Cicero Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Names in the Forum Estate have a predominantly Roman theme
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
Cilento Close
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme. Named for Diane Cilento, an acclaimed actress in films such as The Admirable Crichton, The Agony & the Ecstacy and Tom Jones. She founded the Karnak Playhouse in Far North Queensland & was once married to James Bond Star Sean Connery.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cinderella Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. The Machans Beach Progress Association was asked to submit names for the street. Jan Coulter suggested Cinderella; poor old Cinderella with no bitumen road, mail deliveries or beach!
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
Cintra Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Named after the Cintra, a ship of the Steamship Company in service in the 1890s & early 20th century
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 253
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 253
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Clacherty Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after Bob Clacherty, known as Hydro Bob who was a member of the Barron Shire Council around the turn of the century
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Clack Islands
Princess Charlotte Bay. Named by Phillip Parker King on 26 June 1821. According to Gill it was actually named by Lieutenant Charles Jeffries of the Kangaroo in 1815
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 149
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 149
Coordinates:
14 05 S 144 15 E
14 05 S 144 15 E
Clancy Park
Innisfail. Suburb. Named after Rev. Father Michael Martin Clancy, first Catholic Priest in Innisfail
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Clancy Street
Innisfail. Named after Father Michael Clancy, prominent Roman Catholic priest
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 21
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 21
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Clare's Gully
Innisfail District. Named in the 1880s after Robert Clare, a prospector
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Claremont Islands
Princess Charlotte Bay. A group of 3 Islands consisting of Burkitt, Hannah & Willkie Islands. Named by Captain Phillip Parker King in 1819
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Clarence Archipelago
Torres Strait. This name for the Torres Strait was bestowed by Captain William Bligh on 16 September 1792 but was never adopted by cartographers
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 115
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 115
Clarina
Normanton to Croydon Railway. Known as 11 Miles until 1893 when it was named Clarina after the wife of a local station owner
Source:
Knowles, J. W. Lonely Rails in the Gulf Country, 1993, p. 49
Knowles, J. W. Lonely Rails in the Gulf Country, 1993, p. 49
Clarke Close
Weipa. In honour of Jack (John Henry) Clarke, who was employed by Comalco in the Mine, Ship loader & SPQ from 1971 to 1982. He was a founder of the Weipa Rugby League
Source:
Hibberd Library information
Hibberd Library information
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Clarke's Creek
Cairns. Named after Dodd Smith Clarke who held land on the south side of this creek from 22 September 1879 and was a member of the Cairns Cemetery Board by 1879. He founded the Advertiser newspaper and was an agent for the A.S.N. Co., until the depression of 1880, which saw him leave Cairns for Townsville
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 134
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 148
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 134
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 148
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Clarke Street
Innisfail. Named after J.P. Clarke, prominent resident and accountant
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
Clarke Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Arthur H. Clarke who from 1906 to 1949 was auditor for the Cairns Chamber of Commerce and on whom honorary life membership was bestowed
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Clarke Street
Gordonvale. Named after Joe Clarke, an early cane farmer in the Highleigh area
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
Claudie River
Cape York Peninsula. Discovered & named by Billy Lakeland after his son Claud (Claudie)
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 696
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 696
Claudine Passage
Torres Strait. Discovered by Captain John Welch of the ship Claudine in 1818
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Claudine Reef
Torres Strait. Discovered by Captain John Welch of the ship Claudine in 1818
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Clay Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, H. Clay
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Cleland Street
Gordonvale. Named after William Cleland, an early pound-keeper
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
Clemson Avenue
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Frank Clemson, a builder and contractor who was the owner of the property at the time of sub-division
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Clerk Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid in 1874 for an officer aboard HMS Endeavour which stopped in Cooktown in 1770
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Clerke Island
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Grenville, part of the Home Island group. Named after Charles Clerke, Third Lieutenant aboard Captain Cook's ship the Endeavour.
Source:
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Cliff Islands
Princess Charlotte Bay. Named by Captain Phillip Parker King in 1819. Probably so named because the northern end of the Island terminates in a cliff.
