Packer's Camp
Gordonvale District. So named because this was the site from where packers took goods up to the Atherton Tableland settlements and mines.
Page Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail in Edith Street next to the Commonwealth Hotel. Named for S.K. Page, Shire Chairman, 1930-1946
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
Page Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after a cane farmer near Edmonton
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
17 01 S 145 45 E
17 01 S 145 45 E
Page Street
Mareeba. Named about 1972 for Frederick Page, carrier, who arrived in Mareeba in the early 1900s
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 73
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 73
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Page Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after J.E. Page, an Alderman of the Cairns City Council
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
Paget Cay
Great Barrier Reef. North East of Townsville. Named after Captain C. Paget of the schooner Marion who discovered it in 1868
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 212 & 216
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 212 & 216
Coordinates:
19 13 S 152 21 E
19 13 S 152 21 E
Pajinka
Tip of Cape York. It is the Aboriginal name for Cape York
Source:
Injinoo Handbook, 1995, p. 22
Injinoo Handbook, 1995, p. 22
Palm Avenue
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named because at that time an avenue of palms, planted by Derwant Vallance, Manager of Cairns Timber Ltd, lined this street
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Palm Avenue
Millaa Millaa. Most of the streets in Millaa Millaa where named for trees
Coordinates:
17 31 S 145 37 E
17 31 S 145 37 E
Palm Close
Mareeba. Named about 1989 for the palm trees planted along the street
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 74
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 74
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Palm Cove
Cairns. Suburb. Wideky believed to have been named by Captain James Cook, in June 1770. However this is incorrect as there is no mention in either Cook's log book or journal of Palm Cove
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Palm Islands
Great Barrier Reef West of Ingham. Group of 10 Islands of which Palm Island is the biggest. Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 although the reason is unclear. One interpretation is because of the cabbage palms found there and the other is because some of the crew went ashore seeking coconuts but did not find any. The belief that it was so named because Cook passed Palm on Palm Sunday is incorrect. According to Cook, "In the Pm...we saw..as we thought Cocoanutt trees upon one of the Islands, & as a few of these nutts would have been very exceptable to us at this time I sent Lieut. Hicks a shore with whom went Mr Banks & Dr. Solander to see what was to be got...At 7 O'clock they returned on board, having met with nothing worth observing, the trees we saw were a small kind of Cabbage Palms"
Source:
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 1
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 1
Coordinates:
18 43 S 146 37 E
18 43 S 146 37 E
Palm Street
Cairns. Holloways Beach. Many street names in this suburb were named after a floral theme at the suggestion of resident Anne Edwards
Coordinates:
16 50 S 145 44 E
16 50 S 145 44 E
Palma
North of Babinda. railway station. Named after the capital of the Balearic Islands, Spain
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Palmer Point
South east of Gordonvale. Named by Dalrymple in 1873 after Sir Arthur Palmer (1819-1888), the Premier of Queensland from 1870-1874
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 10 S 145 58 E
17 10 S 145 58 E
Palmer River
Named by William Hann during his 1872 expedition on 5 August 1872, after Sir Arthur Palmer (1819-1888), then Chief secretary of Queensland, who was also the Premier from 1870-1874
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 45
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 45
Palmer Road Station
Cooktown railway. 31 miles west of Cooktown. Opened in 1885 & closed on 1 December 1891. So named because it was situated almost where the Old Palmer Road crossed the railway line
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 63
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 63
Palmer Street
Cairns. Portsmith. Named after Sir Arthur Palmer (1819-1888), the Premier of Queensland from 1870-1874. The Palmer River & Palmer River Goldfield were also named after him
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Palmerston
Innisfail District. Named after explorer Christie Palmerston, who found a path from Geraldton (Innisfail) to Herberton in 1882. The town was surveyed on 28 August 1936 to serve the estimated 1 000 farms to be set up inland from Innisfail. 53 blocks were offered for ballot in east Palmerston but the town itself was never developed & is today on the south bank of the Henrietta Creek in the Palmerston National Park.
