Wabag Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Wabag is a town in PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wadetown
Chillagoe District. Named after Henry Wade who in the 1880s established his Oakvale Hotel here. In the 1880s until 1918 the town was officially known as Lappa, before reverting back to Wadetown
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 201
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 201
Coordinates:
17 19 S 144 55 E
17 19 S 144 55 E
Wagon Wheels Point
Cardwell or Tully District. Named because of a discarded wagon wheel probably associated with Page's Sawmill
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Waiben
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Suburb. So named because Waiben is the Island name for Thursday Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Waiben Esplanade
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Waiben in the Muralag name for Thursday Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Waite Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after Jack Waite who was secretary 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
Wakunai Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Wakunai is a town in PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Walkamin
Atherton Tableland. Named after the local Aboriginal People, the Walkamin. This name was gazetted on 4 November 1943 & was recommended by Sydney May, Honorary Secretary, Queensland Place Names Committee on 20 August 1943
Source:
Walkamin State School 25th anniversary, 1983
Walkamin State School 25th anniversary, 1983
Coordinates:
17 8 S 145 26 E
17 8 S 145 26 E
Walker Court
Weipa. In honour of Dawn Walker, the first teacher at Weipa North School.
Source:
Hibberd Library information
Hibberd Library information
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Walker Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after one of the party present at the first official landing at Cairns on 1 November 1876, probably referring to James Walker, one of the Pilot boatman aboard the Porpoise on that date.
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 77
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 77
Coordinates:
17 01 S 145 45 E
17 01 S 145 45 E
Walker Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid (founder in April 1874 of the Courier newspaper in Cooktown) who surveyed the town in May 1874, probably for Spencer Frederick Walker, a Townsville merchant who had a beche-de-mer station on Three Isles when Cooktown was established
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Walkers Road
Cairns. Smithfield. Named after the property holder in this area, Walker
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 186
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 186
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wall Hill
Cape York Peninsula, Carron Range. Named by the officers of the surveying ship Paluma, 1890. Thomas Wall, a naturalist, was a member of Kennedy's 1848 Cape York expedition.
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 & 692
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 & 692
Wall Street
Mission Beach. Probably named after Thomas wall, the naturalist with the ill-fated 1848 Edmund Kennedy Expedition to Cape York.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 30
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 30
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Wallace Drive
Mareeba. Named on 19 April 1990 for James Angus Wallace, Private 4534, 26th Bn., Australian Infantry, killed in World War I on 2 September 1918 in France. The son of Charles and Winnie Wallace, he is buried at the Peronne Communal Cemetery Extension, Ste Radegonde, Somme, France, reference no. III.J.38
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 99
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 99
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Wallace's Road
Atherton Tableland. Named after Fred Wallace, who had a farm here. It was previously called Clarke's Track, after George Clarke who blazed this track in the 19th century
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 54, February 1981
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 54, February 1981
Wallace Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Wally Wallace, Member of Parliament
Source:
Cairns Historical Society listing, 1987
Cairns Historical Society listing, 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wallis Banks
Torres Strait, Endeavour Strait. the Wallace Islands were named on 23 August 1770 by Captain James Cook of the Endeavour. The Banks was named after the Islands which are presumably named after Captain Samuel Wallis of the Dolphin, the circumnavigator who discovered Tahiti in 1767
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 174
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 174
Wallis Islands
Torres Strait, Endeavour Strait. Named on 23 August 1770 by Captain James Cook of the Endeavour. They comprise 2 Islands, Red Wallis & Woody Wallis Islands. Presumably named after Captain Samuel Wallis of the Dolphin, the circumnavigator who discovered Tahiti in 1767
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 174
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 174
Coordinates:
10 51 S 142 01 E
10 51 S 142 01 E
Wallum Close
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
Walnut Close
Cairns. Manoora. In the Soderberg sub-division with streets named after trees
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Walnut 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. 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
Walnut Street
Cairns. Holloways Beach. Named after the Walnut Tree
Coordinates:
16 50 S 145 44 E
16 50 S 145 44 E
Walsh River
Atherton Tableland. Named after William Henry Walsh (1823-1888) of a family originally from Oxfordshire and the then Queensland Minister for Public Works and Goldfields by William Hann during his 1872 expedition on 9 July 1872. The Aboriginal name for the river was Arrowanda
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 44
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 44
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Walsh's Pyramid
Gordonvale District. 921 metres (3 022 feet) high. Named after William Henry Walsh (1823-1888), then Speaker of the Legislative Assembly and Minister for Works, by Dalrymple in 1873. The Aboriginal name for Walsh's Pyramid is Djarragun, meaning the Scrub Hen's Nest.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 26
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 186
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 26
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 186
Walsh Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Callaghan Walsh, who was Mayor of Cairns 1889-1890, President of the Chamber of Commerce in 1898, Provisional Chairman of the Harbour Board 1899-1906 and Chairman of the Harbour Board in 1911. He was born in 1843 and was a storekeeper. Prior to coming to Cairns he lived in Cooktown.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 48
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 48
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Walsh Street
Mareeba. Named in 1891 for Michael Walsh, storekeeper
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 99
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 99
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Walter Hill range
Innisfail district, south west of Innisfail. Named after Walter Hill, Government Botanist with Dalrymple, by Dalrymple, in 1873, because of his explorations to the north and south of the range
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
Walter Hill Range
Innisfail district. Named in October 1873 by George Dalrymple after his botanist, Walter Hill (1829-1904). He was appointed Superintendent of the Botanical Gardens in Brisbane and when Queensland was appointed a separate state in 1859 he became the Colonial Botanist, a post held until 1881.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 371 & 372, August & September 1991
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 371 & 372, August & September 1991
Walter Lever School
Innisfail district. Named after an early landowner
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Walter Loth Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail along McGowan Drive. Named for Walter Loth, Shire Councillor, 1955-1982
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
Walters Creek
Innisfail district. Named by Moresby in 1872
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Wangan
Innisfail district, south of Innisfail. Aboriginal term, crow
Source:
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 13
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 13
Wansfell Reefs