Source:
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Horden, Marsden. King of the Australian Coast, 1997, p. 182
Coordinates:
14 14 S 143 47 E
14 14 S 143 47 E
Clifford Road
Innisfail. Named after H.F. Clifford, Member of Divisional Board, 1893-1899
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
Clinton Close
Mareeba. Named on 18 May 1989 for Clinton Gilpatrick, son of one of the developers of the land
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 14
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 14
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Clohesy
Atherton Tableland, between Kuranda & Mareeba. Township. Named after the Clohesy River which was named after Sub-Inspector T. Clohesy in the 1880s. Gold was discovered & worked here from 1892 & the town was surveyed by E.B. Rankin on 22 December 1910 Clohesy was a Sub-Inspector of the Mounted Police on the Palmer River in 1875 & filled the same position in the Cairns District in the 1880s
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 375
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 375
Coordinates:
16 53 S 145 32 E
16 53 S 145 32 E
Clohesy Court
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after Sub-Inspector T. Clohesy who was with the native mounted police in the 1870s & 1880s
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
Clohesy River
Atherton Tableland, between Kuranda & Mareeba. Named after Sub-Inspector Clohesy in the late 1880s or early 1890s. Originally known as the First Clohesy to distinguish it from the Second Clohesy (which is now known as Davies Creek)
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 116
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 116
Clohesy River Road
Atherton Tableland, between Kuranda & Mareeba. Named after the Clohesy River which was named after Sub-Inspector Clohesy in the late 1880s or early 1890s
Cloncurry
Named after the river that was named by explorer Robert O'Hara Burke, after his cousin, Lady Cloncurry of County Galway, Ireland. The town was established in 1876
Source:
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 69
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 69
Coordinates:
20 42 S 140 30 E
20 42 S 140 30 E
Cloncurry River
Named by explorer Robert O'Hara Burke, after his cousin, Lady Cloncurry of County Galway, Ireland.
Source:
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 69
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. The Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 69
Close Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after P. G. Close, Managing Director of the Cairns Post
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Close Street
Mareeba. Named around 1974 for Elizabeth Jane Close
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 14
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 14
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Clump Mountain
Mission Beach. 416 metres (1 366 feet) high. A descriptive naming by Captain Owen Stanley of the Rattlesnake in 1848
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Coordinates:
17 35 S 145 36 E
17 35 S 145 36 E
Clump Point
Mission Beach. Named by Captain Owen Stanley of the Rattlesnake in 1848
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Coordinates:
17 51 S 146 07 E
17 51 S 146 07 E
Clune Court
Cairns. Edmonton. Names in the Hambledon Garden Estate commemorate people who gave more than 10 years service to the Hambledon Mill. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 23 January 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
Clyde Road
Babinda. Unknown, but possibly after a cutter, the Clyde, that operated in the 1890s and was engaged in the beche-de-mer industry. It is thought that the cutter may have used the Russell and Mulgrave Rivers to berth at times
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
Cobbera
Atherton Tableland. Named by John Atherton, Mareeba pioneer
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 9, July 1959
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 9, July 1959
Cobra Creek
East of Mareeba. Named by John Atherton, Mareeba pioneer. Also has been known as Cobbera Creek
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 5
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 5
Cochrane Street
Cairns. Manunda/Mooroobool. Named after Michael Leiper Cochrane (1964-1934), who was the second Town Clerk of Cairns, 1898-1916. Before joining the Council he was with the Queensland National Bank from 25 August 1886. He was also the first acting Secretary of the Cairns Harbour Board, a breeder and judge of Ayrshire cattle as well as being a member of several Masonic Lodges in the Cairns district
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 396, October 1993
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 16
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 396, October 1993
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cochrane Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after Samuel Cochrane who on 27 March 1878 took up a property near Stratford that he called Lilybank. Here he grew maize, English potatoes, sweet potatoes and pumpkins. He also owned the Lilybank Hotel. He left Cairns about 1889, selling his property to A.J. Draper.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 133 & 259
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 133
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 133 & 259
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 133
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cockatoo Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named by John R. Bradford in 1883
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 670
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 670
Cockburn Creek
Gulf Country. Named by the Jardine brothers in November 1864
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 296
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 296
Cockburn Island
Great Barrier Reef, 16 km off Cape Grenville. Named by Captain James Cook on 19 August 1770. "Those [Island]s which lay off the Cape I called Cockburns Isles". This group of 7 Islands is now called the Home Islands & are 1.5 km off Cape Grenville. The Name Cockburn Islands has since been given to another group which Cook noted but did not name, 16 km north-east of Cape Grenville.