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 359
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 359
Coordinates:
17 36 S 145 45 E
17 36 S 145 45 E
Palmerston Creek
West of Innisfail. Named after explorer Christie Palmerston (1850-1893) in the 1880s, perhaps by himself
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Palmerston Highway
Road between Innisfail and Millaa Millaa. Named after explorer and pioneer Christie Palmerston (1850-1893), who blazed a track from Geraldton (Innisfail) to Innisfail in 1882. From about 1917 Until 1923 it was known as Oswald's Track, after H. Oswald, an early pioneer and veteran range track explorer. The Palmerston Highway name was the suggestion of J. Kemp, the Main Roads Commissioner in the 1930s
Source:
Viator. The Palmerston area: Proposed settlement. Cummins and Campbell's Monthly Magazine, January 1931, p. 61 and 63
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 120
Viator. The Palmerston area: Proposed settlement. Cummins and Campbell's Monthly Magazine, January 1931, p. 61 and 63
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 120
Palmerston National Park
West of Innisfail. Named after explorer Christie Palmerston, who found a path from Geraldton (Innisfail) to Herberton in 1882. The park is now officially known as Wooroonooran, which is the Aboriginal name for Mt. Bellenden Ker
Palmerston Rock
Innisfail district, near Fisher Creek. Named after explorer Christie Palmerston (1850-1893) in the 1880s
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Palmerston Street
Cairns. Aeroglen. Named after explorer Christie Palmerston (1850-1893)
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Palmerville
Named after the Palmer River Goldfield, of which Palmerville & Maytown were the principal towns. The Palmer River was named by William Hann during his 1872 expedition on 5 August 1872, after Sir Arthur Palmer (1819-1888), then Chief secretary of Queensland, who was also the premier from 1870-1874. Palmerville was initially known as Palmerston
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 95
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 95
Paluma
South-west of Ingham. Named after the Queensland Defence Force survey ship, HMS Paluma, which conducted a marine survey of the Great Barrier Reef circa 1890-1893
Coordinates:
19 00 S 146 12 E
19 00 S 146 12 E
Paluma Passage
Great Barrier Reef, east of Cape Grenville. Named after the Queensland Defence Force survey ship, HMS Paluma, which conducted a marine survey of the Great Barrier Reef circa 1890-1893
Paluma Range
Ingham District. Named after the Queensland Defence Force survey ship, HMS Paluma, which conducted a marine survey of the Great Barrier Reef circa 1890-1893
Paluma Shoal
Great Barrier Reef, east of Cape Grenville. Named after the Queensland Defence Force survey ship, HMS Paluma, which conducted a marine survey of the Great Barrier Reef circa 1890-1893
Paluma Shoals
Halifax Bay, Ingham District. Named after the Queensland Defence Force survey ship, HMS Paluma, which conducted a marine survey of the Great Barrier Reef circa 1890-1893
Pandanus Parade
Napranum. After the pandanus palm, common on the Weipa coastline. Its nuts are an important bush food
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Pandanus 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
Pandora Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after an English explorer ship, which was wrecked on the Great Barrier Reef on 28 August 1791. It was skippered by Captain Edwards. Name approved on 6 February 1989
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Pandora Entrance
Torres Strait. Named by Captain Matthew Flinders in 1802 after the ship Pandora which capsized & sank on 28 August 1791. However the actual location of the sinking of the Pandora was actually 90 miles to the southwest
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 132
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 132
Coordinates:
9 56 S 144 34 E
9 56 S 144 34 E
Pandora Passage
Torres Strait. Named by Matthew Flinders in 1802 after the voyage of the Pandora skippered by Captain Edwards in 1791, which Flinders believed used this passage.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 131
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 131
Pandora Reef
Great Barrier Reef, between Halifax Bay & the Palm Islands. Named after HMS Pandora which was captained by Edwards & was wrecked in the Northern Great Barrier Reef on 28 August 1791
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Panguna Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Panoramic Place
Cairns. Whitfield. Named because of the panoramic views from the street
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Panther Shoal
Torres Strait. Probably named after the cruiser Panther, captained by John McCluer, which sailed through the Torres Strait in 1791
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 383
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 383
Papaya Close
Cairns. Manoora. Brookside Estate where the Housing Commission requested street names be related to tropical fruits
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Papuan Passage
Great Barrier Reef. Opposite Wujal Wujal. This passage was charted during the 1903 survey by HMS Dart
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389
Par 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
Pares Street
Mareeba. Named about 1907 for the family of J.A. Pares, who was a general commissioner, insurance agent & sharebroker
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 74
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 74
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Parish of Alcock
Tully district. Named after surveyor William Alcock Tully
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Parish of Ellerbeck
Cardwell district. Either after Rachel Rebekah and Julia Sybella Murray or after the Parish in the North Riding of Yorkshire, Elrebec
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Parish of Leafe
Cardwell district. Named after Roger Beckwith Leafe, who arrived in the Cardwell area in July 1864 and was the first Police Magistrate in Cardwell.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410 and p. 84
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 410 and p. 84
Parish of Straloch
Named after the mountain, Mount Straloch, on Hinchinbrook Island, which was named by Commander George Strong Nares (1831-1915) of HMS Salamander in 1866, during a two year survey of the Australian coastline. He later became an admiral and was knighted
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
Parish of Tyson
Tully district. Named after James Tyson who was a wealthy investor in an abortive sugar venture in the Tully district around 1880
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Park Street
Innisfail. Close to Callendar Park
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
Park Street
Mossman. So named because it abuts the caravan park
Coordinates:
16 28 S 145 23 E
16 28 S 145 23 E
Park Street
Port Douglas. So named because it runs alongside a recreation reserve
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Parkinson Avenue
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Paradise Palms Golf Estate. Name approved on 15 October 1990. Named after artist Sydney Parkinson who a member of Captain James Cook's crew in their voyage to Australia aboard the Endeavour in 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
Paronella Park
South-west of Innisfail. Named after Jose Paronella, an emigrant from Catalonia, Spain, who built a castle on his property and established a park on it. He died in 1948
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 58
Parramatta Park
Cairns. Suburb. Named after the Parramatta Estate which was named after Parramatta in Sydney. The Estate was subdivided in 1886. The word Park was added to avoid confusion with the Sydney Parramatta
Source:
Cairns City Council Suburb Sign
Cairns City Council Suburb Sign
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Parramatta Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named after Parramatta Sydney. The Parramatta Hotel was on Fiveways
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Parry Rock
Great Barrier Reef. Possibly named for Captain W.E. Parry, Royal Navy Hydrographer in the 19th century
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 133
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 133
Parry Street
Babinda. Named after John Jasper Parry, a son of Thomas Henry Parry who was a large cane grower in the Gordonvale district. John Parry owned a large area of land at Babinda on the western side of the railway line. The Queensland Government resumed many acres for town and home buildings and John Parry also had surveyed many building allotments.
