Haddrell Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail along River Avenue. Named for A. Ernest Haddrell, Shire Councillor, 1949-1967
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
Hadrian Ave
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after a Roman Theme. Hadrian was a Roman Emperor
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
Hagen Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Mount Hagen is a town in PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Haggerstone Island
Cape Grenville. Named by Captain Phillip King on 20 July 1819 after Ensign Haggerston of the 48th regiment in Sydney who was a friend of John Septimus Roe, a member of King's party. The original name must have been Haggerston Island
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 150
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 150
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Coordinates:
12 02 S 143 18 E
12 02 S 143 18 E
Haines Close
Mareeba. Named on 21 February 1985 for the Haines family, subdividers of the property
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
Haines Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 29 November 186. 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:
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 27
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 27
Haines Road
Atherton Tableland. Named after George Haines who along with his brother James & Hugh Graham, selected 3 blocks of land here in early 1910
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 29, November 1978 & no 53, January 1981
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 29, November 1978 & no 53, January 1981
Haldane Street
Georgetown. Named after A.C. Haldane, mining warden at Georgetown from at least 1887-1891
Coordinates:
18 17 S 143 33 E
18 17 S 143 33 E
Hales Street
Mareeba. Named around 1978 for Joe Hales, a businessman, & his family
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
Halfway Island
Torres Strait. Named by Matthew Flinders in 1802
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 131
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 131
Coordinates:
10 07 S 143 19 E
10 07 S 143 19 E
Halifax
East of Ingham. Named after Halifax Bay which was named in 1770 by Captain James Cook after George Montagu Dunk, the Second Earl of Halifax, 1716-1771, twice Secretary of State and once First Lord of the Admiralty
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 35 S 146 17 E
18 35 S 146 17 E
Halifax Bay
East of Ingham. Named on 9 June 1770 by Captain James Cook after George Montagu Dunk, the Second Earl of Halifax, 1716-1771, twice Secretary of State and once First Lord of the Admiralty & a patron of Captain Cook
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 50 S 146 20 E
18 50 S 146 20 E
Hall Point
Mourilyan Harbour. Named in October 1873 by George Dalrymple after the master & owner of the cutter "Flying Fish", Richard Hall
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 170, January 1974
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 170, January 1974
Coordinates:
17 36 S 146 08 E
17 36 S 146 08 E
Hall Rock
Innisfail District. Named in 1873 by Dalrymple after his boatman
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Hall Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after T. R. Hall, Secretary of the Cairns Harbour Board who was elected on 7 March 1906
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
Halligan Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named after the first Police Sergeant of Cairns, John Halligan, 1876
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Halloran Close
Gordonvale. Named after Police Sergeant Halloran from Townsville who was appointed the sergeant in charge of the police station in Cairns in 1885
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 308
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 308
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Halloran's Hill
Atherton. Probably named after Michael (Mick) Halloran, an early selector in the Atherton area
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 114
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 114
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Halls Point
Mornington Island. Named after Rev. Robert Hall who was murdered here on 18 October 1917
Coordinates:
16 28 S 139 19 E
16 28 S 139 19 E
Halpin Creek
Irvinebank District. Named after Con Halpin who prospected the area in 1881
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 124
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 124
Halpin Street
Kingsborough, Hodgkinson Goldfield. Named after prospector & cattleman Con Halpin who lived at Kingsborough
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 123-124
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 123-124
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 2 E
16 55 S 145 2 E
Hambledon Drive
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after the Hambledon Sugar Mill which operated in the area from 1883 to 1991. Name approved by Council on 31 October 1994
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
Hambledon Sugar Mill
Cairns. Edmonton. The Hambledon Sugar Mill and Hambledon Estate were named after Thomas H. Swallow after Hambledon, which was his birthplace near Reading, Berkshire in England. Swallow applied for blocks of land to grow sugar cane in the Edmonton district in October 1881 and the Hambledon Mill was opened on August 6, 1883. The mill closed in the 1980s
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 152 and 167
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 152 and 167
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Hamilton
Cape York Peninsula. The town of Hamilton was named for Cooktown's first magistrate, Thomas Hamilton & surveyed by Charles Alfred Starcke in July 1879. It was known to most people as Middle Oakey
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 221
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 221
Coordinates:
15 31 S 145 6 E
15 31 S 145 6 E
Hamilton Gold Field
See Ebagoolah
Hamilton River
Cape York Peninsula. Discovered & named by Billy Lakeland
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 54
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 54
Hamilton Street
Cairns. Aeroglen. Named after Cecil Hamilton, a onetime land agent in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hamilton Street
Main street at Ebagoolah, a former Gold field 60 km south of Coen. Named for the Member of Parliament for Cook, Dr. Jack Hamilton, who had been a medical doctor (albeit unqualified) at the Palmer River Goldrush from 1875. He later went to the Hodgkinson Gold field, where he acted as a Justice of the Peace. In 1883 he elected to the Seat of Cook & was re-elected in 1896 & 1899. The street was surveyed by James P. Cobon on 20 September 1900 after gold was discovered there by John Dickie & reported in January 1900. Now part of Yarraden Station
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 99 & 217
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 69, November 1964
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 99 & 217
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 69, November 1964
Coordinates:
14 18 S 143 15 E
14 18 S 143 15 E
Hammond Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Dr. Hammond, an early educationalist & medical doctor who arrived in Cairns from London in November 1885
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 219
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 219
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hammond Island
Torres Strait. Named by Captain Edwards on 4 September 1791. However it is unlikely the Island named by Edwards is actually the Hammond Island of today, as his bearings do not correspond!