Great Barrier Reef. North East of Townsville. Named after the Wansfell, captained by Hugh Brodie who passed this way in 1864
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211-12
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 211-12
Ward River
Western Cape York. Named in 1901 by Reverend Nicholas Hey after Mapoon missionary James Gibson Ward
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 107
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 684
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 107
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 684
Ward Street
Mareeba. Named about 1966 for the Ward family. George & Bridget Ward arrived in Mareeba in 1893
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 100
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 100
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Warncke Close
Gordonvale. Named for the pioneer Warncke family of Gordonvale. Wilhelm Augusta Warncke & Caterina Margareta Warncke (Later Moller) arrived in the Gordonvale district in 1887. Name approved by Council on 31 October 1994
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
17 06 S 145 47 E
17 06 S 145 47 E
Warner's Creek
Cape York Peninsula, north of Laura. Named after Frederick Horatio Warner, the surveyor on Hann's 1872 Expedition. The name was later changed to Therrimbure Creek
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 89, August 1966
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 89, August 1966
Warner's Gully
Palmer River area. Named after Surveyor Frederick Horatio Walker who found the gold in the gully on the Hann expedition on 6 August 1872
Source:
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 385
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 7
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 385
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 7
Warner Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Government Surveyor Frederick Horatio Warner who arrived at Trinity Bay on 23 September 1876 with Sub-Inspector Alexander D. Douglas on foot over the ranges from Thornborough. Warner's Track, between Cairns and Kuranda, was also named after him because he opened it up.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 69
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 40
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 75
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 69
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 40
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Warner Street
Port Douglas. Named after Frederick Horatio Warner, who surveyed the town in January 1878. This was one of the original streets in Port Douglas
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Port of Promise, 1986, p. 7
Pike, Glenville. Port of Promise, 1986, p. 7
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Warners Range
Mount Mulligan District. Named by William Hann in 1872, after his surveyor, Frederick Horatio Warner. Warner Peaks was also named by Hann after Warner. It is now known as the Pinnacles
Source:
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 382
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 382
Warren Street
Mareeba. Named in 1907 for R.W. Barren, councillor
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 101
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 101
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Warrina Street
Innisfail. Named after Warrina Home for the Aged situated here
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
Warringha
Tully District. The Aboriginal name for that place. The name was suggested by Surveyor W. T. White who surveyed the town in 1897 on the site of the Bluff Landing, head of navigation on the Murray River.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 309
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 309
Coordinates:
18 6 S 145 57 E
18 6 S 145 57 E
Warrior Island
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh because it was here that he was attacked by Islanders in canoes on 11 September 1792. The Island name is Tudu Island
Source:
Macfarlane, W. The Pandora Finds Murray Island. Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine October 1948, p. 17
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 15
Macfarlane, W. The Pandora Finds Murray Island. Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine October 1948, p. 17
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 15
Coordinates:
9 48 S 142 58 E
9 48 S 142 58 E
Warrior Reef
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh because it was here that he was attacked by Islanders in canoes on 11 September 1792. The Reef was occasionally known as the Grand Reef in the 19th century
Source:
Macfarlane, W. The Pandora Finds Murray Island. Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine October 1948, p. 17
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 15
Macfarlane, W. The Pandora Finds Murray Island. Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine October 1948, p. 17
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 15
Coordinates:
9 48 S 142 58 E
9 48 S 142 58 E
Warrnambool Street
Cairns. Trinity Park. Streets in this subdivision were named after ships. HMAS Warrnambool was a corvette in the Australian Navy. She sunk on 13 September 1947 after striking a mine off the Cockburn Reef 130 km south east of Cape York. She was named for the town of Warrnambool in Western Victoria, which is an Aboriginal name, warnambul, a Kuran Kopan Noot term meaning 2 swamps
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Warwon
See Queerah
Water Street
Innisfail. Near the swamp
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
Waterfall Close
Cairns. Edmonton. So named because from here can be seen the Isabella waterfall which was named by Thomas Swallow after his wife Isabel
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Waterwitch Passage
Great Barrier Reef. Discovered in 1898 during surveys by HMS Waterwitch & Dart
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Coordinates:
14 11 S 144 52 E
14 11 S 144 52 E
Waterwitch Reef
Great Barrier Reef, Princess Charlotte Bay area. Named after HMS Waterwitch, a survey vessel
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 388
Watkins Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after the sub-divider
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Watkins Creek
Hinchinbrook Island. Named after William Watkins Snr. His son, William Watkins Jnr, explored for gold in the area in 1914
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 303
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 303
Coordinates:
18 23 S 146 17 E
18 23 S 146 17 E
Watkins Pocket
Tully District. Named after William Watkins Snr who worked there in the early part of the 20th century hauling out timber for Rooney's with his traction engine
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 62
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 62
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Watson River
Cape York Peninsula. Named after Leo Watson, who with his brothers took up Merluna Downs Station in this area in 1888
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 652-3
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 652-3
Watsonville
11 Km west of Herberton. This tin and copper mining town was surveyed on 9 March 1882 by William J. White. Named after Bob Watson, an early prospector & discoverer of tin here, along with R. Dougherty & C. Conley in 1881
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 155
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 92, November 1966
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 155
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 92, November 1966
Coordinates:
17 22 S 145 18 E
17 22 S 145 18 E
Watsonville (Hodgkinson Goldfield)
See Woodville
Wattle Close
Yungaburra. Named after a floral theme
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Wattle 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. 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
Wattle 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
Wattle Terrace
Weipa. Botanical common name
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Wau Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Wau is a town in PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Waugh's Pocket
Innisfail District. Named after a pioneer farmer
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Weary Bay
Near Cooktown. Named by Captain James Cook on 15 June 1770. He was looking for a harbour to repair the damaged Endeavour but Weary Bay, the first site they examined, was too shallow. Captain Phillip Parker King named this place Shelter Bay in 1819, but later discarded the name after realizing that it conflicted with Cook's naming. He named it Shelter Bay because he found refuge here from the rough seas & dangerous reefs & shoals.