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
Pascoe Inlet
Western Cape York. Named by Captain John Lort Stokes (1812-1885)of HMS Beagle in July 1841, after a member of his expedition, Lieutenant Pascoe. This is the mouth of the Nicholson River.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 163
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 163
Coordinates:
17 30 S 139 31 E
17 30 S 139 31 E
Pascoe River
Cape York Peninsula, north of Lockhart River. Named by Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after Lieutenant Pascoe who was in command of the detachment of British Marines which arrived at Somerset on 25 March 1863. Previously named the Salamander by Commander George Strong Nares in 1866 after his ship, HMS Salamander
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 562 & 695
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 562 & 695
Patience Street
Cairns. Manoora/Manunda. Named after Dan Patience, an early manager of Burns Philp and Co., and a Mayor of Cairns in 1894
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Patrick Street
Innisfail. Named after Patrick Freeman Tierney, early settler
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Paul Street
Innisfail. Family name of the estate developer, A.M. Buzolich
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
Pawngilly
North of Innisfail. Anglicised. Name changed in 1926 from the Aboriginal term Moolaba (or Mooliba), meaning big hill
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. 15
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 15
Payne Street
Innisfail. Named after J.H. Payne, Member of Divisional Board 1894-1898; Shire Councillor 1907 and Chairman in 1909-1911
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
Peach River
Cape York Peninsula, Coen district. Named on 15 September 1879 by Robert Logan Jack after a colleague of his, Dr. Benjamin N. Peach of the Scottish Geological Survey
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 505
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 505
Peake Street
Atherton. Probably named after Thomas Peake, who built the original Barron Valley Hotel
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 113
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 113
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Pearl Close
Cairns. Woree. Streets in this part of Woree are named after girl's Christian names.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pearl Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. So named because of the importance of the pearling industry to Thursday Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Pease Park
Suburb of Innisfail. Also a park in the Racecourse/Showground area. Named after the Honourable Percy Pease who represented the district of Herbert in Parliament from 1920-1940 and was also Deputy Premier
Source:
Fallon, Mena. Henry Augustine Noone. Innisfail Historical Society vol 4, 1988, p. 50
Fallon, Mena. Henry Augustine Noone. Innisfail Historical Society vol 4, 1988, p. 50
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Pease Street
Cairns. Edge Hill/Manoora. Named after the Hon. Percy Pease, Member of Parliament for the district and Minister of Lands for some of that time. He arrived in Townsville in 1885 & soon established business links in Cairns before moving there in 1900 & established a Cairns merchant & timber firm. He was an Alderman on the Cairns City Council in 1916 & a member of the Cairns Harbour Board from 1915-1920. He was on the committee of the Cairns Ambulance Centre from 1908-1916. He won the by-election for the seat of Herbert on 10 April 1920 & held it until his death. In 1929 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Queensland Labor Party in opposition, holding the position until 1932. He gained the portfolio of Public Lands and the Deputy Premiership on 17 June 1932. He was born in Westmorland, England in 1876 & died on 17 September 1940 aged 64.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Waterson, D.E. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1860-1929, 1972, p. 147
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 59
Waterson, D.E. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1860-1929, 1972, p. 147
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pecten Avenue
Port Douglas. Named after the pecten shell
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Pecten Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Named for the pecten shell
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Peebles Shoal
Torres Strait in Endeavour Strait. Named in 1979 after Captain John Brown Peebles, 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
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34
Peeramon
Atherton Tableland. English spelling of the Aboriginal name for the hill about two to three kilometres to the southeast of the railway station, which apparently means a grassy pocket in the scrub. The town grew up around the station. The railway reached here in October 1910
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Eacham Shire Historical Society Bulletin no 206, January 1996
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Eacham Shire Historical Society Bulletin no 206, January 1996
Peet's Bridge
Gordonvale District, over the little Mulgrave River on the road to Goldsborough. Named after Hugh Peet who was in the area from about 1918 and was a cane farmer. He helped finance the construction of the bridge. The bridge was constructed in 1926 and there are plans to build a new $1 million bridge in late 1998 to replace the existing bridge.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no 180, July 1995
Cairns Post 16 July 1998, p. 7
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no 180, July 1995
Cairns Post 16 July 1998, p. 7
Peever Road
Babinda. Named after the Peever family. The Peever brothers, Edward, Vernon and Vere came from Derby, Tasmania and engaged in cane cutting in the Babinda district. Edward owned the farm at the end of the road and later sold it to Vere, who was killed on 21 June 1939 and buried in the Babinda cemetery. Edward married Josephine Gallet. Another brother, Achilles Peever came to Babinda in 1927 and is buried in Cairns
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
Pelican Island
Northern Great Barrier Reef. Named by Phillip Parker King of the Mermaid in 1820 after his dog & men attacked young defenceless pelicans with guns & clubs on this Island.