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 108
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 108
Coordinates:
10 31 S 142 13 E
10 31 S 142 13 E
Hampe Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1923 for Charles Henry William Rudolph Hampe (1867-1936), aerated water maker
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 35
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 35
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hann River
Cape York Peninsula. Named on 15 September 1875 by James Mulligan after explorer William Hann
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 62
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 462
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 62
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 462
Hann Tableland
East of Mount Mulligan & North of the Atherton Tableland. Named by James venture Mulligan in 1875 after William Hann who explored the district in 1872
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 103, August 1985
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 103, August 1985
Hannah Bank
Torres Strait, 7 miles ENE of Bourke Island. Named after Captain Walter Bain Hannah, one of the first licensed Torres Strait Pilots. His licence was issued on 5 August 1884
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34-35
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34-35
Hannah Island
Great Barrier Reef, one of the Claremont group of Islands. Named after Captain Walter Bain Hannah, one of the first licensed Torres Strait Pilots. His licence was issued on 5 August 1884
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34-35
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34-35
Coordinates:
13 52 S 143 43 E
13 52 S 143 43 E
Hannam Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Willoughby Hannam, a railway engineer associated with the building of the Cairns railway which passed through the gap he discovered. He was a prominent early Freemason & was the master of the first Masonic Lodge formed in Cairns on 19th April 1886. He died on 4 March 1893, aged 55. His wife, Emma Hannan, died on 6 December 1901, aged 60.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hannibal Islands
Shelburne Bay. 2 Islands. Named by Phillip Parker King on 24 July 1819 after his brother-in-law, Hannibal Macarthur.
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 183
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 150
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 183
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 150
Coordinates:
11 35 S 142 56 E
11 35 S 142 56 E
Hanrahan Street
Malanda. Named after Jack Hanrahan who owned the Malanda Hotel from 1922. He arrived on the Tableland in 1903, settling at Atherton. He came to Malanda in 1917
Source:
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 51
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 51
Coordinates:
17 21 S 145 36 E
17 21 S 145 36 E
Hap Wah Road
Cairns. Mulgrave Road was previously known as the Hap Wah Road. The Hap Wah syndicate, led by Andrew Leon, was a group of Chinese cane selectors who established a sugar plantation and the Pioneer Sugar Mill in the 1880s
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 158-9
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 158-9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Harbord
Town on the Palmer River Goldfield, on the Limestone Field. Named in 1889 after Henry Horace Harbord. Known as Harry, he landed in Victoria from England on the White Star, in 1865 where he was met by his uncle Robert a gold miner. Following the death of Robert, soon after Harry's arrival, as a battler he followed one rush to the other from 1867 where he was at Gympie before arriving in Cooktown in Feb. 1874 aboard the Western, one of 500 steerage passengers. Harry was the son of a master mariner turned lighthouse keeper. The reef he discovered on Limestone Creek was named the Anglo-Saxon Reef because his mate was a native of Saxony and Harcort was from England
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 101 & 403
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 219, February 1978
Email correspondence, Jim McJannett, September 2011, correcting some errors found in Hooper regarding Harcort.
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 101 & 403
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 219, February 1978
Email correspondence, Jim McJannett, September 2011, correcting some errors found in Hooper regarding Harcort.
Coordinates:
16 24 S 144 19 E
16 24 S 144 19 E
Harding Street
Innisfail. Named after J.F. Harding, Divisional Board member, 1897-1900 and Councillor 1901-1902
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
Hardwick Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after a farmer on the Kamerunga Road at Freshwater. originally known as Lily Street
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 207
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 207
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hardy Street
Ingham. Named for either an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, E. Hardy, or a soldier killed in war, J. Hardy
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Haren Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1965 for the Haren family who arrived in Mareeba in 1901
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 36
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 36
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Harold Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for Harold Carne. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 11 July 1994
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
Harpa Street
Cairns. Palm Cove. Named for the Harpa shell genus
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Harriman Street
Kuranda. Named after the Harriman family. Johnson Harriman lived in Kuranda from 1912-1926
Source:
Humston, S. Kuranda: The Village in the Rainforest 1888-1988, p. 50
Humston, S. Kuranda: The Village in the Rainforest 1888-1988, p. 50
Coordinates:
16 49 S 145 38 E
16 49 S 145 38 E
Harrington Reef
Northern Great Barrier Reef. Named for Captain Harrington of the schooner England, who first reported this reef. The name was bestowed by the Survey Ship Paluma in 1892. Originally known as Z Reef
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 249-250
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 249-250
Coordinates:
10 48 S 142 42 E
10 48 S 142 42 E
Harrington Shoal
Northern Great Barrier Reef. Named for Captain Harrington of the schooner England, who first reported this reef. The name was bestowed by the Survey Ship Paluma in 1892. Known for a short time as the England Shoal
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 249-250
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 249-250
Coordinates:
10 48 S 142 42 E
10 48 S 142 42 E
Harris Peak
See Mount Harris
Harris Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named after Mrs G. I. Harris who owned the land
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Harris Street
Gordonvale. Named after William Harris who came to the area in 1898 for the construction of the Mulgrave Mill and later established a blacksmith shop. 1975
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Cairns Post. 21 January 1975, p. 11
