Cabarita Street
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Cabarita is a Sydney waterside suburb, supposedly a Dharuk Aboriginal word meaning by the water. Name approved by Council on 10 October 1994
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 52
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 52
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cadaga Close
Cairns. Manoora. Named after the forest tree species Cadaga
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Caddy 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
Caesar Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Street names in the Forum estate have a Roman theme
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cahill Street
Innisfail. Named after Shire Councillor Cahill, 1939-1943
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
Cairncross Island
Great Barrier Reef, north of Shelburne Bay. Named by Captain Phillip Parker King in July 1819 after Jane Field, whose maiden name was Cairncross. She was the wife of Barron Field, a New South Wales judge who travelled with King in the Mermaid from Sydney to Hobart.
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 183 & 146
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 183 & 146
Coordinates:
11 14 S 142 55 E
11 14 S 142 55 E
Cairns
In September 1876 the site for the town of Cairns was selected by Cardwell Police Magistrate Brindley Guise Sheridan and named Thornton after William Thornton, the Chief Collector of Customs. Cooktown newspapers referred to the new settlement as Newport while miners called it Warden's township or Smith's Landing. Newspaper correspondents described the new settlement as Trinity Bay. It was then briefly known as Dickson after the Colonial Treasurer. When Commissioner Sharkey was sent from Townsville to Cairns aboard the Porpoise in October 1876, with instructions to survey the new town, he was instructed to rename it after the then Governor of Queensland. So it became known as Cairns after the Governor of Queensland at the time, Sir William Wellington Cairns, by a proclamation issued on 7 October 1876. Cairns was the Governor from January 1875 to 1877. The Cairns Divisional Board was formed in June 1880. Cairns was proclaimed a town on 28 May 1885 with the formation of the Cairns Town Council. The Barron Divisional Board was created in 1893. The Cairns Shire Council replaced the Divisional Board in 1902 and Cairns was proclaimed a city on 12 October 1923. The Mulgrave Shire was formed on 16 November 1940 & Cairns & Mulgrave re-amalgamated in 1995.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 83-84
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 37
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 83-84
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 37
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cairns North
Cairns. Suburb. So named because it is just north of the city centre. Originally was part of Edge Hill
Source:
Williams, Mary T. The Knob: a history of Yorkey's Knob, 1988, p. 42
Williams, Mary T. The Knob: a history of Yorkey's Knob, 1988, p. 42
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cairns Street
Cairns. Cairns North. Named after John Cairns who was first associated with the mining fields and came to Cairns in the 1890s to open a business as an auctioneer, land and general agent. He died on 16 June 1901, aged 52. In 1899 he was a member of the Cairns Divisional Board.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Calcifer
Chillagoe District. Surveyed on 20 December 1898 by M. Amos, this town owes its name to a combination of the three local minerals, Calcium (lime), Copper & Ferrous (iron). The name was coined in 1894
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 185
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 295, August 1984
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 185
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 295, August 1984
Coordinates:
17 12 S 144 34 E
17 12 S 144 34 E
Calder Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named for the partner of the firm Woodward and Calder, prominent real estate valuer & businessmen of Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Caleb Court
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after a distinguished World war I soldier
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
Caledonia Creek
Hodgkinson Goldfield where the town of Kingsborough was sited. Possibly named by prospector William McLeod because the ragged hills reminded him of his native Scotland
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 54
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 54
California Creek
See Ord
Callaghan Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after early pioneer, either Pat Callaghan or Callaghan Walsh
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Callendar Drive
Innisfail. Named for surveyor W. J. Callendar
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
Callendar Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail by the football ground. Named after Surveyor W. J. Callendar
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
Callow Street
Innisfail. Named after William Henry Callow, early settler at Mundoo
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
Cambanora Place
Cairns. Kanimbla. Name of an old plantation & homestead of 160 acres owned by Archibald Meston
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 156
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 156
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cambrian Avenue
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after the Cambrian Mountains in Wales.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Camp Point
Innisfail District. Named in 1872, probably after Captain John Moresby
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Campbell Creek
Tully district. Named after Surveyor W. W. Campbell who surveyed Tully in 1924
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Campbell Reef
Torres Strait. Discovered by & named after Captain James Campbell of the clipper ship Storm Cloud in 1860
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 210
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 210
Coordinates:
10 20 S 142 29 E
10 20 S 142 29 E
Campbell's Tower
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 30 November 1861 after a member of his expedition. 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. 28
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 28
Campbell Street
Innisfail. Named for Winston Campbell, Surveyor
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
Campbell Street
Gordonvale. Names after Charles Campbell, one time Chairman of the Mulgrave Shire Council & President of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce in 1926
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Campbell Street
Mission Beach. Named after the Campbell family. L. Campbell arrived in the area in the 1940s and their land was used for fruit growing
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
Campbell Terrace
Mission Beach. Named after the Campbell family who are long-time residents in the area. L. Campbell and his family arrived in the 1940s.