Source:
Hordern, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 234
Hordern, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 234
Coordinates:
13 55 S 143 50 E
13 55 S 143 50 E
Pelican Lakes
Valley of Lagoons, west of Ingham. Named by Dalrymple in 1863
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411
Pelican Street
Innisfail. Named after the bird
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
Pellowe Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Pellowe Reef, east of Cairns
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pelorus Island
Part of the Great Palm Island group. Named after a Royal Navy Ship which was in use between 1840-1860. Also known as North Palm Island
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Coordinates:
18 33 S 146 30 E
18 33 S 146 30 E
Pembroke Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Probably named after the Earl of Pembroke, Lord Granville, Prime Minister of England, 1763-1764. Cook's ship, The Endeavour, was originally called the Earl of Pembroke. It was renamed after being purchased for the expedition sponsored by the Royal Society of London to observe the transit of Venus in 1769, under the command of Captain Cook.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 60
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 60
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Penda 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
Penda Street
Yungaburra. Named after a floral theme
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Penguin Channel
Great Barrier Reef, Snapper Island, Cape Kimberley. Named for HMS Penguin which surveyed the area circa 1905
Pennefather River
Western Cape York Peninsula, north of Weipa. Tasman named it the Prince River in 1644. It was incorrectly named the Coen River by Flinders in 1802 & then renamed the Pennefather circa 1881, probably by John Douglas. Captain Pennefather had, from his base on Thursday Island, undertaken a voyage in the schooner "Pearl" in 1879 to police the Queensland Coasts & Islands Act
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 43 & 45
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 135
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 43 & 45
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 135
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
12 14 S 141 44 E
12 14 S 141 44 E
Pennine Close
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after the Pennine Mountains in England.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Penny Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after R. Penny, secretary of the Cairns RSL for many years
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
Penrich Creek
Palmer River District. Named by James Venture Mulligan on 2 December 1874
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 437
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 437
Pera Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after a Dutch explorer ship. Name approved in 1989. Commanded by Jan Carstensz, the Pera sailed through the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1623
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Pera Court
Weipa. Named after Pera Head which was named by Matthew Flinders in honour of Crassnesz's vessel, the Pera
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Pera Head
Western Cape York Peninsula, south of Weipa. Named by Matthew Flinders of the Investigator on 11 November 1802 in honour of the Pera. "In the morning, I set the extreme of Duyfhen Point at N. 9º E.; and the furthest land in the opposite direction, at S. 9º E. This land forms the south side of the large bight; and besides projecting beyond the coast line, and being a little higher than usual, is remarkable for having some reddish cliffs in it, and deep water near the shore. It is not noticed in the Dutch chart; but I called it Pera Head, to preserve the name of the second vessel, which in 1623, sailed along this coast. " The Pera and the Arnhem, commanded by Jan Carstens, were dispatched from Amboina by order of His Excellency Jan Pieterz Coen in January 1623. The Pera, as noted by Flinders, explored this stretch of coast 179 years earlier.
Source:
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH1.HTM
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 136
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH1.HTM
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 136
Coordinates:
12 57 S 141 36 E
12 57 S 141 36 E
Percy Pease MLA Monument
North West of Cardwell. Named in honour of Percy Pease. He was a the local member of Parliament from 1920-1940. There is a memorial at the highest point of the Kirrama Range Road, for which he was the driving force in having it built
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 371-2
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 371-2
Percy River
Georgetown district. Named by explorer and geologist Richard Daintree (1832-1878) after Professor Dr John Percy of the London School of Mines
Source:
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 26
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 26
Percy Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after the Hon. Percy Pease, Member of Parliament for the district and Minister of Lands for some of that time. He won the by-election to Herbert on 10 April 1920. In 1929 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Queensland Labor Party in opposition. He gained the portfolio of Public Lands and the Deputy premiership on 17 June 1932. He died on 17 September 1940 aged 64.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Percyville
Georgetown district. Named after the Percy River which was named by explorer and geologist Richard Daintree (1832-1878) after Professor Dr John Percy of the London School of Mines.
Source:
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 26
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 71
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 26
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 71
Peridot Close
Cairns. Bayview Heights. Streets in this subdivision are named after minerals and gemstones. Peridot is the jeweller's name for olivine and peridoties are minerals consisting of olivine and various other minerals
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Peridot Street
Cairns. Bayview Heights. Streets in this subdivision are named after minerals and gemstones. Peridot is the jeweller's name for olivine and peridoties are minerals consisting of olivine and various other minerals
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Periwinkle Ave
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a nautical theme. Periwinkle shell
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Perkins Street
Mareeba. Named about 1923 for Dr. Perkins, a superintendent of the Mareeba Hospital
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 75
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 75
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Perkins Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named for Mr Perkins, one time manager of the Cairns Branch of the Bank of NSW. The portion west of Griffiths St was renamed Upper Perkins Street on 18 December 1985
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
Perrier Walk
Mission Beach. Named after J.B. Perrier, who retired to the Clump Point district. He was the manager for Rooney Timber Merchants in Townsville in 1900-1904 and later became the Shire Clerk for the Johnstone Shire.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Perrott Street
Ravenshoe. Named after Bob Perrott, an early pioneer & Chairman of the Herberton Shire Council for many years. A cattleman, he took over Evelyn Station
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 20
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 36 S 145 29 E
17 36 S 145 29 E
Perry Island
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Home Island group. Named after William Perry, a surgeon aboard Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Coordinates:
11 58 S 143 15 E
11 58 S 143 15 E
Perry Point
Innisfail district. Named in October 1873 by George Dalrymple after John Perry, who was in charge of the police whaleboat
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 170, January 1974
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 170, January 1974
Perry Rock
Mourilyan Harbour. Named in October 1873 by Dalrymple after John Perry, a boatman in his expedition who discovered this landmark.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 60
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 60
Coordinates:
17 36 S 146 7 E
17 36 S 146 7 E
Peter Street
Innisfail. Family name of the estate developer, A.M. Buzolich
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