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 86
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 172
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 86
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 172
Coordinates:
15 54 S 145 22 E
15 54 S 145 22 E
Weary Pocket
Tully District. A corruption of the Aboriginal name for that place. Site of an Aboriginal massacre
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 279
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 279
Weaver Street
Babinda. Named after Arthur Weston Weaver, born 9 April 1864 in England. He worked in the Kooboora mines before coming to Babinda where he and his wife settled with their family
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
Webb
Innisfail suburb. After Edward Hulse Webb, prominent resident and Shire Chairman 1958-1973
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
Webb Court
Mission Beach. Probably named after George Webb, who took up a property here in 1912. He was injured in World War I and invalided home.
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
Webb Crescent
Innisfail. Named after Edmund Hulse Webb, Shire Chairman, 1948-1973
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
Webb Street
Mission Beach. Probably named after George Webb, who took up a property here in 1912. He was injured in World War I and invalided home.
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
Webber Esplanade
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid (founder in April 1874 of the Courier newspaper in Cooktown) who surveyed the town in May 1874, probably for the chief engineer on the ship Leichardt which landed the first party of miners in Cooktown in October 1873
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Wednesday Island
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh on Wednesday 3 June 1789 because he saw it on Wednesday
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 51
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 51
Coordinates:
10 30 S 142 18 E
10 30 S 142 18 E
Weerimba
Atherton Tableland. Aboriginal term, tooth-billed bower bird
Source:
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 14
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 14
Weinerts Creek
Babinda. Honours one of the earliest settlers of the immediate area that is now the Babinda township
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
Weir Road
Kuranda. So named because this road leads to the weir on the Barron River below Kuranda
Coordinates:
16 49 S 145 38 E
16 49 S 145 38 E
Weiss Creek
Tully District. Named after Carl Weiss, first selector there, circa 1884
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 230
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 230
Welcome Creek
45 miles west of Cooktown. Named by A.C. McMillan, leader of a group of miners to the Palmer River gold rush in 1873. He came upon the creek & its water after having travelled all day without any.
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 64
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 64
Welcome Station
Cooktown railway. 45 miles west of Cooktown. Opened in 1887. Named after Welcome Creek, which was named by A.C. McMillan, leader of a group of miners to the Palmer River gold rush in 1873. He came upon the creek & its water after having travelled all day without any.
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 64
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 64
Wellesley Islands
Named by Matthew Flinders of the Investigator on 7 December 1802, "to the whole of the group, now discovered to exist at the head of the Gulph of Carpentaria, I have given the appellation of Wellesley's Islands." Marquis Richard Colley Wellesley 1760-1842 eldest son of the first earl of Mornington, brother of the famous duke of Wellington, born 20 June 1760, he was sent to Eton and to Christ Church, Oxford. At his father's death, he became earl of Mornington, taking his seat in the Irish House of Peers. In 1784, he entered the English House of Commons as member for Beeralston. Soon afterwards he was appointed a lord of the treasury by Pitt. In 1793 he became a member of the board of control over Indian Affairs and governor-general in 1797. The Wellesley group of islands are generally rocky or sandy and are covered with scrub and fringing mangrove forests. They are divided into two groups. Mornington, the largest (250 square miles [648 square km]), is the northernmost. Lying 15 miles (24 km) offshore, it rises to 300 feet (90 m). Bentinck (59 square miles) and Sweers (6 square miles) are the largest of the southern islands.