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Cairns Post. 21 January 1975, p. 11
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Harrison Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after the first school teacher in Cairns, Hugh Harrison, who set up a private school in 1880 in Abbott Street. For health reasons he moved to Herberton later that year.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Harrison Rock
Torres Strait. Probably discovered by Lieutenant Phillip Parker King of the Bathurst in 1821 & may have been named after Captain Harrison of the merchantman ship, Dick, then in company with the Bathurst
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 270
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 270
Coordinates:
10 33 S 142 08 E
10 33 S 142 08 E
Hart Street
Mossman. Named after Daniel Hart, who settled in the area circa in August 1874 & who in 1889 was a cane farmer with a selection of 150 acres
Source:
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 5-7
Report of the Royal Commission into the Sugar Industry in Queensland, 1889, p. 8
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 5-7
Report of the Royal Commission into the Sugar Industry in Queensland, 1889, p. 8
Coordinates:
16 28 S 145 23 E
16 28 S 145 23 E
Hartley Street
Cairns. Bungalow/City. Named after Robert Taylor Hartley, one of the Custom's Officers in David Spence's official party in 1876. He became Sub-collector of Customs at Cairns in 1882 and also led the Church of England service when the clergyman from Port Douglas was absent. He was a member of the first Health Board of Cairns, appointed on 9 July 1881, as well as being the Police Magistrate. He was also the Acting Land Commissioner from 1881. The street used to lead to Malay Town, situated among mangroves in the big bend of Alligator Creek. The area has since been cleared and reclaimed and is now occupied by oil tanks
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hartleys Creek
North of Cairns. Named by Christie Palmerston in 1882 after Robert Taylor Hartley, at the time Sub-collector of Customs in Cairns. Palmerston discovered the Creek.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 183
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 183
Harvey Creek
South of Cairns. Named after William (Bill) Harvey, an early timber cutter, originally from Ireland. In 1897 he died of fever on Woodlark Island, New Guinea. Named by George Dalrymple. Harvey was also a fellow explorer with James Venture Mulligan, where he was known as "Mulligan's Ghost". The township of Bellenden Ker was also sometime's known as Harvey's Creek
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 32 and 131
Roberts, Jane A. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 26, April 1980
Bellenden Ker State School. Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, 1982, p. 3
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 32 and 131
Roberts, Jane A. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 26, April 1980
Bellenden Ker State School. Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, 1982, p. 3
Harvey Island
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Home Island group. Named after Harvey, servant to Zachary Hicks, a 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
Harvey Street
Ingham. Named for those killed in action during World War I & II & Korea. This street honours Harvey
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Hassell Street
Cairns. Portsmith. Named after an early architect
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 31
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hastie Street
Mareeba. Named about 1891 for William Alexander Hastie, (1853-1927), builder
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 37
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 37
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hastings Drive
Mareeba. Named circa 1974 for the Hastings family. John Hastings arrived in Mareeba in 1893
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 37
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 37
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hastings Reef
Torres Strait. South-west of Gabba Island. Originally called Orman Reef after it was discovered by Captain Benjamin Orman of the ship Mary in 1816. The name Hastings may be a corruption of the other ship in the convoy, the Hayston or Hasten. There was a ship called the Marquis of Hastings commanded by Captain D. Proudfoot that sailed through the Torres Strait in 1820 but Nicholson is confident that this ship did not discover the Hastings Reef
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Haughton Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 3 December 1861. 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:
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 29
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 29
Havannah Island
Part of the Great Palm Island Group. Named after HMS Havannah. Originally known as no. 2 Island by Phillip parker King of the Mermaid in 1819
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 168
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 168
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Hawkesbury Island
Torres Strait. Named by Edwards, Captain of the Pandora on 4 September 1790. He called it Hawkesbury's Island
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 109
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 109
Coordinates:
10 23 S 142 08 E
10 23 S 142 08 E
Hawkins Street
Gordonvale. Named for the pioneering Hawkins family in 1975. George B. Hawkins was a blacksmith & early farmer in the district
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Cairns Post 21 January 1975, p. 11
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Cairns Post 21 January 1975, p. 11
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Haycock Island
Island in the Hinchinbrook Channel between Hinchinbrook Island and the coast. Named in 1863 by Captain G.H. Richards
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 28 S 146 13 E
18 28 S 146 13 E
Haycock Island
Cairns. Off Palm Cove. 34 metres (113 feet) high. Known locally as Scout Cap Island because it resembles a scouts pointed hat. Jones believes that Haycock was so called because Owen Stanley of the Rattlesnake in 1848 thought it looked like a "hay-cock"
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 10
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 10
Haycock Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Haycock Island, which is offshore from the beach and is 34 metres (113 feet) high. Known locally as Scout Cap Island because it resembles a scouts pointed hat. Jones believes that Haycock was so called because Owen Stanley of the Rattlesnake in 1848 thought it looked like a "hay-cock"
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 10
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Haydon
Gulf, between Normanton & Croydon. Surveyed on 2 March 1889 by H.H. Stuart Russell. Originally called Urara, the name was changed to Haydon after the owner of Vena Park Station. There was also an East Haydon (17 58 S 141 29 E) at the end of the first section of the Croydon to Normanton railway line. Because no siding existed at Haydon, the siding at East Haydon became generally known as Haydon
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 289 & 283