Peters Street
Mareeba. Named about 1938 for Percy Peters & family, butcher who arrived in Mareeba in 1906
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 76
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 76
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Petersen Close
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Alderman George Petersen, an Alderman at the turn of the century
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 60
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 60
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Petersen Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Probably named after Peter Petersen. Born in Denmark, he came to Cairns in 1897. He was a cane farmer & prospector & in May 1920 & on his property his son Henry made a new discovery at the Mt. Peter Gold field behind Edmonton. He worked the field with two of his sons & developed Mt. Peter Mines
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 455
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 455
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Petersen Street
Mareeba. Named about 1945 for Louis Petersen, carrier
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 76
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 76
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Peterson Creek
Yungaburra. Named after the Peterson family. Sometimes known as Petersen Creek
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 45, April 1980
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 45, April 1980
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Petricola Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Petricola Shoal, off Lizard Island
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pheasant Road
Atherton Tableland. Millaa Millaa District. Named after William Pheasant & his family who came to the district circa 1920
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 58, June 1981
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 58, June 1981
Pheasant Street
Cairns. Woree. Named after a bird.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Phillips Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after Bing Phillips who was a member of the Machans Beach Progress Association
Source:
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Philp Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named for a Mr Philp, who was involved in the timber industry in Cairns during the 1882 depression
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
Philp River
Cape York. Named after Sir Robert Philp
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 710
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 710
Phoenix Street
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American city of Phoenix
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Piccone Drive
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for Lou & Luigi Piccone who in 1920 established a shop in the Hambledon area. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 26 June 1995
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
17 01 S 145 45 E
17 01 S 145 45 E
Pickersgill Islet
Great Barrier Reef. Cape Grenville region. Named after Pickersgill, a member of Captain Cook's crew in 1770.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Pickersgill Reef
Great Barrier Reef. North east of Wujal Wujal. Named by Captain Cook in 1770 after a member of his crew
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Picnic Crossing
Atherton Tableland. The track that crossed the Barron River here was used from 1880 onwards after James Robson extended his track to meet up with the Herberton to Port Douglas Road. Originally known as "The Barron", a teamster named Tom Moody rounded up a group of men to improve the crossing, using stone paving held in place by huge wooden girders. This crossing then became known as Moody's Crossing after Tom Moody. A small village gradually grew here & included a hotel called Picnic Hotel. The place then became known as Picnic Crossing. The place was finally abandoned when a low level bridge was built at Pruesser's Crossing, further up the river
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 182, August 1993
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 182, August 1993
Picnic Crossing Road
Atherton Tableland. Named for Picnic Crossing which was where a small township existed at & included a hotel called Picnic Hotel, after which the village & the road were named.
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 182, August 1993
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 182, August 1993
Pig Hill
Hodgkinson Goldfield, Thornborough, on the northern side of the town. The Hill was named after the Flying Pig Mine
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 58
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 58
Pilot Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named for the Pilot family from Darnley Island
Source:
Personal communication with John Scott
Personal communication with John Scott
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Pinaroo Court
Weipa. Aboriginal word meaning resting place
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Pinda Street
Innisfail. Named after a type of sugar cane
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
Pine 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
Pine Street
Yungaburra. Named after a floral theme
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Pine Street
Millaa Millaa. Most of the streets in Millaa Millaa where named for trees
Coordinates:
17 31 S 145 37 E
17 31 S 145 37 E
Pink Street
Atherton. Probably named after Thomas Pink, an early selector in the Atherton area. He later owned a hardware shop in Atherton. Pink's Bridge on the Barron River was probably named after him as well
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
Pint Pot Creek
Named by William Hann
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 452
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 452
Pioneer Street
Cairns. Manoora. This street honours the pioneers of the district
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
Piper Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Possibly named for the Rev. E.J. Piper who arrived in Cairns in 1902 take over the Chinese Mission in Cairns.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 389
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 389
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Piper Islands
Great Barrier Reef, north of Night Island. A group of 4 Islands consisting of Fisher, Farmer, Baird & Beesley Islands. Named by Captain Phillip Parker King in 1819 after Captain John Piper, who was the harbour Master & Collector of Customs in Sydney
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Pipon Island
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Melville. Named by Lieutenant Charles Jeffries of the Kangaroo in 1815
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 149
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 149
Coordinates:
14 07 S 144 32 E
14 07 S 144 32 E
Pirie Head
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Flinders Island. Named after Captain Pirie of HMS Paluma. 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 12 S 144 17 E
14 12 S 144 17 E
Pisa Street
Cairns. Woree. Named after a town in Italy
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pitt Court
Cairns. Earlville. Almost certainly named for Douglas Pitt the Younger, born 1880 on Murray Island & died in December 1925 in Cairns. He was famous for swimming to safety in the 1899, 1918 & 1920 cyclones as well as becoming the first person to swim from Magnetic Island to Townsville in 1921
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pittsburg Street
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American city of Pittsburg. The name was approved on 21 November 1988
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
Pixie Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Pixie Reef, east of Port Douglas
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Plain Camp
See Gordonvale
Plains of Promise
Gulf of Carpentaria country. Named by Captain John Lord Stokes (1812-1885) of HMS Beagle on 1 August 1841, for the land around the Albert River. He believed that this land showed promise for future agricultural pursuits, predicting "a succession of tapering spires rising from the many Christian hamlets that must ultimately stud this country, and pointing through the calm depths of the intensely blue and glorious bright skies of tropical Australia, to a still calmer and brighter and more glorious region beyond, to which all our sublimest aspirations tend, and where all our holiest desires may be satisfied." This prediction is as yet unfulfilled!