Source:
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH2.HTM
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH2.HTM
Wellington Street
Cairns. Bungalow. Named after Governor William Wellington Cairns, who was the Governor of Queensland when Cairns was established in 1876
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
Wenlock Court
Weipa. Named after the Wenlock River
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Wenlock River
Cape York. Originally known as the Batavia River & was named by the Dutch Navigator, Van Aschens, on 27 April 1756. Now known as the Wenlock River, which name was given it by John Douglas circa 1891
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 43
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 43
Wentworth Close
Cairns. Edmonton Possibly named after the S.S. Wentworth, a ship which plied the coast in the 1870s
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 70
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 70
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Wentworth Reef
South of Port Douglas. Possibly named after the S.S. Wentworth, a ship which plied the coast in the 1870s
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 70
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 70
Wesel Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after a Dutch explorer ship. Name approved in 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
West Cairns
See Cairns
Westcourt
Cairns. Suburb. The West Cairns Estate was a large estate that contained a dairy farm. It was subdivided & then auctioned in March 1886 by John MacNamara, Government & General Auctioneer. The area was known as West Cairns & was to be renamed Westgate. Due to the Melbourne Westgate Bridge disaster when a span of the half-built bridge collapsed on 15 October 1970, killing 35 people, the suburb was renamed Westcourt
Source:
Cairns City Council Suburb Sign
Cairns City Council Suburb Sign
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wewak Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme. Wewak is a town in PNG
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Weymouth Bay
Eastern Cape York Peninsula, north of Lockhart River. Named on 17 August 1770 by Captain Cook for Lord Weymouth. "On the main land within us was a pretty high promontory which I Called Cape Weymouth, on the north side of the Cape is a Bay known by the same name". Thomas Thynne (13/9/1734-19/11/1796), the first Marquis of Bath & 3rd Viscount Weymouth was Secretary of State in England from January 1768 until December 1770 & from November 1775 until his retirement in 1779
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968, Vol. 3, p. 274
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Encyclopedia Britannica, 1968, Vol. 3, p. 274
Coordinates:
12 33 S 143 14 E
12 33 S 143 14 E
Whale Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Whale Beach is a Northern Sydney beach suburb. Name approved by Council on 10 October 1994
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
Wharf Street
Cairns. City. So named because it is adjacent to the wharves
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wharf Street
Port Douglas. This was one of the original streets in Port Douglas, surveyed by Frederick Warner in January 1878. So named because this was where the wharf was.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Port of Promise, 1986, p. 7
Pike, Glenville. Port of Promise, 1986, p. 7
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Wharton Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Named after the Royal Navy Hydrographer Captain W.J.L. Wharton who was a hydrographer from 1884-1904. 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 08 S 144 00 E
14 08 S 144 00 E
Wheatley Road
Mission Beach. Named after the Wheatley brothers and their families
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 97
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 97
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Wheeler Island
One of the Family Islands, south-east of Bedarra Island. Named by G. E. Richards in 1886 after a member of his crew, Lieutenant Francis Wheeler. The Aboriginal name is Toolghar Island
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Coordinates:
18 02 S 146 10 E
18 02 S 146 10 E
Whelanian Pools
Mount Bellenden Ker. Named by Archibald Meston in January 1889 after Senior Constable Whelan, who climbed the mountain with Meston.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 175, June 1974
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 175, June 1974
Whelk Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a nautical theme. Whelk shell
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Whing Creek
Tully District. A combination of the names of Railway Surveyor Whish and Staff Surveyor Charles Harding. It was named after 1918
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Whitby
Daintree River . Named after the port in England where Captain Cook sailed from in the Endeavour. The town was surveyed on 20 December 1886 by Charles Gardiner
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 391
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 391
Coordinates:
16 16 S 145 26 E
16 16 S 145 26 E
White Point
Northern Cape York. Shelburne Bay. So named for the white sands found here
White Rock
Cairns. Suburb. First subdivided into allotments in 1948. Named after the mountain behind the suburb
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 10
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 10
Coordinates:
16 59 S 145 45 E
16 59 S 145 45 E
White Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after V.N White, owner of the land on which the street is situated
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 76
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
White Street
Herberton. Possibly named after William Thomas White (1853-1936) who surveyed the town in June 1881
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 264, November 1981
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 264, November 1981
Coordinates:
17 23 S 145 23 E
17 23 S 145 23 E
White Street
Ingham. Named for those killed in action during World War I & II & Korea. This street honours A. White
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Whitfield
This Cairns suburb was named after the Whitfield Ranges, named in honour of Cardwell merchant Edwin Whitfield by Dalrymple in 1873. Until the early 1970s it was part of Edge Hill and then became a separate suburb
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 26
Holmes, Robyn. Farms now dress circle. Cairns Sun, 23 July 1997, p. 9
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 26
Holmes, Robyn. Farms now dress circle. Cairns Sun, 23 July 1997, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Whitfield Creek
Cardwell District. Named in the 1860s after Edwin Whitfield, storekeeper of Cardwell
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Whitfield Street
Cairns. Aeroglen. So named because of its proximity to the Whitfield Range. The range was named by Dalrymple in 1873 after Edwin Whitfield, a friend of Dalrymple and merchant in Cardwell.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Whitings Crossing
Tully District. Named after an Upper Banyan Selector
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Whitton Street
Cairns. White Rock. First indicated as a street in 1938. This road was graded in 1953 & gravelled in 1962
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 9
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 9
Coordinates:
16 59 S 145 45 E
16 59 S 145 45 E
Whyambeel
North of Mossman. Originally known as Saltwater Creek, the town was surveyed on 23 January 1888 by Ernest R. Warren. The town was surveyed as an agricultural township, but never settled. named after the Whyambeel Creek, Whyambeel is an Aboriginal word for canoe
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 395
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 395
Coordinates:
16 23 S 145 19 E
16 23 S 145 19 E
Whyambeel Creek
North of Mossman, Whyambeel is an Aboriginal word for canoe
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 395
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 395
Wika Street
Tumoulin. Aboriginal word for the wild rat
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Wild River
Atherton tableland. Named by James Venture Mulligan in 1875 after he discovered tin here. He called it the Wild River because of its turbulence. Possibly named by John Newell & his party who arrived here on 16 April 1877 when the river was in flood.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 10
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 125
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 18, April 1960
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 10
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 125
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 18, April 1960
Wildsoet Gap
Tully District. Named by A.W. Jones circa 1931 when looking for a route to Mission Beach. Chris Wildsoet had shown him the gap
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Wildsoet Street
Mission Beach. Named after the Wildsoet family, pioneers in the area. Marcus Wildsoet, a Dane, arrived in the Cardwell area circa 1880. By 1908 his sons, Jack and Chris Wildsoet were helping their brother in-law, Jack Bunting, collect timber in the South Mission Beach area. Lou Wildsoet and his family settled in Mission Beach in 1911.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 29
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 29
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Wildsoet Street
Tully. Named after the Wildsoet family, pioneers in the area. Marcus Wildsoet, a Dane, arrived in the Cardwell area circa 1880. By 1908 his sons, Jack and Chris Wildsoet were helping their brother in-law, Jack Bunting, collect timber in the South Mission Beach area. Lou Wildsoet and his family settled in Mission Beach in 1911.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 29
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 296
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 29
Coordinates:
17.56 S 145.56 E
17.56 S 145.56 E
Wiley Creek
Mission Beach. Named after John Wiley, who was a caretaker on Dunk Island after Edmund Banfield's death and then built himself a home on this creek that now bears his name.
