courts, gradually extending to encompass the whole district. The Glen Allyn Hill is at the back of the Carr's property
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 95, 1984
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 95, 1984
Glen Linedale
Atherton Tableland. A tin mining town established circa 1886. Named Glen Linedale after both John Moffat's company, the Glen Smelting Company & his manager, Anthony Linedale
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 303, May 1985
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 303, May 1985
Glenelg Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Glenelg is a beach in Adelaide. The name was approved on 19 April 1988
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Glenlea Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Glenlea, originator of the Advocate newspaper in 1897 as well as the Trinity Times newspaper
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
Glenmore
Normanton to Croydon Railway. Named after an adjacent property
Source:
Knowles, J. W. Lonely Rails in the Gulf Country, 1993, p. 49
Knowles, J. W. Lonely Rails in the Gulf Country, 1993, p. 49
Glennie Creek
Cape York. Named by the officers of the Paluma in 1890 after R.W. Glennie, a junior officer on the Paluma
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 692
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 692
Gloria Close
Innisfail. Named after developer Alexander Vuleta's wife
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
Gloucester Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Name was suggested by the owner of the property. the Duke of Gloucester was Governor General of Australia during World War II
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Glover Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, E. Glover
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Glue Pot
Bump Road over the coastal range between Port Douglas & the tableland. So known because this section of the track was composed of soft, greasy, decayed rock which was treacherous in the wet
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 109, May 1968
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 109, May 1968
Go-Tack Road
Evelyn Tableland, Coolabi Creek district. Named after Go-Tack (Go-Hook-Duck), a Chinese market gardener
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 52-3
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 52-3
Goat Island
Yarrabah, in the bay off the township. The name originated when the Cairns Town Council used to yard the goats up in Cairns & send those that the owners didn't register over to that Island. Mutton from the goats on the Island was supplied to the Yarrabah Mission
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 53, July 1963
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 53, July 1963
Goddard Hills
Cape York Peninsula, Janet Range, south of the Pascoe River. Named by the officers of the surveying ship Paluma in 1890. William Goddard was a member of Kennedy's 1848 Cape York expedition.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 225 & 696
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 225 & 696
Goddard Range
Hinchinbrook Island. Named by Commander George Strong Nares (1831-1915) of HMS Salamander in 1866, during a two year survey of the Australian coastline, presumably after the prominent resident in Sydney
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Coordinates:
18 23 S 146 17 E
18 23 S 146 17 E
Golden Gate
Croydon railway line. Named for the gold mine of that name in the district, which was probably named because of the rich gold-producing deposits. The town of Golden Gate was surveyed on 11 April 1893 by W.A. Irwin
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 167
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 27
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 167
Coordinates:
18 9 S 142 11 E
18 9 S 142 11 E
Golden 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
Golden Valley
Croydon District. Probably so named because of the rich gold deposits found there. The town sprang up in 1885
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 169
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 169
Coordinates:
18 3 S 142 20 E
18 3 S 142 20 E
Goldmine Creek
Kennedy Highway, between Kuranda & Mareeba. So named because gold was found there in the 1890s
Goldsborough
South of Cairns. Gold was found here in 1879 by W. Diecke on what came to be known as the Mulgrave Field. The town was laid out by Warden Mowbray who named it Fanning after Major P. B. Fanning, Police Magistrate at Port Douglas, 1884-1886, It was officially called Fanning Town but known locally as Lower camp to distinguish it from Top Camp where the Orient Mine was located. However Warden Morgan, the Land Ranger then stationed at Port Douglas, officially changed the name to Goldsborough around 1880, presumably because it was a gold field. It was known by Aborigines as Bulmba Gurabal, meaning White Apple Place.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 138-9