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 265
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 164
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 265
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 164
Coordinates:
18 00 S 139 25 E
18 00 S 139 25 E
Plantation Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for the old sugar plantations, in particular the Hambledon Estate of Thomas Swallow and later Richard Kingsford
Coordinates:
17 01 S 145 45 E
17 01 S 145 45 E
Planted Tree Crossing
Atherton Tableland. So named because the natural avenues of Ti-trees across the half mile of sandy crossing marked the terminus of William Hann's journey to the headquarters of the Walsh River
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 19, June 1960
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 19, June 1960
Plath Close
Cairns. Portsmith. Named after a member of the subdivider's family
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Plowman's Crossing
Mareeba. Crossing over the Barron River at the end of Walsh Street. Known as Plowman's Crossing because the Plowman family lived nearby
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
Plowman Street
Mareeba. Named on 23 September 1982 for the Plowman family. Harry Plowman was an accountant
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 7
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 7
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Plumb Street
Tully. Named after H. Plumb, a settler who joined the A.I.F. in the First World War and then returned to the Bingil Bay area. He was disabled in the war and died in 1958
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 67 & 89
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 67 & 89
Coordinates:
17.56 S 145.56 E
17.56 S 145.56 E
Plunkett Creek
Cardwell district. Named after the Hon. Gerald Plunkett, brother to Lord Fingall, of Corbales, Dunsany, who worked with the Main Roads gangs on the Cardwell to Ingham Road.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411
Plutoville
Cape York Peninsula. Wenlock District. Named after an Aboriginal man, Pluto, who discovered gold here in 1911. The gold field was known as Plutoville
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 229
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 229
Coordinates:
13 7 S 143 58 E
13 7 S 143 58 E
Poinciana 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
Poinsettia Close
Yungaburra. Named after a floral theme
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Point Hillock
See Hillock Point
Point Lookout
See Lookout Point
Point Parker
Western Cape York. Named after Lieutenant Parker, a member of Captain John Lort Stokes expedition on the ship HMS Beagle in July 1841. Lieutenant Parker reached here on 12 July 1841
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 166 & 164
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 166 & 164
Coordinates:
17 02 S 139 09 E
17 02 S 139 09 E
Point Saunders
Cooktown area. Named for Captain Saunders, skipper of SS Leichardt which brought the first settlers to Cooktown on 25 October 1873. Also known as St Patrick Point
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Point Tarrant
Western Cape York. Named by Captain John Lort Stokes (1812-1885) of HMS Beagle in July 1841 after his assistant, William Tarrant.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 163
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 163
Coordinates:
17 24 S 139 31 E
17 24 S 139 31 E
Poison Creek
Herberton District. Jardine horses were poisoned here in 1865. Also known as Nimrod Creek. Jack agrees that it was so named because of the abundance of poison plant
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 448
Liddell, Rodney. Cape York: The Savage Frontier, p. 271
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 448
Liddell, Rodney. Cape York: The Savage Frontier, p. 271
Polentz Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named after Mr. Polentz, who owned the land before it was subdivided.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Police Camp Station
Cooktown Railway. The line passed through a police paddock & a police camp was a mile to the south of the station. The station was opened in 1886 & was closed in 1950
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 61
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 61
Pollard Channel
Great Barrier Reef. Probably named after Pollard, a junior officer in the Bramble, 1843-1846. It was also known as Groves Passage after Captain John S. Groves, Master of the Ferguson in 1829 & the Eliza in 1832
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 294
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 294
Pollard Road
Babinda. Named after James Pollard, an early land owner who settled in the area in the late 19th century. His son was Carl Pollard
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
Polly Close
Innisfail. Named after a boat which was wrecked in the North 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
Polly Creek
Innisfail. Named after a boat which was wrecked in the North 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
Pommy's Gully
Atherton Tableland. Named after John Hoskins, tin prospector
Source:
Hoskins, D and T. Whiting. Hoskins Family. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 8, 1992, p. 29
Hoskins, D and T. Whiting. Hoskins Family. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 8, 1992, p. 29
Pomona Avenue
Cairns. Mooroobool. In the forum Estate, where streets were named with a Roman theme. Pomona was the Roman goddess of the fruit tree
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pompo River
Windsor Tableland. Named by Christie Palmerston after his Aboriginal helper, Pompo, 1878-1879. The Pompo Falls were also named by Palmerston after him. Pompo means Rainbow
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 109, April 1986
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 109, April 1986
Ponsietta 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
Ponticello Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named after the subdivider, Mr. Ponticello, 1975
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pool Close
Cairns. Woree. Name approved in April 1988
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
Popple Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after the carpenter who built the first school
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
Pormpuraaw
Western Cape York Peninsula. Aboriginal Community. Originally known as Edward River Mission, after its location on the Edward River, which was named in 1884 by John T. Embley after his brother Dr. Edward Embley of Melbourne. In 1987 the name was changed to Pormpuraaw, meaning "welcome to a traditional home"
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 632
Edward River now to be Pormpuraaw. Cairns Post, 15 May 1987, p. 5
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 632
Edward River now to be Pormpuraaw. Cairns Post, 15 May 1987, p. 5
Port Albany
See Somerset
Port Douglas
Named Island Point by George Dalrymple in 1873, stating: "the origin of the name being evident from the apparent isolation of the headland before the low land connecting it with the coast rises into view". Then the name was changed to Port Owen (sometimes called Owenville) on 30 June 1877 (in honour of Captain Daniel Owen of the Corea, who landed his vessel, carrying timber & stores, here on 30 June 1877), then Terrigal (or Port Terrigal) (possibly after the ship Terrigal which brought 60 passengers & a load of timber to Port Douglas in June 1877), then named Port Salisbury (later shortened to Salisbury) in June or July 1877, in honour of the Marquis of Salisbury, a Minister in the British Disraeli Government at that time, by Pentscke & Ohlrau. Officially declared a port & the name changed to Port Douglas on 1 December 1877 to honour John Douglas, Premier of Queensland (March 1877 - January 1879). The town was surveyed by Frederick Warner in October 1877. The Kuku Yalanji name is Jabulkanji. Apparently at some stage Port Douglas was also known as White Cliffs.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 29-30 and 114