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
Canal Creek
Innisfail. Named because of locks in the creek to enable bananas to be transported by Chinese market gardeners
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Canal Mauvais
Torres Strait. Named by Dumont & D'Urville in 1840 after their boats were grounded in this channel behind Warrior (Tudu) Island
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 97
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 97
Canecutter Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Named in recognition of the sugar industry, as this was the area where cane was grown for the Hambledon Mill
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Canna Street
Cairns. Holloway's 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
Cannibal Creek
Tributary of the Palmer River, and worked for some years since the late 1870s as a tin field. So named because it was here that a miner was allegedly killed and eaten by the indigenous inhabitants of the area.
Source:
Lees, W. The Copper Mines and Mineral Fields of Queensland, part 2, p. 45
Lees, W. The Copper Mines and Mineral Fields of Queensland, part 2, p. 45
Cannon Park racecourse
Cairns. Named after John Cannon, a pioneer of the sugar industry and owner of land in the White Rock area in the 1890s.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cannon Street
Gordonvale. Named in honour of the brothers William (Bill) and John Cannon, pioneering dairy farmers at the 4 Mile. Bill supplied milk to Cairns and John was a packer to Herberton. They later became cane growers in the Highleigh area.
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 114-5
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 142
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 114-5
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 142
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Cannon Street
Cairns. Manoora/Manunda. Named after John Cannon, a pioneer of the sugar industry and owner of land in the White Rock area in the 1890s.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Canoe Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named in February 1880 by Robert Logan Jack
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 559
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 559
Canton Street
See Draper Street
Cap Island
See Fire Island
Cape Bedford
Eastern Cape York Peninsula, north of Cooktown. Named by Captain James Cook on 3 August 1770 for Lord John Russell, the 4th Duke of Bedford & the First Lord of the Admiralty, 1774-1778
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 49
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 170
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 49
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 170
Coordinates:
15 14 S 145 21 E
15 14 S 145 21 E
Cape Bowen
Cape Melville National Park. Named by Lt. Charles Jeffries of the Kangaroo in 1815
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 161
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 161
Coordinates:
14 31 S 144 40 E
14 31 S 144 40 E
Cape Cornwall
Torres Strait. Prince of Wales Island. Named by Captain James Cook on 23 August 1770 for the Prince of Wales who was then aged 8. The Prince bore the supplementary title of Duke of Cornwall
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 173
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 173
Coordinates:
10 46 S 142 11 E
10 46 S 142 11 E
Cape Direction
Great Barrier Reef. Named by Captain William Bligh on 28 May 1789 as this was where he picked up his bearings after sighting the mainland of Australia. There are several hills here, one being known as Direction Hill
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 99
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 99
Coordinates:
12 51 S 143 32 E
12 51 S 143 32 E
Cape Flattery
Named by Captain James Cook on 10 August 1770. So named because Cook thought he had found the passage to the Outer Reef near the Cape, i.e. he flattered himself that he was at last in waters clear of reefs (He was not). "We now judged ourselves to be clear of all danger having as we thought a clear open sea before us, but this we soon found otherwise & occasioned my calling the headland above mentioned Cape Flattery". Cape Flattery, Canada, is named for similar reasons
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 171
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 171
Coordinates:
14 57 S 145 21 E
14 57 S 145 21 E
Cape Flinders
Princess Charlotte Bay. Named for Captain Matthew Flinders
Coordinates:
14 08 S 144 14 E
14 08 S 144 14 E
Cape Grafton
Cairns area. Named by Captain Cook on 10 June 1770 after Augustus Herbert Fitzroy, the 3rd Duke of Grafton, who was Prime Minister of England when the Endeavour sailed (Prime Minister from 1768-1770). The Aboriginal name is Kiriga
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 1
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 1
Coordinates:
16 52 S 145 55 E
16 52 S 145 55 E
Cape Grenville
Eastern Cape York Peninsula, north of Lockhart River. Named by Captain James Cook on 19 August 1770 for Lord Grenville, who was the Earl of Pembroke and Prime Minister of England, 1763-1764.