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 88
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 88
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Wilkes Street
Mareeba. Named about 1974 for Robert Wilkes (1903-1974) because of his work for the Pensioners' league.
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 101
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 101
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Wilkie Bank
Torres Strait. Off Thursday Island. Named for Captain Allan Wilkie, appointed on 15 August 1877 as the first harbour pilot on Thursday Island
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 273
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 273
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 14 E
10 35 S 142 14 E
Wilkie Street
Babinda. Named after the Wilkie family, early settlers in the district, who lived at what is now the junction of Wilkie and Munro Streets
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
Wilkinson Range
Cape York Peninsula. Named in February 1880 by Robert Logan Jack for C.S. Wilkinson, Government Geologist for New South Wales
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 561
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 561
Wilkinson Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Alfred Edwin Wilkinson (20 March 1880- 5 April 1951), the 3rd Cairns Town Clerk, 1916-1951. His father, George Wilkinson, was a tinsmith in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wilkinson Street
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Named after Alfred Edwin Wilkinson (20 March 1880- 5 April 1951), Town Clerk, 1916-1951. His father, George Wilkinson, was a tinsmith in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
William Street
Herberton. Probably named after William Jack of Jack & Newell Stores. He started out as a tin miner in Herberton in 1879 before opening up a small store with John Newell in Herberton. Eventually they had 27 stores in the district
Coordinates:
17 23 S 145 23 E
17 23 S 145 23 E
William Walter Mason Bridge
Cairns. Bridge over the Barron River on the Captain Cook Highway. Named after William Walter Mason, who pioneered a property known as Acacia Bank on the northern side of the Barron River opposite Stratford. He died in September 1931, aged 75
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 224, July 1978
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 209, April 1996
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 224, July 1978
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 209, April 1996
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Williams Avenue
Yungaburra. Named after the Williams family, one of the original selectors under the Homestead Settlement Scheme. Henry Sydney Williams (1844-1905) bought land here in 1898
Source:
Yesterday & Today: Eacham Shire, 1979, p. 5
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 10
Yesterday & Today: Eacham Shire, 1979, p. 5
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 10
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Williamson Road
Babinda district. Named after the property owner
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 161
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 161
Williamstown
Chillagoe District. Alluvial gold was discovered here at the turn of the century by prospector John Williams. A township sprang up around the find
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 98
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 209
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 98
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 209
Coordinates:
17 13 S 144 9 E
17 13 S 144 9 E
Willis Island
East of Cairns. Discovered & named by Captain Pearson of the Cashmere in 1853 who named them the Willis Islands after the owners of his vessel. The Islands were surveyed in February 1860 by Captain H.M. Denham in H.M.S. Herald & the meteorological station on the Island was opened in November 1921
Source:
Davis, John King. Willis Island, 1923, p. 15
Davis, John King. Willis Island, 1923, p. 15
Willow 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
Wills Street
Cairns. Brinsmead. Possibly named after Mrs Wills, who arrived in Cairns in 1915 & set up the first shop in Redlynch in 1920. She later established an orchard on Intake Road, a caravan park & the first dog breeding kennels
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 228, November 1978
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 228, November 1978
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wilmot Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for Mrs E. Wilmot, Prep. school teacher at the Hambledon State School in 1924. 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
Wilson Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named in 1880 by Robert Logan Jack for James Grant Wilson, a former colleague on the Geological Survey of Scotland
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 540
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 540
Wilson Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 2 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
Wilson Street
Mareeba. Named about 1949 for David Wilson (1863-1934), carrier
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 101
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 101
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Wilson Street
Mossman. Probably named after Tom W. Wilson, who took up 160 acres in the district in October 1879
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
Wilton Station
Cooktown railway. 22 Km west of Cooktown. Named after a town in Wiltshire, England. It was opened in 1885
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 62
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 62
Wimble Street
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after Frederick Thomas Wimple (28/11/1864-3/1/1936), land speculator, businessman, founder and owner of the Cairns Post as well as the first Member of Parliament for Cairns. He arrived in Cairns in 1883 & became a Member of the Cairns Railway League & a Cairns Alderman. He was elected to the first Cairns Town Council on 18 July 1885. He was the MLA for Cairns 5 May 1888 - 29 April 1893 for the Liberal party
Source:
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 194
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 30
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 194
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 30
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Winfield Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Cairns businessman Bill Winfield. He was associated with the Masonic Lodge
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 77
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Winkworth Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after the family of Thomas Henry (Tom) Winkworth, a carpenter, who lived in the area and established a joinery works. He was also an alderman on the Cairns City Council. He was originally a carpenter and photographer at Irvinebank. This was where the Long Swamp was.