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 8
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 7
Pike, Glenville. Port of Promise, 1986, p. 1
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 109, May 1968 & no. 160, March 1973
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 49
Jakalbaku, 1988
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 29-30 and 114
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 8
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 7
Pike, Glenville. Port of Promise, 1986, p. 1
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 109, May 1968 & no. 160, March 1973
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 49
Jakalbaku, 1988
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Port Douglas Road
Port Douglas. So named because it links port Douglas with the Captain Cook Highway
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Port Kennedy
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. The port for Thursday Island was named after the explorer Edmund Kennedy. This was the official name for Thursday Island but was superseded by the commonly used term, Thursday Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Port Lihou
Torres Strait. Prince of Wales Island. Named after Lieutenant John Lihou of the Zenobia who was here in 1823
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 87
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 87
Port Terrigal
See Port Douglas
Porter Promenade
Mission Beach. Named after the Porter Brothers (Bob and Dick) and their families, who were living at Mission Beach by 1913
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 295
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 295
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Porter's Creek
See Wongaling Creek
Portlock Islet
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh for Lieutenant Portlock of the Assistant in 1792
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 113
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 113
Coordinates:
10 07 S 142 21 E
10 07 S 142 21 E
Portlock Reef
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh after Lieutenant Portlock of the Assistant on 1 September 1792
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 113
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 14
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 113
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 14
Coordinates:
10 07 S 142 22 E
10 07 S 142 22 E
Portsea Crescent
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Portsea is a beach on the outskirts of Melbourne. The name was approved on 19 April 1988
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Portsmith
Cairns. Industrial suburb. Named after the landing on Smith's Creek. The creek was named after Bill Smith who camped there in 1876
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Portsmith Road
Cairns. Portsmith. Named after the landing on Smith's Creek. The creek was named after Bill Smith who camped there in 1876
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 61
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Poruma Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Poruma is the Island name for Coconut Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Possession Island
Tip of Cape York, on the western side. So named by captain Cook because it was here on 22 August 1770 that he claimed, in the name of His Majesty, King George III, the whole eastern coast of the continent. "I...took possession of the whole eastern coast..by the name of New South Wales."
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 3
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 173
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 3
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 173
Coordinates:
10 43 S 142 25 E
10 43 S 142 25 E
Post Office Island
See Booby Island
Potts Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for John R. Potts, who was a storekeeper in the Hambledon district circa 1900. He died on 4 March 1914, aged 43 years. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 26 June 1995
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
17 01 S 145 45 E
17 01 S 145 45 E
Powell Point
Torres Strait. Hammond Island. Probably named after the Powell family. Mr Powell & his family were the first European residents at Goods Island
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 78
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 78
Coordinates:
10 32 S 142 13 E
10 32 S 142 13 E
Powell's Lookout
Torres Strait. Hammond Island. Named after the Powell family. Mr Powell & his family were the first European residents at Goods Island in the late 1870s or early 1880s
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 79
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 79
Coordinates:
10 34 S 142 09 E
10 34 S 142 09 E
Power Street
Innisfail. Electricity generating plant nearby
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
Power Street
Cooktown. Named after the magistrate of the time, probably James Powers.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 51
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 51
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Pozier Street
Tumoulin. Name commemorating the First World War
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Pratt Rock
East of Cape Tribulation. Possibly named after Captain J. R. Pratt who sailed this way in 1849
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 185
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 185
Coordinates:
16 09 S 145 38 E
16 09 S 145 38 E
Prescott Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Bob Prescott, a friend of the sub-divider. He was the owner of Prescott Real Estate in the 1980s
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 62
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 62
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Prewett Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named after Walter Stevens Prewett who was an officer in charge of the Cooktown railway during the 1880s and came to Cairns to take up the same position (District Traffic Manager)in 1892. He was Chairman of the Ambulance Committee in Cairns for many years. He died in November 1934.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 65, July 1964
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 65, July 1964
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Price Close
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Tony Price, the sub-divider, in 1980
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 62
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 62
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Primo Street
Cairns. Freshwater/Stratford. Named by Mr Savina, who owned the land, after his son Primo. He was a cane farmer & grew sugar there before it was subdivided
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 45
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 45
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Primrose Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. In an estate which has streets named with a floral theme
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 62
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 62
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Prince of Wales Channel
Torres Strait. Discovered by Captain Matthew Flinders in 1802. Presumably so named because it is to the north of Prince of Wales Island, which had been named by Captain James Cook on 24 August 1770.