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
Cape Griffith
Cape York. Named for Sir Samuel Griffith, Premier of Queensland in 1866 & 1890-1893. The Cape was named by Lieutenant Pirie between 1890-1893
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 695
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 695
Coordinates:
12 39 S 143 25 E
12 39 S 143 25 E
Cape Kerweer
Western Cape York Peninsula. Kerweer in Dutch means 'turn again' & it was here in 1606 that the Dutch expedition of Jansz aboard the Duyfken turned north. Duyfken named it Cape Kerweer & Matthew Flinders in 1802 wrote; "from respect to antiquity the Dutch name is there preserved"
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 36
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 137
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 36
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 137
Coordinates:
13 55 S 141 28 E
13 55 S 141 28 E
Cape Kimberley
North of the Daintree River Mouth. Named by George Dalrymple on 24 October 1873 after the late Secretary of State for the Colonies. The Kuku Yalanji name is Baku
Source:
Dalrymple, G. Narrative and Reports of the Queensland North-East Coast Expedition, 1873, p. 20
Jakalbaku, 1988
Dalrymple, G. Narrative and Reports of the Queensland North-East Coast Expedition, 1873, p. 20
Jakalbaku, 1988
Coordinates:
16 15 S 145 10 E
16 15 S 145 10 E
Cape Melville
Cape York Peninsula. Named by Lieutenant Charles Jeffries of the Kangaroo in 1815 for Henry Dundas, Viscount Melville, Secretary of State for the Colonies
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
14 10 S 144 31 E
14 10 S 144 31 E
Cape Ninian
Named by Lt. Jeffrey of the Mermaid on 11 July 1819
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
14 40 S 144 57 E
14 40 S 144 57 E
Cape Richards
Northernmost point of Hinchinbrook Island. Named after G.H. Richards, hydrographer of the Navy, by Commander George Strong Nares (1831-1915) of HMS Salamander in 1866, during a two year survey of the Australian coastline. It was not named by or after Captain G.H. Richards of the Hecate
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411 and 69
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411 and 69
Coordinates:
18 12 S 146 14 E
18 12 S 146 14 E
Cape Sandwich
Hinchinbrook Island. Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770 after John Montagu Dunk, the Fourth Earl of Sandwich, 1718-1792
Source:
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 412
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 412
Coordinates:
18 14 S 146 18 E
18 14 S 146 18 E
Cape Tribulation
Named by Captain Cook on 11 June 1770 as it was here that his ship struck a reef and "I named...the north point Cape Tribulation because here began all our troubles". The Kuku Yalanji name is Kulki or Kurangee (The place of many cassowaries)
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 12
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 405, August 1995
Jakalbaku, 1988
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 2
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 12
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 405, August 1995
Jakalbaku, 1988
Coordinates:
16 05 S 145 29 E
16 05 S 145 29 E
Cape Van Diemen
Mornington Island. Named by Abel Tasman in 1644 for Anthony Van Diemen, Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies
Source:
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 155
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 155
Coordinates:
16 32 S 139 43 E
16 32 S 139 43 E
Cape Weymouth
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:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 49
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 49
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Coordinates:
12 37 S 143 26 E
12 37 S 143 26 E
Cape York
Named on 21 August 1770 by Captain James Cook in honour of the late Edward Augustus, Royal Highness, the Duke of York. Originally named York Cape by Cook. The Duke of York was a brother of King George III. "The Point of the Main which forms one side of the passage (Adolphus Channel) before mentioned & which is the northern promontory of this country I have named in honour of His late Royal Highness the Duke of York."