Source:
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 31
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 31
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Winton Campbell Bridge
Innisfail District. Bridge over Henrietta Creek. Named about 1935 after Surveyor W.W. Campbell
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 78
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 78
Wirramo Street
Kuranda. Named by Surveyor G.D Edwards. He had lived among an Aboriginal group in the South Burnett district in Queensland & apparently named this street after an Aboriginal word from that language
Source:
Edwards, Ron. An Explorers Guide to Kuranda. Kuranda: Rams Skull Press, 1994, p. 7
Edwards, Ron. An Explorers Guide to Kuranda. Kuranda: Rams Skull Press, 1994, p. 7
Coordinates:
16 49 S 145 38 E
16 49 S 145 38 E
Wistaria 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
Wolf's Bay
Torres Strait. Named by Captain Edwards on 4 September 1791 for dingoes sighted on the mainland . Singe believes that this place is on the northern side of Friday Island
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 12
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Singe, John. Among Islands, 1993, p. 12
Wolfram Camp
North of Dimbulah. Named for the wolfram that was mined there. Wolframite was first found in the area by Willie Joss (1849-1939) in 1891.
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 203
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 203
Coordinates:
17 5 S 144 57 E
17 5 S 144 57 E
Wondecla
Herberton District. Originally known as Nigger Creek
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 104
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 104
Wongaling Beach
Mission Beach. The Aboriginal name for the creek in the area.
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 145 36 E
17 35 S 145 36 E
Wongaling Creek
Mission Beach. Originally Porter's Creek in about 1910 because of the Porter Brothers (Robert B (Bob) and William B. (Dick)), who farmed here. Now known as Wongaling Creek, its Aboriginal name
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411 and 295
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411 and 295
Coordinates:
17 35 S 145 36 E
17 35 S 145 36 E
Woodhouse Street
Mareeba. Named about 1976 for the Woodhouse family. George Henry & Annie Woodhouse arrived in Mareeba at the turn of the century. He ran a billiard saloon
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 102
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 102
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
This mining town on the Hodgkinson Goldfield was originally named Watsonville after either Robert Watson, one of the original discoverers, or Alexander Watson, an old Palmer pioneer. (This is not the Watsonville tin mining town on the Atherton Tableland). Its name was changed to Woodville in 1891 to avoid confusion with the town of Watsonville near Herberton
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 113 & 123
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 125
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 113 & 123
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 125
Coordinates:
16 49 S 144 53 E
16 49 S 144 53 E
Woodward Street
Cairns. Edge Hill/Whitfield. Named after Charles and Jack Woodward, city councillors. Charles Woodward was an Alderman from 1921-1930 and was a real estate agent, household furniture retailer and cane farmer. Born on 10 November 1884, he arrived in Cairns in 1903 and died on 5 May 1957.
Source:
Pulley, Roz. Finding their station in life. Cairns Post 12 July, 1997, p. 8
Pulley, Roz. Finding their station in life. Cairns Post 12 July, 1997, p. 8
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Woody Island
See Low Isles
Woody Wallis Island
See Wallis Island
Wooley Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after the Nuisance Inspector for the Cairns City Council in 1920
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
Woolley's Road
See Theresa Creek Road
Woothakata Shire
Forerunner of the Mareeba Shire. An Aboriginal word apparently meaning mountain of strange shape & referring to Mount Mulligan. Woothakata Divisional Board existed from 11 November 1879 to 1902, & the Woothakata Shire from 1902 to 1947
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 66
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names, 1994, p. 1
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 66
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names, 1994, p. 1
Woree
Cairns suburb. Apparently named by the railway Department circa 1914 from an Aboriginal name meaning child. Apparently the correct Aboriginal spelling should be Wurree, meaning a child who likes to dabble in shallow water. Originally called the Four Mile (the distance from the centre of Cairns). Until June 1909 the railway station was known as Pryns Station. after William Pryn who owned the Lord Wolesley Hotel, later the Union Jack Hotel, here, on the banks of the Gordon Creek
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 378 and 376
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 285, September 1983
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 32
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 378 and 376
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 285, September 1983
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 32
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wreck Bay
East of Cape Grenville. So named because of wrecks there including the Martha Ridgeway, wrecked there on 7 July 1842 & the Ferguson wrecked there in April 1841
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 146
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 146