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 289 & 283
Coordinates:
17 58 S 141 26 E
17 58 S 141 26 E
Hayles Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named for the Hayles family, who have been involved in the tourism & transport industries in Cairns since 1922. Robert Hayles provided a service from Townsville to Magnetic Island from 1898 & his son C.L. Hayles set up a branch of the business in Cairns in 1922, with services to Green Island commencing in 1928
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 456
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 456
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hayman Point
Western side of Goold Island. Named by Commander George Strong Nares in 1866 after Thomas H. Hayman, master of his ship, H.M.S. Salamander
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409 and 103
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409 and 103
Hays Creek
Cape York. Named by Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after Walter Hayes of Townsville. Jack named it Hayes Creek
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 547 & 699
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 75
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 547 & 699
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 75
Hayter Point
South east of Mourilyan. Named in 1872 by Captain John Moresby after Lieutenant Hayter of the Basilisk
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Hayward Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Maned after a Miss Hayward who owned the land before it was subdivided
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hazelgrove Reefs
East coast of Cape York. Named circa 1898 by officers of HMS Dart for W. Hazelgrove, the boatswain of the Dart
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 701
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 701
Headrick Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after David Headrick, President of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce from 1942-1944. He was for many years president of the Cairns Show Association and was an agriculture and farm produce merchant. He died in 1975 aged 94
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Heale's Lookout
Gillies Highway. Named for Edward William Hesketh (Ted) Heale who planned the route the Gillies Road would take. He was Chairman of Eacham Shire from 1912-1919 & a member of the Cairns Harbour Board 1915-137 including Chairman in 1931-32. Originally called Heale's Outlook, it was named after him in recognition of his persistent efforts to have the Atherton Tableland linked with the port of Cairns. On his death a memorial to him was erected by public subscription at this site but was removed in about 1979 because of vandalism
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 279
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 42 January 1980
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 279
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 42 January 1980
Heale Street
Malanda. Named for Edward William Hesketh (Ted) Heale, an early pioneer & prominent citizen. He was one of the first selectors in the area & Chairman of the Eacham Shire from 1912-1919
Source:
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 19
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 41, December 1979
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 19
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 41, December 1979
Coordinates:
17 21 S 145 36 E
17 21 S 145 36 E
Healy Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named by John R. Bradford in 1883 after his second-in-command, W. Healy
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 665 & 675
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 665 & 675
Healy Road
Miriwinni. Named for the Healy family. Constable James Healy was transferred from Townsville to Cairns in October 1876
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 80
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 80
Coordinates:
17 24 S 145 55 E
17 24 S 145 55 E
Healy Street
Gordonvale. Named after James and his son Francis Healy who arrived in the Cairns area in 1876 and became involved in a variety of pioneering ventures. Constable James Healy was a member of the Native Police and died shortly after arriving in the district
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
Heard Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, F. Heard
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Hearn River
See Laura River
Hearsey Creek
Named after W. Hearsey Salmon, a friend of Frank Jardine
Source:
Liddell, Rodney. Cape York: The Savage Frontier, p. 271
Liddell, Rodney. Cape York: The Savage Frontier, p. 271
Heath Point
North-east of Innisfail. Named by Dalrymple in 1873 after the Port master of Queensland at the time, Captain G. P. Heath
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
Heath Point
See Kiwain
Heather Street
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Streets in this subdivision were named after girl's names.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Heavey Crescent
Cairns. Whitfield. Named by the owner of the property after Bishop Heavey, a Bishop of Cairns and formerly 3rd Vicar Apostolic of Cooktown
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Heavey Street
Innisfail. Named after the Catholic Bishop of Cairns
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
Hecate Point
North western side of Hinchinbrook Island. Named in 1863 by Captain George H. Richards of H.M.S. Hecate
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 15 S 146 04 E
18 15 S 146 04 E
Hecht Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, H. Hecht
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Hector Close
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after the Chief Draughtsman of the Cairns City Council, Mr Vivian Hector Veivers, 1936-1975
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
Heights of Victory
12 km west of Port Douglas. This mountain range was named by Dalrymple in 1873 because his belief that arable land would be found north of Cape Grafton was vindicated.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 29
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 29
Helen Close
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Streets in this subdivision were named after girl's names.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Helen Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid in 1874 for a member of the Royal Family
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Helenvale
Bloomfield District. Named after Helen Neil of Cooktown by Jack Ross & his wife circa 1887
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 114
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 50, April 1963
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 114
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 50, April 1963
Coordinates:
15 42 S 145 13 E
15 42 S 145 13 E
Hellmuth Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after W. Hellmuth, a local resident of Cairns
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
Hells Gate
The road from Cooktown to the Palmer River passed through Hells Gate. The name was acquired because of the attacks on miners & Chinese by Aborigines at this point.