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 93
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 93
Coordinates:
10 42 S 142 32 E
10 42 S 142 32 E
Capitanio Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Carlo Capitanio, a Cairns solicitor
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Capri Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Capri is a beach on the Gold Coast. 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
Captain Billy Creek
Cape York. Named by Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after an Aboriginal man they met who spoke English & who called himself Captain Billy. He showed Jack & his fellow travellers this spot on the coast
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 589
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 78
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 589
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 78
Captain Billy's Landing
Cape York. Named by Robert Logan Jack in 1880 after an Aboriginal man they met who spoke English & who called himself Captain Billy. He showed Jack & his fellow travellers this spot on the coast
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 78
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 78
Captain Cook Drive
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Paradise Palms Golf Estate. Named after Captain James Cook who sailed past Cairns on the Endeavour in June 1770
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Captain Cook Highway
Cairns to Port Douglas. Named after Captain James Cook. The Highway was gazetted on 23 October 1937 but was officially opened on 17 December 1933
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 291-295
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 291-295
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Caravonica
Cairns suburb. Dr David Thomatis named his estate in the Freshwater district Caravonica in late 1884. He named it after the town in Italy where he came from. The popular belief, as recounted by Jones, that Cara is an Italian term of endearment and Vonica was for his first wife who had recently passed away, is incorrect. The estate is now a Cairns suburb.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 254
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 254
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Carbeen
Atherton Tableland, south of Walkamin. Railway Station. Name of a tree plentiful in the district
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Carbeen 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
Carbine Close
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after Mount Carbine, a mountain & town on the Atherton Tableland
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Carbonate Creek
Railway siding on the Chillagoe Line. Named for a school of that name nearby
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Carcoola Court
Weipa. Aboriginal name for gum tree
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Card Avenue
Cairns. Manunda. Named after G.M. Card, a civil engineer who was manager of the firm T.J. Watkins Ltd. at the time of the development of this subdivision
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
Cardross
See Arbouin
Cardstone
Upper Tully district. Settlement housing workers for the Tully Falls Hydro scheme. The word is a combination of Cardwell and Johnstone and named in 1954. The settlement was established in 1955-56 to service the Karreya Hydroelectric Power Station which opened on 23 September 1957
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 397
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 303
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 397
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 303
Coordinates:
17 46 S 145 18 E
17 46 S 145 18 E
Cardwell
Established in 1864. Named after Edward Cardwell, then Minister for the Colonies by George Elphinstone Dalrymple.
Source:
On the New Settlement in Rockingham Bay ... Journal of the Royal Geographical Society vol. 35, 1865, p. 198
On the New Settlement in Rockingham Bay ... Journal of the Royal Geographical Society vol. 35, 1865, p. 198
Coordinates:
18 16 S 146 1 E
18 16 S 146 1 E
Cargill Street
Innisfail. Named after James Cargill, an early settler, who owned a bakery and ice works in Innisfail and was a Shire Councillor from 1917-1923
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
Carmel 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
Carmen Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after well known butchering company in Cairns. (Name corrupted from Carman). The firm began in January 1919 when the brothers Frank, Bede, Bert & Mark P. Carman bought a half-share in the butchering firm of Atherton Brothers owned by their brother-in-law, Jack Atherton. the shop was situated in Spence Street. In the early 1920s Atherton was bought out & the name was changed to Carman Bros with Frank Carman, as the oldest brother, becoming the manager.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 318, September 1986
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 318, September 1986
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 13
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Carnarvon
Sweers Island. Named after the Earl of Carnarvon. The township was surveyed by George Phillips on 19 September 1866. George Phillips (1843-1921), a civil engineer by profession, later became the Member of Parliament for the electorate of Carpentaria, 1893-1896
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 271
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 271
Coordinates:
17 7 S 139 36 E
17 7 S 139 36 E
Carnation Drive
Cairns. Mooroobool. Street in an estate where street names have a floral theme
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Carnegie Range