Coordinates:
12 13 S 143 55 E
12 13 S 143 55 E
Wreck Creek
Cardwell District. A name confirmed by usage because of the wreck found there by Fred Foster in 1864
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 91
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413 and 91
Wren Court
Cairns. Woree. Named after a bird.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wright Creek
Cairns, between Edmonton and Gordonvale. Named after the Wright brothers, who had a cattle station on the Walsh River and brought down 1 000 cattle down to the creek in 1878 for agistment. Originally known as Wright's Creek
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 136
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 136
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 136
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 136
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Wright's Creek Road
Lake Eacham District. Originally named McMahon's Road after the McMahon Brothers, who settled in the area in 1908
Source:
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 18
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 18
Wright Street
Innisfail. Named after an early settler's family
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
Wrights Park
Innisfail. Park in Corinda Street, East Innisfail. Named after A. Wright, an early resident who was closely associated with its establishment
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
Wrotham Park
Cape York cattle station. Named after the home town in Kent, England, one of its first owners, Skeen. He owned Wrotham Park until 1906
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 36
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 36
Wuchopperen Medical Service
Cairns. Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander Health Service. The names come from the word WuChoppra-ak from the Wik Munkan language meaning a place of healing
Source:
Cairns Post 10 July 1996, p. 57
Cairns Post 10 July 1996, p. 57
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Wyanbeel Point
Daintree district. Named by Dalrymple in 1873. Apparently the local Aboriginal term for canoe. As Dalrymple recounts on meeting Aborigines here: "eight of them jumped up, shook themselves, manned a large dug-out outrigger cedar canoe, & came off to the schooner"
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 49
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 4
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 49
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 4
Wyborn Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Apparently named by the survey ship Paluma circa 1892
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 250
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 250
Coordinates:
10 49 S 142 46 E
10 49 S 142 46 E
Y Island
Off Yam Island, Torres Strait. Originally known as Mui Mududan. Now called Y Island as its shape is like that of the letter Y
Source:
Teske, Travis. Yam, 198-, p. 48
Teske, Travis. Yam, 198-, p. 48
Yamanie Falls National Park
Ingham District. Yamanie is the local Aboriginal word for the Rainbow Serpent
Source:
Woodward, Leslene. Name Change Plans Stir Up a Hornet's Nest. Cairns Post 29 September 1995, p. 11
Woodward, Leslene. Name Change Plans Stir Up a Hornet's Nest. Cairns Post 29 September 1995, p. 11
Yanchep Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Yanchep is a beach in Perth
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Yarrabah
Apparently originates from the Aboriginal phrase Jun Jun Yarra, meaning fish hawk and referring to the fish hawk eagle seen over the present site of the Mission. People who saw it wondered where the bird had come from and said Mirra-woon-goo-burra, which is interpreted as a sign of bewilderment. From that day the hill came to be known as Yarra-burra which gradually became Yarrabah. It was called Yarraburra as late as 1892. It was originally called the Bellenden Ker Mission from its conception in 1891 because of its location but this was changed to Yarrabah in November 1893 by Rev. Ernest Bulmer Gribble when he succeeded his father, Rev. John Gribble.
Source:
Dawson, C. St. M. Legends of Yarrabah. Walkabout Magazine, July 1955, p. 20
Articles relating to the mission in the Cairns Morning Post for the period
Gribble, Ernest. A Despised Race, 1933, p. 37
Dawson, C. St. M. Legends of Yarrabah. Walkabout Magazine, July 1955, p. 20
Articles relating to the mission in the Cairns Morning Post for the period
Gribble, Ernest. A Despised Race, 1933, p. 37
Yarrabah Road
Gordonvale. Named because this road leads to Yarrabah. The word Yarrabah apparently originates from the Aboriginal phrase Jun Jun Yarra, meaning fish hawk and referring to the fish hawk eagle seen over the present site of the Mission. People who saw it wondered where the bird had come from and said Mirra-woon-goo-burra, which is interpreted as a sign of bewilderment. From that day the hill came to be known as Yarra-burra which gradually became Yarrabah. It was called Yarraburra as late as 1892. It was originally called the Bellenden Ker Mission from its conception in 1891 because of its location but this was changed to Yarrabah by 1895, some time after Rev. Ernest Bulmer Gribble succeeded his father, John Gribble, in 1893
Source:
Dawson, C. St. M. Legends of Yarrabah. Walkabout Magazine, July 1955, p. 20
Articles relating to the mission in the Cairns Morning Post for the period
Dawson, C. St. M. Legends of Yarrabah. Walkabout Magazine, July 1955, p. 20
Articles relating to the mission in the Cairns Morning Post for the period
Yarrum Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after W. Murray, sub-divider of the property. Yarrum is Murray spelt in reverse!