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 155, September 1972
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 138-9
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 155, September 1972
Coordinates:
17 15 S 145 48 E
17 15 S 145 48 E
Goldstone
Croydon District. Probably so named because of the rich gold deposits found there. Also known as Goldsborough but most commonly as the 12 mile. The town was surveyed on 2 May 1888 by W.A. Irwin
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 171
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 171
Coordinates:
18 7 S 142 15 E
18 7 S 142 15 E
Goldwyn Close
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme. Metro Goldwyn Mayor (MGM) is a leading film studio
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Golf Parade
Babinda. Named on account of a golf club being formed in 1929 being where the Babinda Mill now grows cane for plants and spreads some of the bagasse
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin October 1978
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin October 1978
Coordinates:
17 20 S 145 55 E
17 20 S 145 55 E
Golf Street
Cairns. Yorkeys Knob. Named after a golfing theme because this street is near the Half Moon Bay Golf Club
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Gommory Close
Cairns. Earlville. A well known Aboriginal in the early days. The name was approved in 1988
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
Goodbye Creek
Cardwell district. This was where early telegraph line repairers sections met
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Goode Island
See Goods Island
Goodfellow Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Overseer of works in Cairns in 1891
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
Goodman Rock
Innisfail District. Named after surgeon of the Basilisk, Dr. Goodman by Captain John Moresby in 1872
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Goodrun's Scrub
Cardwell district. After an early selector buried on Leopald's Stamp place
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Goods Island
Torres Strait. Named by Matthew Flinders in 1802, who named it Good Island, after his carpenter, Mr. Good
Source:
Martin, Alec. Barren Rock Now Centre of Influence. Cairns Post 11 April 1995, p. 10
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 132
Martin, Alec. Barren Rock Now Centre of Influence. Cairns Post 11 April 1995, p. 10
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 132
Coordinates:
10 34 S 142 9 E
10 34 S 142 9 E
Goodwin Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Lieut-General Sir John Goodwin, KCB, CMG, DSO, Governor of Queensland, 1927-1932
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 28
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 28
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Googarra Beach
Tully district. Beach between the Tully and Hull Rivers. Named circa 1930 by the Cardwell Shire Council for Jackey Jackey's Aboriginal name. Jackey Jackey was one of the men in Kennedy's 1848 expedition. However his Aboriginal name was actually Galmara
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Goolboo
Innisfail district, north of Silkwood. Aboriginal term, magpie
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
Goold Island
Island north of Hinchinbrook Island. Named by Phillip Parker King in 1819.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Coordinates:
18 10 S 146 10 E
18 10 S 146 10 E
Goondi
Innisfail district, north of the town. Goondi was an Aboriginal term meaning big bend or bent elbow. The name was first used in about 1883 by the Manager of the C.S.R. Co's Mill, C. E. Adams
Source:
Robertson, V. J. The history of Colonial Sugar Refinery's Goondi Mill, 1881 to 1987. Innisfail Historical Society vol 7, 1991, p. 5
Robertson, V. J. The history of Colonial Sugar Refinery's Goondi Mill, 1881 to 1987. Innisfail Historical Society vol 7, 1991, p. 5
Goondi Mill Road
Innisfail. Road to Goondi Mill
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
Gordon Creek
Cairns. Named after Robert Gordon, who drove cattle to Cairns in late 1876. He spelled the cattle at the creek which now bears his name
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 82
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 82
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Gordon Street
Innisfail. Named after Arthur W Gordon (Archie), Shire Councillor, 1958-1967
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Gordon Street
Gordonvale. Honours John Gordon, butcher, cane grower and Gordonvale pioneer. He went to the Palmer River in January 1874 and then took the first mob of bullocks to Port Douglas in 1877, where he started butchering. He started butchering at Goldsborough but suffered heavy losses. He then opened a shop at Pyramid in 1882 but when Pyramid closed he moved over to where the town of Gordonvale now is. He formed the company Munro, Gordon & Co., operating as station owners and butchers. He acquired land at Mt. Sophia, became a cane farmer and was a director of the Mulgrave Central Mill for many years.