Cape York Peninsula. Named after Captain J. Carnegie of H.M.S. Salamander, the Royal Navy ship that kept Somerset in touch with Brisbane 3 times a year in the 1860s
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 29
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 29
Carney's Flats
Goldsborough. Named after Mr Carney, a horse breeder, who was found dead in his hut in the early 1920s
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 223, July 1978
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 223, July 1978
Caroona 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
Carrington
Atherton Tableland, south of Atherton & 16km north-east of Herberton. Named after the Herberton Police Magistrate, Carrington, in 1883 & surveyed by E.B. Rankine on 28 July 1884. Originally known as Ziggenbine's (Ziggenbein's) Pocket after A. Ziggenbein, a German immigrant, who moved his hotel here from the Hodgkinson with the Herberton mining rush. Although officially known as Carrington, the common usage for the township was Scrubby Creek, after the creek here. The creek was also known as Phil's Creek, after Phil Garland, who lived here. The land in this area was officially described as Scrubby Forest
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 129
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 113
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 4
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 129
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 113
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 4
Coordinates:
17 18 S 145 28 E
17 18 S 145 28 E
Carrington Falls
Atherton Tableland, south of Atherton. Named after the town of Carrington which was named after the Herberton Police Magistrate in 1883
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 129
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 129
Carrinton Cemetery
See Thomas Park
Carroll Street
Mareeba. Named about 1966 for the Carroll family. Michael & Mary Carroll were early pioneers, arriving in Mareeba in 1892
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 11
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Carron Hill
Cape York Peninsula, Carron Range. Named by the officers of the surveying ship Paluma in 1890. Named for William Carron, botanist to Edmund Kennedy, who led an ill-fated expedition to Cape York in 1848
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 & 692
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 & 692
Carron Range
Cape York. Named by Robert Logan Jack on 15 February 1880 after William Carron, botanist & second-in-charge of the 1848 Kennedy Expedition
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 77
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 & 566 & 692
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 77
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 224 & 566 & 692
Carron River
Croydon District. Named for William Carron, who was second-in-command on Kennedy's ill-fated 1848 expedition to Cape York. The township of Carron River was also named after him & was founded in 1885 & surveyed in December 1887 by W.A. Irwin
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 165
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 165
Carrum Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Carrum is a beach on the outskirts of Melbourne. The name was approved on 17 October 1988
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Caryota Close
Cairns. Palm Cove. Named after the Caryota palm family, which includes the Fishtail palm (Caryota mitis & Caryota rumphiana), the Chinese fishtail palm (Caryota ochlandra) & the Wine palm (Caryota urens).
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Casella Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after S. Casella, an early cane farmer in the district
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Casey Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1958 for Patrick Casey, a miner in 1895
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 12
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 12
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Cassady Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, J.A.O'C Cassady
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Cassava 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
Cassia 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
Cassia Street
Yungaburra. Named after a species of tree
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Cassie Close
Innisfail. Named after the Cassia, a flowering 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
Cassowary Drive
Mission Beach. So named because cassowary birds are found in the district
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Cassowary Street
Innisfail. Named after the cassowary 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
Cassowary Street
Cairns. Freshwater. So named because cassowaries were plentiful in this area when the street was first formed
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 44
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 44
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Castletown
South of Forsayth. Originally called O'Donahughes after a local resident who owned a hotel in the township, but was renamed Castleton after the prominent Castle Hill 1 km away. The town was surveyed in August 1890 & was established to serve the Big Reef Gold Mine. Men left the town to enlist during World War I & the town never reopened after the War
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 45
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 45
Coordinates:
18 38 S 143 37 E
18 38 S 143 37 E
Casuarina Crescent
Weipa. Botanical genus
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Casuarina Hill
Cape Flattery area. 84 metres (275 feet) high. So named because of the dark colours of the casuarinas' covering it.