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 132
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 132
Coordinates:
10 32 S 142 10 E
10 32 S 142 10 E
Prince of Wales Island
Torres Strait. Named by Captain James Cook on 24 August 1770. The Island name is Muralag. This Island was probably the Island named Cornwallis Island by Captain Edwards in 1791. Originally named Hooghe Eyelandt (High Island) in 1756 by J.E. Gonzal, Dutch commander of the ships Rijder & Buijis. Probably named the Prince of Wales after the Prince of Wales. This would concur with Cook naming the previous Islands York Isles after the Duke of York
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 50
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 108
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 10
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 50
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 108
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 10
Coordinates:
10 40 S 142 10 E
10 40 S 142 10 E
Princess Charlotte Bay
Named for Charlotte, Princess of Wales, daughter of George IV, born 1796. The name was bestowed by Lieutenant Charles Jeffries of the Kangaroo on 31 May 1815
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 50
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 148
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 50
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 148
Coordinates:
14 20 S 143 56 E
14 20 S 143 56 E
Pringle Street
Mossman. Probably named after John Pringle, an early land holder in the area from 1882 onwards. His property was known as Shannonvale
Source:
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 13
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 13
Coordinates:
16 28 S 145 23 E
16 28 S 145 23 E
Prior Ranges
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 28 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
Prior's Pocket
See Atherton
Prior Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after Walter Prior who retired to Machans Beach in the 1930s
Source:
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Priors Creek
Atherton. Named after the Prior Brothers, Walter & Thomas, who cut cedar at Priors Pocket (now Atherton) circa 1880
Source:
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 4
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 4
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Progress Road
Cairns. White Rock. Constructed 1945-1947 as far as Coombs Street. Bitumen surfaced in 1955. Extended to Sheehy road in 1960 & tar & bitumen surfaced in 1961
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 13
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 13
Coordinates:
16 59 S 145 45 E
16 59 S 145 45 E
Propense Street
Innisfail. Named after a racehorse owned by Cyril Graham
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
Proserpine
Railway siding on the North Coast Line. Latin for Persephone, wife of Pluto
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Proudfoot Shoals
Torres Strait. West of Booby Island. Probably discovered by Captain Proudfoot on one of his voyages from Sydney to Calcutta, either in the ship Marquis of Hastings in 1820 or the Forth in 1830
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 61
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 61
Providential Channel
Northern Great Barrier Reef. So named because Captain James Cook used this channel to escape strong currents & arrive in more peaceful water. He discovered this channel on 17 August 1770. "With the help of our boats & a flood tide we soon enter'd the opening & was hurried through in a short time by a rapid tide like a Mill race...The opening we came in by...I have named Providential Channel".
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 171
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 87
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 171
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 87
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Coordinates:
12 34 S 143 47 E
12 34 S 143 47 E
Pryde Street
Cooktown. Named after James Pryde, Clerk of Petty Sessions, Cooktown & who married Miss Baird, the first white woman to arrive 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
Pryns Station
See Woree
Pudding Pan Hill
Cape York Peninsula, north of Shelburne Bay. 123 metres (403 feet) high. Named by Captain William Bligh on 2 June 1789
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 51
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 51
Coordinates:
11 20 S 142 48 E
11 20 S 142 48 E
Pughs Creek
Mulgrave River area, south of Cairns. Named after Jack Pugh, who worked on the Mulgrave Track in the 1880s. He was known as Maori Hugh, because he had fought in New Zealand during the Maori Wars of 1872
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 147
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 147
Pukanjo
Cairns. Railway Siding between Biboohra and Bilwon. Local Aboriginal name for the Barron River down to the Barron River Falls
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 92, November 1966
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 92, November 1966
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pullen Point
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Blackwood Island. Named after Captain Pullen of 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
Pullen Reefs
Great Barrier Reef. Cooktown area. Named after Captain Pullen of 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
Punchard Street
Innisfail. Named after Wilfred Ernest Punchard, Shire Clerk, 1934-1948
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
Purcell's Crossing
Atherton Tableland. A crossing across the Barron River. Named after Thomas Purcell, who had a farm here
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 209, April 1996 & no 174, October 1992
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 209, April 1996 & no 174, October 1992
Purcell Street
Mareeba. Named about 1978 for Stephen Purcell, carpenter, who arrived in Mareeba in 1903
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 77
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 77
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Purtaboi Island
Island off the North west tip of Dunk Island. Named Mound Islet in 1848 by Owen Stanley of the ship Rattlesnake. Now known as Purtaboi Island.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 53
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 53
Coordinates:
17 56 S 146 08 E
17 56 S 146 08 E
Putt Street
Atherton. Named after Edward Creber Putt (1842-1920), an early pioneer in the Atherton area who selected his block in 1884
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 110
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 110
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Puzzle 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
Pyne Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named for the Pyne family
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Pyne Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for the Pyne family. James Pyne was an early pioneer in the district and was one of the first trustees of the Cairns Cemetery, being appointed on 23 December 1877. He was nominated for the Cairns Divisional Board as a member along with Louis Severin in January 1880 and was on the first committee of the Cairns State School, being elected on 7 April 1879. He was the agent for Wilson & Hart, timber merchants of Maryborough, and lived in a cottage on the beach. This land was then acquired by the Department of Education for the Cairns State School
Source:
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 26 & 27
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 18
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 26 & 27
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