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 78
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 78
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Yileen Court
Weipa. Aboriginal term, dream
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Yongala Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named for the ship, Yongala, which sank off the North Queensland coast in the 1911 cyclone. Name approved on 19 October 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
Yonge Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Named for Dr C.M. Yonge who led the Great Barrier Reef expedition of 1928-1929
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 176
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 176
York Island
Off the tip of Cape York. Named by Captain James Cook on 22 August 1770. Almost certainly named for the recently deceased Royal Highness Duke of York, after whom Cape York is named. Cook named all the Islands he could see in the vicinity the York Isles, but the name York Island has only been retained for one small & rocky Island a km north of Cape York
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 173
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 173
Coordinates:
10 41 S 142 32 E
10 41 S 142 32 E
York Road
Weipa. Named after a former cattle station, York Downs, now part of Sudley Station
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Yorkeys Creek
Cairns. Yorkeys Knob.. Named after George Lawson who had a beche-de-mer fishing station on Green Island in the 19th century and used to collect wood where Yorkeys Knob is. His nickname was Yorkey because he was a Yorkshire man
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Yorkeys Knob
Cairns suburb. Named after George Lawson who had a beche-de-mer fishing station on Green Island in the 19th century and used to collect wood where Yorkeys Knob is. His nickname was Yorkey because he was a Yorkshire man. Yorkeys Knob is 40 metres (131 feet) high.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Coordinates:
16 48 S 145 43 E
16 48 S 145 43 E
Yorkeys Knob Road
Yorkeys Knob. Smithfield/Yorkeys Knob. Named because it leads to the Suburb of Yorkeys Knob from the Highway. The suburb was named after George Lawson who had a beche-de-mer fishing station on Green Island in the 19th century and used to collect wood where Yorkeys Knob is. His nickname was Yorkey because he was a Yorkshire man. The road was gazetted in 1938 as a tourist road
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 329-331
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 329-331
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Yorkeys Point
Cairns. Yorkeys Knob. Named after George Lawson who had a beche-de-mer fishing station on Green Island in the 19th century and used to collect wood where Yorkeys Knob is. His nickname was Yorkey because he was a Yorkshire man
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 127
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Young Island
Northern Great Barrier Reef. Named by Captain Phillip Parker King in 1819 because he thought it was a young island, having been formed relatively recently. "A small rocky shoal on which were two small trees. This particular is recorded as it may be interesting at some future time to watch the progress of this islet, which is now in an infant state, it was named on this occasion Young Island"
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 183
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 361
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 183
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 361
Young Street
Cairns. Earlville. The name was approved in 1988. Possibly named after T. H. Young, a customs officer in Cairns in the late 1870s & prior to that a Police Magistrate at Cardwell
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 11
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 11
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Yowah Street
Tumoulin. Aboriginal word for the opossum
Source:
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Toohey, Edwina. Tumbling Waters, 1991, p. 49
Yule Avenue
Cairns. Clifton Beach. named after Yule reef, south of Port Douglas, which was named after Lieutenant C.B. Yule, Commander of the ship Bramble, in 1848
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 41
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 41
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Yule Channel
Torres Strait. Discovered by Lieutenant Charles Yule of HMS Bramble in 1843
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 387
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 387
Yule Detached Reef
Great Barrier Reef. East of Cape Grenville. Named after Lieutenant Charles Yule of HMS Bramble who passed this way in 1843
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 94
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 94
Yule Entrance
Torres Strait. Discovered by Lieutenant Charles Yule of HMS Bramble in 1843
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 387
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 387
Coordinates:
10 22 S 143 55 E
10 22 S 143 55 E
Yule Point
South of Port Douglas. Named after Lieutenant C.B. Yule, Commander of the ship Bramble, in 1848
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 41
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 41
Coordinates:
16 34 S 145 31 E
16 34 S 145 31 E
Yule Point
Torres Strait. Endeavour Strait. Named after Lieutenant C.B. Yule, Commander of the ship Bramble, in 1848
Yule Reefs
South of Port Douglas. Named after Lieutenant C.B. Yule, Commander of the ship Bramble, in 1848
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 41
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 41
Yule Rock
Great Barrier Reef. Named after Lieutenant C.B. Yule, Commander of the ship Bramble, in 1848
Yungaburra
Atherton Tableland. Previously known as Allumbah Pocket, then from 1890 to 1910 as Allumbah (or Alumba), but changed to Yungaburra at the request of the Railway Department to avoid confusion with Aloomba, south of Cairns. The name Yungaburra was gazetted on 5 November 1909. Aboriginal term, but no-one is sure of the exact meaning. Claimants include inquiring, place haunted by spirits, fig tree, corroboree. The last claim suggests it was originally called Yungabil which was corrupted to Yungaburra
Source:
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 14
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 22
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 78
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 14
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 22
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 78
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Yusia Ginau Oval
Bamaga. Named after Yusia Ginau, adopted son of Bamaga Ginau & one of the original seven families to move from Saibai Island to Bamaga in the late 1940s. He was an avid sports follower
Source:
Torres News 3-9 November 1989, p. 18
Torres News 3-9 November 1989, p. 18
Coordinates:
10 53 S 142 24 E
10 53 S 142 24 E
Zamia 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
Zanzoo Close
Cairns. Jungara. Origin unknown. Named after the Zanzoo Weir Crossing over the Freshwater Creek. The street was named circa 1987. Possibly the word is of Japanese origin
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Zechaen Court
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after a Dutch explorer ship. Name approved in 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
Ziggenbine's Pocket
See Carrington
Zillmanton
Chillagoe District. Mining town named after A.H. Zillman, the mining warden at Herberton. It was gazetted in 1892 & surveyed on 2 February 1911. The town folded from 1911 after the mines flooded & the plant was shipped to Chillagoe in 1912 following a smelter fire there.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 201
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 205
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 201
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 205
Coordinates:
17 3 S 144 28 E
17 3 S 144 28 E
Zircon Street
Cairns. Bayview Heights. Streets in this subdivision are named after minerals and gemstones. Zircon is a zirconium silicate of which some translucent varieties are cut into gems.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Zoe Bay
Hinchinbrook Island. 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. 413
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 413
Coordinates:
18 23 S 146 17 E
18 23 S 146 17 E