Heming Peak
Cape York. 315 metres (1 034 feet) high. Named circa 1898 by officers of HMS Dart for Lieutenant Heming who commanded the Paluma in 1893
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 701
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 701
Heming Point
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Stanley Island. Named after Heming of HMS Paluma & HMS Lark. The name was probably bestowed by the surveying ship HMS Dart in the 1890s
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 346
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 346
Coordinates:
14 11 S 144 13 E
14 11 S 144 13 E
Heming Range
Cape York. Named circa 1898 by officers of HMS Dart for Lieutenant Heming who commanded the Queensland Defence Force survey ship Paluma in 1893
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 701
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 701
Henderson Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after an early engineer in Cairns, circa 1910
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Henderson Drive
Innisfail. Named after W. J. Henderson, a Councillor
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Henley Hill
Cairns. Earlville. Named after Bill Henley, the owner of the property and who had a piggery there. Originally called Gavioli's Hill, it was purchased by Henley circa 1946 and donated to the Council by Bill Henley on the proviso that the name be changed to Henley's Hill. Now known as Henley Hill
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
FNQ Sunday 17 August 1986
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
FNQ Sunday 17 August 1986
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Henley Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after William (Bill) Henley, the owner of the property and who had a piggery there.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Henrietta Creek
Named in 1882 by Christie Palmerston. Also known as the Seven Mile
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 12, June 1977
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 12, June 1977
Henry Street
Tully. Probably named for the Henry family. Isaac Henry purchased a block of land on the Tully River in 1879. His family have been associated with grazing and agriculture in the district since then. Brice Henry, his son, was for several years the chairman of the Cardwell Shire Council. Hugh Henry was the first chairman of the Board of Directors of the Tully Mill
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 58-60 & 104
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 58-60 & 104
Coordinates:
17.56 S 145.56 E
17.56 S 145.56 E
Hepburn Street
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for the motion picture industry. The name was approved in April 1990. It was previously known as Anderson Road. Audrey Hepburn (1929-1993) was a Hollywood film star who starred in numerous films between 1948 and 1989, including Roman Holiday in 1952 for which she received an Oscar
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Herald Cays
Great Barrier Reef. East of Cairns. Named after HMS Herald, which discovered them in 1860
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211
Coordinates:
16 59 S 149 08 E
16 59 S 149 08 E
Herald Passage
Great Barrier Reef. East of Innisfail. Named after HMS Herald, which used this passage in 1860
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211
Herald's Surprise
Great Barrier Reef. East of Innisfail. Named after HMS Herald, which narrowly escaped being wrecked here in 1860
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211
Herbert River
Ingham district. Discovered by George Dalrymple in 1864 and named by him after Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, first Premier of Queensland, December 1859 to February 1866
Source:
On the New Settlement in Rockingham Bay ... Journal of the Royal Geographical Society vol. 35, 1865, p. 206
On the New Settlement in Rockingham Bay ... Journal of the Royal Geographical Society vol. 35, 1865, p. 206
Herbert Street
Innisfail. Named after a ship that called into the Johnstone River
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
Herberton
So Named because it was on the headwaters of the Herbert River. The river was named after Sir Robert George Wyndham Herbert, First Premier of Queensland from December 1859 to February 1866. The town was laid out on 21 August 1880 by Warden Mowbray. However it is also recorded that the town was surveyed by William Thomas White in June 1881
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 69 & 99
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 264, November 1981
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 69 & 99
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 264, November 1981
Coordinates:
17 23 S 145 23 E
17 23 S 145 23 E
Herberton Street
Mareeba. Named in 1891 because it was, at the time, the street nearest Herberton
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
HerbertVale
See Vale of Herbert
Hermes Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. In the Forum Estate where the names are predominantly based on a Roman theme. Hermes was however, the Greek Messenger of the Gods!
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Heroine Rock
Torres Strait. Endeavour Strait. Named after the ship Heroine, commanded by Captain Martin McKenzie, which hit this rock on 7 August 1846. Originally known as Mckenzie's Rock or McKenzie Shoal
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 163
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 163
Herries Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after Matron Janet Herries who opened a private hospital in Bunda (Mcleod?) Street in 1915
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hervey Island
See Harvey Island
Hesp Park
Cairns. Trinity Park. Named after J (James Nelson?) Hesp, who purchased land here & held the lease for the caravan park in the 1960s
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 179-180
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 179-180
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hewitt Hill
Tully District. Named after Edward Hewitt, partner and nephew to James Tyson in about 1882
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Hewitt Siding
South of Tully. Railway siding named after Edward Hewitt, partner and nephew to James Tyson in about 1923
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Hey Point
Western Cape York. Named after Mapoon missionary Nicholas Hey who travelled up what became to be known as the Hey River in 1895.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 655
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 655
Hey River
Western Cape York. Named after Mapoon missionary Nicholas Hey who travelled up the river in 1895. The name was selected by John T. Embley & approved by Thursday Island Government Resident John Douglas. Previously called the Myall River, Myall being a derogatory term for Aborigines
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 655
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 106
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 655
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 106
Hibernia Entrance
Great Barrier Reef. Discovered in 1810 by Captain Samuel Ashmore of the brig Hibernia
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Coordinates:
12 45 S 143 48 E
12 45 S 143 48 E
Hibernia Passage
Torres Strait. Southwest of Murray Island. Named after Samuel Ashmore's ship, Hibernia, which sailed through here in 1811
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 35
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 35
Hibiscus Avenue
Weipa. Botanical genus
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Hibiscus Lane
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
Hickey's Landing
South of Gordonvale. Named after Michael Hickey, originally a packer on the Cairns to Herberton route & who then owned a pub & a store at Harvey's Creek in the late 1880s and which he had purchased from Tom Mackey. He died on 13 January 1901, aged 48. His wife, Mary Hickey, died on 4 December 1903, aged 33 years
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 162 & 163, May & June 1973
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 108
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 162 & 163, May & June 1973
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 108
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Hickey Street
Innisfail. Named after Father Hickey, a Catholic Priest
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
Hickling Avenue
Mareeba. Named on 11 November 1992 for Jane Hickling, honoured for her humanitarian work
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hickory Street
Innisfail. Named after a tree
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
Hickory 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
Hicks Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Paradise Palms Golf Estate. Named after Zachary Hicks, a senior lieutenant aboard Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hicks Island
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Home Island group. Named after Zachary Hicks, a 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
High Island
Frankland Islands. Probably named by Dalrymple in 1873 because of the height of the Island, it being 168 metres (550 feet) high.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 31
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 31
Coordinates:
17 09 S 146 01 E
17 09 S 146 01 E
High Street
Georgetown. So named because this street is at a higher altitude than Low Street
Source:
Personal Communication, Jan Wegner, October 1997
Personal Communication, Jan Wegner, October 1997
Coordinates:
18 17 S 143 33 E
18 17 S 143 33 E
Highleigh Road
Gordonvale. Highleigh was the name of the home and settlement of Henry Simmonds, situated between the Packer's Camp and the Mulgrave River
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
Highview Place
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
Hilda Hill
Innisfail District. 129 metres (425 feet) high. Named in 1872 by Captain John Moresby
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Hilda Street
Innisfail. Named for Sister Mary Hilda, one of the four pioneering nuns, who arrived in Geraldton in 1903
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
Hilder Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Lizard Island area. Named after Captain Brett Hilder of Burns Philp Co.