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 113-114
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 113-114
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Gordonvale
Named after pioneer John Gordon, a butcher. It was first settled in 1877 by William Saunders Alley who called the site Plain Camp. The settlement was later named Mulgrave (after the Earl of Mulgrave) in the 1890s. At the suggestion of W.D. Hobson the town was renamed Nelson in 1896 in honour of a former Premier and Governor of Queensland, Sir Hugh M. Nelson (Premier 1893-1898) because it was his government that had passed the Sugar Works Guarantee Act. In 1912 was changed to Gordonvale at the instigation of the Progress Association of the time. This was done to avoid confusion with Nelson in New Zealand. The N.Z & N.Q apparently caused mail to be sent to the wrong town! The tramway station was known until June 1909 as Mulgrave & was renamed Nelson in 1909
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 301, March 1985
Mulgrave Historical Society Bulletin no. 5, 1978 & no 166, March 1994 & no 179, June 1995
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 301, March 1985
Mulgrave Historical Society Bulletin no. 5, 1978 & no 166, March 1994 & no 179, June 1995
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Gore Island
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Home Island group. Named after John Gore, the third lieutenant 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
Gore Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid in 1874 for an officer of the HMS Endeavour, Third lieutenant John Gore
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Goru Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Variety of cane brought to Cairns in 1895
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
Gough Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Charles Gough, an Alderman of Cairns and Court Bailiff.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 28
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 28
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Gouldian Street
Cairns. Woree. Named after a bird.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Governor Goodwin Lookout
Lookout overlooking Kuranda. The vantage point was opened in 1927 by Sir John Goodwin, Governor of Queensland, June 1927 - 1932, & named after him. The lookout was a popular tourist attraction with tourists being given escorted tours by the Duggan family from Paradise Gardens until about 1970
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 228, November 1978
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 228, November 1978
Gowrie Creek
South west of Cardwell. Named by Dalrymple in 1863 from old family associations. Gowrie was an ancient district in Perthshire
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Gowrie Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Suggested by the owner of the property after the Earl of Gowrie, General Rt Hon Alexander Gore Arkwright Hore-Ruthven, Baron Gowrie, VC, PC, GCMG, CB, DSO. Governor General of Australia 1936-1945
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 28
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 28
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Grace Street
Innisfail. Named in 1883 by Surveyor Warraker for Grace Rankin, daughter of Surveyor E.B. Rankin
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Gracey Creek
Innisfail. Named after Mary Gracey one of the original Sisters of Mercy land selectors
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29
Grafton Passage
Great Barrier Reef. Opposite Cairns. Probably named after Cape Grafton which was named by Captain James Cook after Augustus Herbert Fitzroy, the 3rd Duke of Grafton, who was Prime Minister of England (1768-1770) when the Endeavour sailed. It was first charted by Commander Hoskyn in HMS Myrmidon in 1887
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389
Grafton Street
Cairns. City. Originally named Sachs Street after Leopold Ferdinand Sachs, manager of the A.J.S. Bank at Townsville in 1876 and who arrived in Cairns aboard the SS Porpoise in 1876. The street became the Chinese centre in Cairns, containing reputable businesses, opium and gambling dens and brothels. During World War II it was the red light centre for the American and Australian troops, and known locally as Sex Street! It was renamed after World War II to rid itself of these connotations. The intention was to name it after Alderman Hoare, but his surname carried unfortunate links to the whore houses plying their trade on this street during the war years. It was therefore decided to name it Grafton Street, this being the birthplace in NSW of Mrs Hoare!