Source:
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 176
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 176
Casuarina Point
Cairns, near the airport. Originally named Oak-Tree Point, possibly by Dalrymple in 1873. Now known as Casuarina Point because of the clump of casuarinas found there
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 28
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 28
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Casuarina 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
Cater Road
Mareeba. Named about 1981 for the Cater family who have lived in the area since the turn of the century
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 12
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 12
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Caterina Close
Mareeba. Named on 21 May 1987 for Caterina Mammino
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Catherine Close
Mareeba. Named on 19 September 1985 after a daughter of Tom & Sally Gilmore, developers of that area
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Cattana Road
Cairns. Smithfield. Named after the family who owned and farmed the property here
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cavallaro Avenue
Cairns. Earlville. Named for the family who lived in the area
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cavan Street
Innisfail. County in Ireland where Patrick Freeman Tierney, early settler, came from
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
Cawana Swamp
Einsleigh District. Named by the Jardine brothers who passed this way on 15 October 1864
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 293
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 293
Coordinates:
18 2 S
18 2 S
Cec Wilson Drive
Mareeba. Named on 17 June 1990 for Cec Wilson, a railwayman
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Cedar Camp
See Atherton
Cedar 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
Cedar Street
Yungaburra. Named after a species of tree
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Cedrella Road
Weipa. Botanical genus, probably Cedrela, which is from the Latin for cedar
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Cemetery Road
Georgetown. So named because the road leads to the cemetery
Coordinates:
18 17 S 143 33 E
18 17 S 143 33 E
Centaur Street
Cairns. Trinity Park. Streets in this subdivision were named after ships. The Centaur was a Hospital Ship in the Australian Navy
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Centenary Close
Cairns. Manoora. Close where subdivision occurred in the Cairns centenary year, 1976
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Centenary Park
Mareeba. Named to honour the centenary of Mareeba in 1977
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 106
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 106
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Chaplain Avenue
Cairns. Manunda. Named after A. S. Chaplain who owned the land before it was subdivided
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 14
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Chapman Reef
Torres Strait. Named after Captain Thomas George Chapman, 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
Charleston
See Forsayth
Charlie Street
Innisfail. First name of Innisfail resident Charlie Jodrell
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
Charlotte 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
Charlotte Street
Cooktown. Originally known as Main Street because it was the main street of Cooktown and also known as Hamilton Street after Thomas Hamilton, first Police Magistrate in Cooktown. The street was officially named for Princess Charlotte, daughter of George IV, born 1796, probably by James Smith Reid, who surveyed the town in May 1874
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Charringa
South of Aloomba. Railway Station & township. Aboriginal name means the stars. Where the railway line crossed Behana Creek the siding was called Wargul but when the town was surveyed on the site the name was changed to Warringa. The town itself never eventuated
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 373
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 373
Coordinates:
17 7 S 145 50 E
17 7 S 145 50 E
Chataway Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Alderman D. E. Chataway, Mayor of Cairns between 1960-1967
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Chelsea Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Chelsea is a beach on the outskirts of Melbourne
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cherry Creek
Cape York. Named by James Dick in July 1910 after Mining Warden F.J. Cherry
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 717 & 720
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 717 & 720
Chester Court
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Henry Marjoribanks Chester, Police Magistrate in 1885
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
Chester Peak
Cape York. 335 metres (1 098 feet) high. Highest summit of the Chester Range. Named circa 1898 by officers of HMS Dart for Henry M. Chester, who was Government Resident at Somerset & Thursday Island, 1876-1891 & Police Magistrate at Cooktown, 1892-1897
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Coordinates:
13 08 S 143 29 E
13 08 S 143 29 E
Chester Range
Cape York. Named circa 1898 by officers of HMS Dart for Henry M. Chester, who was Government Resident at Somerset & Thursday Island, 1876-1891 & Police Magistrate at Cooktown, 1892-1897
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Chester River
Cape York. Probably named for Henry M. Chester, who was Government Resident at Somerset & Thursday Island, 1876-1891 & Police Magistrate at Cooktown, 1892-1897
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Chester Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named for Sir Henry Majoribanks Chester, who was the Police Magistrate at Somerset, circa 1869 & from 19 July 1877 the first Police Magistrate on Thursday Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Chewko
Chillagoe Railway. Meaning a pipe or possibly boggy country