Coordinates:
14 25 S 145 25 E
14 25 S 145 25 E
Hill Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after the owner of the land through which the street passes.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 23
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 23
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Hill Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after W. R. O. Hill who was one of the first Police Magistrates in Cairns, being appointed in 1884
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hill 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 Walter Lumley Hill, the botanist with the Dalrymple Expedition of 1873.
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
Hillock Point
South-western side of Hinchinbrook Island. 110 metres (360 feet) high. Descriptive. Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770. "This point I have named Point Hillock on account of its figure. The land of the point is tolerable high & may be known by a round hillock or rock that appears to be detached from the Point but I believe it joins it"
Source:
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Coordinates:
18 23 S 146 17 E
18 23 S 146 17 E
Hillview Crescent
Cairns. Whitfield. Named for its scenic view
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hinchinbrook Channel
Between Hinchinbrook Island and the coast. Originally named Rockingham Channel by Francis Price Blackwood of the Fly in 1848. The name was changed to Hinchinbrook Channel before 1889
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 412
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 412
Coordinates:
18 23 S 146 17 E
18 23 S 146 17 E
Hinchinbrook Island
Named by Francis Price Blackwood in 1843. Hinchinbrook was the Earl of Sandwich's estate. John Montagu Dunk, the 4th Earl of Sandwich, was a backer of Cook. Originally named Mount Hinchinbrook by Phillip King in 1819. It is also possible that the name Hinchinbrook was given for Viscount Hinchinbrooke, the son of the Earl of Sandwich. Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Coordinates:
18 23 S 146 17 E
18 23 S 146 17 E
Hitch-Conole Road
Atherton Tableland. Named after Arthur Hitch & Jim Conole, who took up residence here in 1916. They cut the road through to their properties from Hosie Road
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 29, November 1978
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 29, November 1978
Hoad Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after W. Hoad, a property developer and dairyman
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hoare Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after J.G. Hoare a city councillor and Mayor of the City of Cairns in 1911 and 1920-1923. The street name was approved at a Cairns Town Council meeting on 11 December 1922.
Source:
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hoban Creek
El Arish. Named after a settler
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Hobbler Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after G. A. Hobbler, Assistant District Mining Engineer for the Cairns to Herberton Railway in the 1880s and 1890s
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 33
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hobson Creek
South of Gordonvale. Named after William Doyle Hobson or George Hobson (born New Ross, Ireland, on 15 August 1859), who owned land here & grew tobacco circa 1886. George Hobson was killed by Aborigines at Myola on 19 July 1890 and William Hobson died on 22 May 1900, aged 47. They appeared to be brothers. Originally known as Hobson's Creek
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 162, May 1973
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 162, May 1973
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Hobson Drive
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after Alderman William Doyle Hobson who was present at the first meeting of the Municipal Council held in the Council Chambers on 22 July 1885. He was a prominent cane farmer and businessman in the shipping industry.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hocking Point
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named for the Hocking family who owned a pearling fleet & the Wanetta Pearling Company. Reginald Hocking came to Thursday Island in the 1890s and was a pearl-sheller and owner of a pearl lugger
Source:
Torres News 20-26 April 1990, p. 12
Torres News 20-26 April 1990, p. 12
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Hodel Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Frederick Charles Hodel who was once a member of the Cairns Harbour Board as well as being appointed to the Barron Falls Hydro-electric Board in 1930. However it may have been named after another Frederick Charles Hodel, presumably his father, who lived in Cairns in the 1890s
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hodgkinson River
Named by James Venture Mulligan in 1874 after his friend, William Oswald Hodgkinson (1835-1900), Mining Warden (1878-1883 on the Etheridge & Palmer Goldfields) and Member of the Legislative Assembly for Burke, 1873-1875 & 1888-1893
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 46
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 87
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 46
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 87
Hodgson Road
Innisfail. He was an early farmer in the Goondi area
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
Hogan Court
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme. Named for Australian actor Paul Hogan, best known for his 1986 film Crocodile Dundee, which he starred in and co-wrote. Born in 1939, he was named Australian of the year in 1985. Originally a rigger on the Sydney Harbour Bridge, he was discovered in 1972 on New Faces, a television talent quest and became famous for "The Paul Hogan Show" as well as featuring in adverts promoting Australia in the United States in 1984.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hogan Road
Atherton tableland. Named after the four Hogan brothers. Matt Hogan was a teamster
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 176, February 1993
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 176, February 1993
Hogan Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Michael (Mick) Hogan, who was the first Superintendent of the Ambulance Brigade in Cairns which began in 1904. He was also an Alderman of the Cairns City Council from 1921-1927
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hogg Street