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29 and 65
A Souvenir Brochure From The Chinese Community of Cairns, 1876-1976
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29 and 65
A Souvenir Brochure From The Chinese Community of Cairns, 1876-1976
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Graham Range
East of Babinda. Named after Charles James Graham (1839-1886), the Secretary for Public Lands in Queensland (1873-1874), by George Dalrymple in October 1873
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 24
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 24
Graham Street
Innisfail. Named after the first resident and builder in this area
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
Graham Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after the secretary of the Fire Brigade, 1891
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Grampian Close
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after the Grampians, a group of 3 mountain ranges in Western Victoria. They were explored in 1836 by Thomas Mitchell, who named them after the Grampions in the Highlands of Scotland.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Granadilla Drive
Cairns. Earlville. Named after the granadilla, or passion fruit
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Granadilla 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
Grandview Crescent
Cairns. Earlville. Named for the scenic view obtained from this road
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Granite Close
Cairns. Brinsmead. Streets in this subdivision are named after types of rocks.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Granite Creek
Mareeba. Previously known as Abbott Creek. Named by John Atherton, presumably after the huge granite boulders at Granite Gorge, through which the creek passes.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 99 and 289
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 178
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 99 and 289
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 178
Granite Gorge
See Granite Creek
Grantala Street
Cairns. Manoora. Name approved on 19 October 1988. The Grantala (3655 tons) was an Adelaide Co. passenger ship that was used in the Cairns area in 1911. It served as a hospital ship in World War I.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 431
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 431
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Grassy Hill
Cooktown. 156 metres (512 feet) high. The Aboriginal name was Janell-ganell. Named after Captain James Cook, who climbed it in 1770
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Grave Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named by Robert Logan Jack after seeing a grave here
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 666
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 666
Gray Road
Gordonvale. Named after a farmer in the district
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 40
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 40
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Gray Street
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after the Gray family owned the land where the road is situated
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 44
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 44
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Great Barrier Reef
Originally called Labyrinth Reef by Captain James Cook. It was Matthew Flinders who named it the Barrier Reef
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 34
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 34
Green Avenue
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Paradise Palms Golf Estate. Name approved on 15 October 1990. Named after the Astronomer Charles Green who was with Captain James Cook when the Endeavour sailed past Cairns in June 1770
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Green Hill
South Cairns. Originally named Crescent Hill by Captain Mein when he climbed it in 1857. Later named Emerald Hill by Dalrymple in 1873. It was called Green Hill from at least the 1890s and possibly earlier.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 26
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 26
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Green Hill Road
Gordonvale. So named because this was the route to Green Hill. the original road was surveyed in June 1898.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 71
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 71
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Green Island
Great Barrier Reef west of Cairns. Named by Captain Cook on 11 June 1770 after Charles Green, the astronomer who was aboard the Endeavour to observe the transit of Venus at Tahiti & who died on 29 January 1771. Green Island was taken over as a recreational reserve by the Cairns Town Council in 1906
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Williams, Mary T. The Knob: a history of Yorkey's Knob, 1988, p. 4
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Williams, Mary T. The Knob: a history of Yorkey's Knob, 1988, p. 4
Coordinates:
16 45 S 145 58 E
16 45 S 145 58 E
Green Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid (founder in April 1874 of the Courier newspaper in Cooktown) who surveyed the town in May 1874, for Chas Green, astronomer with Captain James Cook on the Endeavour
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
Greenbank Road
Cairns. Stratford. Named after the area on the Barron River which this road parallels
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Greenwood Street
Gordonvale. Named after the family who came to the area in the late 1880s. They made bricks at Redbank and were involved with packhorse teamsters to the Tablelands. They later took up cane growing and purchased the property Ramsay Farm in 1901
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 116
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 116
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Gregory Creek
Named after Rt. W or. the Hon. Sir A.C. Gregory K.C.M.G. He was an explorer who traversed the Lynd River in 1855 in an effort to trace the remains of the explorer Ludwig Leichardt.
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gregory Range
South-east of Croydon. Named by John McKinlay in 1862 after crossing this range, probably for Rt. W or. the Hon. Sir A.C. Gregory K.C.M.G. He was an explorer who traversed the Lynd River in 1855 in an effort to trace the remains of the explorer Ludwig Leichardt.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 287
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 287
Gregory River
Gulf country. Named by William Landsborough on 19 November 1861 after Rt. W or. the Hon. Sir A.C. Gregory K.C.M.G. He was an explorer who traversed the Lynd River in 1855 in an effort to trace the remains of the explorer Ludwig Leichardt. William Landsborough explored much of Queensland and was rewarded by the Queensland Government with about 2000 acres of land on the Sunshine Coast which he named "Lamerough". Landsborough and John McDouall Stuart were first to cross the continent in 1862 arriving at their destination within a week of each other. Stuart travelled from Adelaide, while Landsborough journeyed with camel from Albert River in Queensland, but failed to record the arrival due to their great excitement . Public subscription urged these men to do exploration, specifically to search for the missing Burke and Wills. William Landsborough traversed the country many times from exploring from Mt.Nebo to Bowen Downs Station 1856-1859. William married Caroline Raine of Sydney just before he sailed for London to be presented to Queen Victoria in 1863. The title "Right Honourable William Landsborough" was bestowed on him in Brisbane in 1864. William was appointed in 1865 to Albert River in the Gulf as M.L.A. and Police Magistrate receiving $800 p.a. Landsborough became Crown Lands Commissioner. William Landsborough passed away on 16.3.1886 aged 61 years
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 148, February 1972
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 148, February 1972
Gregory Street
Cairns. Named after Rt. Wor. the Hon. Sir A.C. Gregory K.C.M.G., after whom the first Cairns Masonic Lodge was named. He was an explorer who traversed the Lynd River in 1855 in an effort to trace the remains of the explorer Ludwig Leichardt.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 29
Grevillea Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after the Grevillia plant
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Grevillia Street
Weipa. Botanical genus
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Greyhound Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named on 18 January 1880 by Robert Logan Jack after a horse of that name that fell in the creek
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 549 & 716
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 549 & 716
Gribble Street
Yarrabah. Named for the Gribble family. John Gribble founded the Mission in 1891 & his son, Ernest Bulmer Gribble, took over after his father's death in 1893
Gribble Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named for the Rev. John Brown Gribble who founded the Yarrabah Mission in 1891.