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Chewko Road
Mareeba. Named circa 1953 for chewing tobacco
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 13
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Chilcott Island
Great Barrier Reef. East of Cairns. Named after the captain of the barque, Coringa Packet, skippered by Captain F.B. Chilcott who was wrecked here on 8 May 1845
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 162
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 162
Coordinates:
16 56 S 159 00 E
16 56 S 159 00 E
Chilcott Rock
Great Barrier Reef. Named after the captain of the barque, Coringa Packet, skippered by Captain F.B. Chilcott who was wrecked here on 8 May 1845
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 162
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 162
Chillagoe
Named by William Atherton, son of John Atherton, from a sea-shanty refrain of that era; "Ikey, pikey, psyche, crikey, Chillagoe, walabadorie". Another account gives the song as "Jimpsy Dru Majibbity Hoy, Jobbity Hory Pory, Hikey, Pikey, Psyche, Crikey, Chillagoe Wabaredory". Atherton discovered copper ore here in 1888
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 37
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 9, July 1959
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 37
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 9, July 1959
Coordinates:
17 9 S 144 31 E
17 9 S 144 31 E
Chillei Nhee
Weipa. Aboriginal term, Place of Cooktown Orchids (Chillei=Orchid, Nhee=Place)
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Chimmo Shoal
Great Barrier Reef, Cockburn Island area. Named after Lieutenant William Chimmo of the Torch which sailed this way in 1856
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 199
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 199
China Camp
Bloomfield district. So named by the European miners for the number of Chinese prospecting here for gold. little gold was found & the Chinese drifted away because they were not interested in tin mining. The Kuku Yalanji name for the area where the camp was Buru
Source:
Jakalbaku, 1988
Jakalbaku, 1988
Chinaman Creek
Cairns. So named because Chinese market gardeners used to transport their produce to Cairns via this creek. Chinese gardeners settled in the area around McCoombe Street & Balaclava State School. Having no road contact with the port of Cairns, they transported their produce by Chinese junk down the creek to the inlet then down to the wharf at Cairns. The name was in use by 1879. Originally known as Chinamans Creek & then Chinaman's Creek
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no 3, January 1959 & no. 325, June 1987
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no 3, January 1959 & no. 325, June 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Chinaman's Creek
Lower Tully River district. Originally named Boyle's Creek in the 1880s after John Boyle, who arrived in the district in 1882. Later called Sing Hop's Creek after Messrs. Sing Hop and Co. erected a store on the north bank of the creek in 1912. It is now called Chinaman's Creek because of the role played by Chinese banana farmers in the area at the turn of the century
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 290
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 290
Chinaman's Gardens
See Dimbulah
Christensen Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after David Christensen, Mulgrave Shire Councillor 1943-1957 & 1961-1972. His family grew the first cane at Freshwater. His wife, Claudia, was a schoolteacher at Redlynch School when it opened in 1932.
Source:
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 245, April 1980
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 245, April 1980
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Christian's Island
Named by Captain Edwards on 4 September 1791
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Christian Street
Babinda. Named after John Evelyn Christian an early settler who owned a large area of land on the eastern side of the railway line. He died in 1971 and is buried in the Martyn Street cemetery 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
Christie Avenue
Napranum. In honour of Sydney Christie, employed by Comalco from 1957-1976, rising to Managing Director of the Basic Resources & International Group
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Christie Street
Ingham. Named for those killed in action during World War I & II & Korea. This street honours C. Christie, A.M. Christie & E.M. Christie. Eric MacNaughton Christie and Alec MacNaughton Christie were the sons of William MacNaughton and Etheline May Christie. Eric, the husband of Getrude Alice Christie, was killed on 24 September 1943, aged 28, in Papua New Guinea and is buried in Grave DD. B. 12, in the Lae War Cemetery. He was a Captain, no. QX6230, 2115 BN, A.I.F. Alec was married to Mabel Delma Christie and was killed on 3 January 1942, aged 26 and is buried in Halton Churchyard, Buckinghamshire, England. He was a Flying Officer, no. 404579, with the Royal Australian Air Force.
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Christmas Creek
Western Cape York. Named by the Jardine brothers on 25 December 1864. Robert Logan Jack also named a creek in this area Christmas Creek on 24 December 1879
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 309 & 535
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 309 & 535
Chseter Street
See Normanby Street
Chumbrumba
Millaa Millaa. Aboriginal term. Name of forest pocket at railway station on the Millaa Millaa line
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 15
Church Street
Innisfail. Named for the Catholic Church as this area was considered a location for a new Catholic Church at one time
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
Church Street
Gordonvale. Named after the Church of England located in this street
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Church Street
Babinda. So named because on the northern side of the street is where the three churches in Babinda are situated
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