Cooktown. Named for either Captain Hogg who operated a vessel in the area in 1882 or Blacksmith Hogg, an early resident
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Holden Close
Cairns. Manoora. Named after Alan Stuart Holden, born in 1917 & worked for the Cairns City Council from 1935-1965. He was the town superintendent at Weipa from 1966-1979. The name was approved by the Cairns City Council on 7 December 1987
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
Hollett Close
Cairns. Manunda. Named after an early settler
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Holloway's Beach
Cairns suburb. Originally known as San Remo Beach. The name was changed to Holloway's Beach in about 1958, then the Council removed the apostrophe & it was known as Holloway Beach for a time. In the 1970s the apostrophe was restored
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
Holly Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named for a floral theme
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hollywood Boulevard
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Holmes Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Named after Captain Henry Holmes who in June 1854 shipwrecked his barque the Thomasine on Holmes Reefs, about 240 km due east of Port Douglas.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 205, December 1976
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 205, December 1976
Holroyd River
Western Cape York Peninsula. Named Holroyd Creek by Alexander & Frank Jardine on 28 December 1864. Now known as the Holroyd River
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 310
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 310
Coordinates:
14 16 S 141 44 E
14 16 S 141 44 E
Home Islands
Cape Grenville. Named by Captain Phillip King on 20 July 1819 after Sir Everard Home, a noted zoologist. These Islands were actually the Cockburn Isles named by Cook.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 150
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 163
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 150
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 163
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Hood Street
Cairns. Trinity Park. Streets in this subdivision were named after ships. HMS Hood was a British warship that was sunk in Scarpa Flow in 1941
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hook Close
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after T.R.S. Hook, the first of the businessmen attracted to Cairns by the sugar boom in the district. An auctioneer, he was appointed as clerk to the Cairns Divisional Board on 6 August 1880, a position held until his resignation on 8 February 1881. He drowned in March 1887 while trying to cross McKinnon's Creek after returning home from a race meeting at Granite Gorge.
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 141 & 217
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 141 & 217
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hooper Close
Gordonvale. Named after W. A. Hooper, who was a Superintendent of Railways in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
17 06 S 145 47 E
17 06 S 145 47 E
Hop Wah Close
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after the Hop Wah Estate where the first sugar mill in the district, the Hop Wah Mill, was established by Andrew Leon in the early 1880s. As well as sugar, rice was also grown and it was sited roughly where the Balaclava School is now.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hop Wah Road
See Mulgrave Road
Hope Islands
South of Cooktown. Named by Captain James Cook on 13 or 14 June 1770 after his ship was damaged when hitting a reef. "We now thought of nothing but...rainging along shore in search of a harbour where we could repair the damages we had sustained...we passed close without two small low Islands...about 4 leagues from the Main. I have named them Hope Islands because we were always in hopes of being able to reach these Islands".
Source:
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 169
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 169
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 45 S 145 27 E
15 45 S 145 27 E
Hope Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid in 1874 for a member of the Royal Family
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Hope Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Hope Reef, east of Port Douglas
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hopkins Avenue
Mareeba. Named circa 1928 for Sam Hopkins, auctioneer & commission agent
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hopkins Street
Ingham. Named for those killed in action during World War I & II & Korea. This street honours J. & R. Hopkins
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Hopkinson Reef
Great Barrier Reef, part of the Slasher group of reefs. Named after the stranding of the Barque Hopkinson here in June 1842
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Coordinates:
18 33 S 147 13 E
18 33 S 147 13 E
Horan Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1966 for Denis Horan, teacher in Mareeba from 1893-1899
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 38
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Horn Island
Torres Strait. The Island name is Nurapai. Probably named because of the mountain on the Western Side, Horned Hill, giving an appearance of a horn. The Island name for Horned Hill is Diughubai. Edwards called the Island Lafory's Island which he landed on 3 September 1791. Flinders described Horn Island, which he sighted on 24 October 1803, as "a hill forming something like two horns at the top". However he did not name the Island
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 107 & 146
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 107 & 146
Coordinates:
10 34 S 142 18 E
10 34 S 142 18 E
Horne Creek
Cape York Peninsula, Coen district. Named on 16 September 1879 by Robert Logan Jack after a colleague of his, Dr. John Horne of the Scottish Geological Survey
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 505
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 505
Horse-shoe Island
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by Matthew Flinders of the Investigator on 20 November 1802. As per his diary entry for that day: "This low piece of land is between one and two miles long, and from its form received the name of Horse-shoe Island; there is very little soil mixed with the sand on its surface, and except the mangrove trees upon the shore, it bears nothing larger than bushes."