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
Griffin Street
Gordonvale. Named after William Charles Griffin who commenced cane farming in the district around 1896. His property was called Somerset Farm
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
Griffith Street
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after early pioneers of the area
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 45
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 45
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Griffiths Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named after John Griffiths, Mayor of Cairns in 1915. However it may be after Sir Samuel Griffiths, Premier of Queensland in the late 19th century
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Grigg Street
Ravenshoe. Named after Alfred Grigg, store owner in Ravenshoe, Shire Councillor from 1913 & Chairman of the Herberton Shire Council for 15 years.
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 51
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 51
Coordinates:
17 36 S 145 29 E
17 36 S 145 29 E
Grimes Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after John Brown Grimes, the packer who carried the first postal service between Cairns & Thornborough from January 1887
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 87
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 87
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Grimshaw Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named after an early settler, possibly R. J. Grimshaw. The street name was approved at a Cairns Town Council meeting on 11 December 1922.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Grogan Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after the Grogan family, a pioneering family of North Queensland
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Groganville
Town on the Palmer River Goldfield. Named after Patrick Grogan who was a shareholder in mining ventures in the area. The town was surveyed in 1889 by John J. Davies after having been proclaimed in 1887. Groganville was one of the three townships that sprung up on the Limestone Field, the others being Quartzborough & Harbord. Patrick Grogan moved on to set up the Royal Hotel in Thornborough in 1907
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 101 & 403
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 101 & 403
Coordinates:
16 24 S 144 19 E
16 24 S 144 19 E
Groves Creek
Atherton Tableland, on the old Cairns to Thornborough Road. Originally known as Grove Creek. Named after Mrs Groves who ran a pub called the Weatherboards here in 1877. It was subsequently taken down and re-erected at Rifle Creek. There was also the Groves Hotel in the 1880s. Both of these were staging posts for the Cobb & Co. Coach Company
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no 3, January 1959
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 41
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 55 & 59
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no 3, January 1959
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 41
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 55 & 59
Guava 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
Guifre Crescent
Mission Beach. Named after a long-time owner of the property. The streets here are on the property he subdivided
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Gulf of Carpentaria
Named in 1623 by the Dutch explorer Jan Carstensz for Captain Pieter Carpenter, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1622-1628 & who sent Carstensz on his journey. According to the Cooktown Library List it was named by Abel Tasman in 1644. According to Jack both of these namings occurred but that different features were named. However Tasman was the first to discover that the Gulf of Carpentaria was indeed a Gulf. Captain Matthew Flinders notes in 1802 that it was named by Pieter Carpenter for him in 1628
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Name Origins. 1993, P. 30
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 72
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 133
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Name Origins. 1993, P. 30
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 72
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 133
Gumbool Creek
Western Cape York Peninsula. Aboriginal term meaning bloodwood. Named by John T. Embley in 1885-6
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 653
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 653
Gummow Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after George Douglas Gammow, Managing Director and owner of Cairns Timber Ltd as well as an Alderman of the Cairns City Council, 1939-1949. He took control of the company after the death of his father, George Micheal Gummow, in 1926. He was president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, 1934/1936. George Douglas Gummow died in 1958.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 30
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