Source:
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH2.HTM
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH2.HTM
Coordinates:
16 58 S 139 16 E
16 58 S 139 16 E
Hort Street
Mareeba. Named about 1893 for Alfred Henry Hort (1849-1914), miner
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 39
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 39
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hospital Crossing
Mareeba. So named because the crossing over the Barron River was at the end of Lloyd Street near the hospital where a low-level bridge was built in 1929. It was also known as Hastie's Crossing
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
Hospital Street
Babinda. So named because it runs into Munro Street directly in front of the Babinda Hospital
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
Hospital Street
Mossman. So named because it leads to the hospital
Coordinates:
16 28 S 145 23 E
16 28 S 145 23 E
Houghton Island
Cape Melville area. Possibly named after Lieutenant T. De Haughton of HMS Beagle who was active in the area in the 1870s
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 254
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 254
Howard Bluff
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Denman Island. Named after Howard of HMS Herald as well as colonial surveys. The name was probably bestowed by the surveying ship HMS Dart in the 1890s
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 346
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 346
Coordinates:
14 14 S 144 16 E
14 14 S 144 16 E
Howard Range
Cape York. Named for Lieutenant Howard, commander of HMS Dart in 1898
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Howard 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 Howard St George, first Gold Commissioner on the Palmer River Goldfield & Magistrate in Cooktown
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
Howe Street
Innisfail. Named after William Francis Seymour Howe, Johnstone Shire Councillor 1917-1918 and Shire Chairman, 1919. He was manager of the Mulgrave Sugar Mill, 1919-1939 & was killed in a car accident at Goondi Bend, Innisfail, in 1939
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
Howe Street
Cairns. Cairns North. Named in memory of William Francis Seymour Howe, manager of the Mulgrave Sugar Mill, 1919 to 1939 & Johnstone Shire Chairman in 1919. He was killed in a motor accident at Goondi Bend, Innisfail, in 1939
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Howe Street
Gordonvale. Named in honour of William Francis Seymour Howe, Mulgrave Mill Manager from 1919 to 1939, when he was killed in a car accident at Goondi bend, Innisfail
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
Howick Island Group
Great Barrier Reef north east of Cooktown. Origin of the name in unknown, however Captain Phillip Parker King in 1819 assigned the numbers to these ten Islands
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 180
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 180
Coordinates:
14 29 S 144 55 E
14 29 S 144 55 E
Hudson
Innisfail suburb. After G. F. (Gillie) Hudson, secretary of the Innisfail Canegrowers Association and Shire Councillor, 1936-1939
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. 12
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 12
Hudson Island
One of the Family Islands, south-east of Bedarra Island. Named by Lieutenant G. E. Richards in 1886 after his engineer, William Hudson of the Paluma. The Aboriginal name was Coolah Island
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Coordinates:
18 03 S 146 12 E
18 03 S 146 12 E
Hudson Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after the one time District Superintendent of Railways
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 34
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hugh Nelson Range
Atherton Tableland. Named by George Phillips in 1898 after Hugh Nelson, then Premier of Queensland, (Premier from 1893-1895). Previously known as the Barron Divide & known locally for many years as the Gentle Annie
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 19, June 1960
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 19, June 1960
Hull Creek
Cape York. Lockhart River District. Named by Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after Professor Edward Hull, then the director of the Geological Survey in Ireland
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 76
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 552
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 76
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 552
Hull Drive
Mission Beach. So named because this road leads to the Hull River
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Hull Heads
Mission Beach. Named after the Hull River which was named circa 1871 after licensed surveyor Hull.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Coordinates:
18 00 S 146 04 E
18 00 S 146 04 E
Hull River
Mission Beach. Named circa 1871 after licensed surveyor Hull. According to Jack this river was originally named the Mackay on Admiralty Charts
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 206
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 206
Humbug Creek
Cape York. Named by James Dick in 1910
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 723
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 723
Humbug Point
Innisfail District. In use since the 1880s, probably a Kanaka boatman naming because of contrary winds
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Hunt Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named by the owner after Thomas Hunt, O.S.A., a missionary priest resident in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 35
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 35
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hunter Hill
Northern Cape York. Shelburne Bay. 90 metres (294 feet) high. Possibly named after Captain Hunter of the ship Blundell which passed this way in 1844
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 151
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 151
Hunter Point
Northern Cape York. Shelburne Bay. Possibly named after Captain Hunter of the ship Blundell which passed this way in 1844
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 151
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 151
Coordinates:
11 30 S 142 50 E
11 30 S 142 50 E
Hunter Reefs
Northern Cape York. Shelburne Bay. 90 metres (294 feet) high. Possibly named after Captain Hunter of the ship Blundell which passed this way in 1844
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 151
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 151
Hunter Street
Mareeba. Named about 1959 for Ernest Charles James Hunter (1862-1944), auctioneer, publican, Kuranda hotelier, Cairns molasses manufacturer & assayer as well as MLA for Burke 1888-1890 & Croydon, 1893 & Cairns, 1907
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 39
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 90
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 39
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 90
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Hunter Street
Ingham. Named for those killed in action during World War I & II & Korea. This street honours Walter Daniel Hunter, Private QX51822, 2/24 Bn. A.I.F., son of William Robert and Dorothea Hunter and husband of Edna Millicent Hunter, who died on 19 May, 1945, aged 21, in Malaysia. He is buried in Labuan War Cemetery, Malaysia, grave no. 27.d.4
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Huon Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Huon Gulf is in the Solomon Sea off the eastern coast of PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hutchings Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Frank Hutchings, farmer & 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
Hutchinson Street
Cairns. Edge Hill/Whitfield. Named by the owner of the property after Bishop John Hutchinson, first Vicar Apostolic Vicariate of Cooktown. He died in 1897 and is buried there
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 35
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 35
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Huxley Hill
Cape York Peninsula, Carron Range. Named by the officers of the surveying ship Paluma in 1890. Thomas Huxley was a surgeon on the Rattlesnake in 1848
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 692
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 692
Hyacinth Close
Cairns. originally named Pansy Close but changed to Hyacinth Close, after the flower, because developers were concerned that blocks were not selling because of the negative connotations associated with the word pansy.
Source:
Robins, Matt. Council No Pansy on Street Names. Australian, 11 March 1998, p. 3
Robins, Matt. Council No Pansy on Street Names. Australian, 11 March 1998, p. 3
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Hydro
Railway Station, South east of Kuranda. Named after the Barron Falls Hydro Electricity Board
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Hymes Street
Cairns. After Mr Hymes, who opened the first store in Cairns
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