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before the First Fleet, 1995, p. 172
Coordinates:
11 51 S 143 18 E
11 51 S 143 18 E
Cockburn Patch
Great Barrier Reef, east of Shelburne Bay. Named after Cockburn Island which was named by Captain James Cook on 19 August 1770
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cockburn Reef
Great Barrier Reef, east of Shelburne Bay. Named after Cockburn Island which was named by Captain James Cook on 19 August 1770
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
11 50 S 143 29 E
11 50 S 143 29 E
Coco Creek
Named in 1878 for the fineness of the gold found there
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coconut 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
Coconuts
Innisfail. Suburb. Named for the coconut trees found there
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Coen
Cape York. Named after the Coen River which was named by the Dutch Navigator, Carstensz, in 1623 after Jan Pietersz Coen (1587-1629), founder of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia). Coen was named by prospector Robert Sefton in 1876 who mistakenly believed that the gold bearing river on whose banks Coen was later built was Carstenzoon's Coen River.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 40-41
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 40-41
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
13 57 S 143 12 E
13 57 S 143 12 E
Coen River
Cape York. Named by the Dutch Navigator, Carstensz (Carstenzoon), on 7 or 8 May 1623 after Jan Pietersz Coen (1587-1629), founder of Batavia in the Dutch East Indies (Indonesia) & the Governor-General there. Originally named the Dubbelde-Ree by Jansz in 1606. The present day Coen River is not the same river as that discovered by Carstensz. Matthew Flinders mistook another small river for the Coen River & today this is the river officially known as the Coen River. The river discovered by Carstensz is now the Pennefather River or possibly the Archer River. In 1876 Prospector Robert Sefton & his party mistook a branch of the Archer River, where they had established camp, for the Coen River. The Survey Office then called this second Coen, South Coen River, though it has no connecting point with the Coen River
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 40-41
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 77, July 1965
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 153
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 40-41
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 77, July 1965
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Kenny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 153
Cole Group
Group of Islands named, at Lieutenant Septimus Roe's request, by Captain Phillip Parker King of the Mermaid on 11 July 1819 after Captain Sir Christopher Cole, KCB, who was Roe's patron.
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 161
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 161
Coleman River
Cape York Peninsula. Named by William Hann on August 21 1872
Source:
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 178
Coleus Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after a plant
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Collins Avenue
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Alderman W. A. Collins who was Mayor of Cairns from 1927 to 1949. He had a chemist shop at the corner of Lake and Shield Streets. Born in Herberton, he died on 29 June 1959
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Collinson Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after William Hunter Collinson, an early butcher of Cairns who, in partnership with George Mackay, had a business in Abbott Street and later moved to Lake Street near the Central Hotel. He arrived in Cairns in 1876
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Collinsons Creek
Cairns. Named after William Hunter Collinson, after whom Collinson's Track was named. He arrived in Cairns in 1876 and was an early landholder & provisional director of the Trinity Inlet Dairy Factory Company. Originally known as McKinnon's Creek and then Collinson's Creek. It now appears that this one creek is called McKinnons Creek to the west of Edmonton and Collinsons Creek to east of it.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976. See index & p. 166
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976. See index & p. 166
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Colong Court
Weipa. Aboriginal word for wombat
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Colquhoun Street
Mareeba. Named on 21 November 1985 for Harold Robert Colquhoun, who was killed in action at Gallipoli in August 1915
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 15
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 15
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Colyer Close
Innisfail. Named after an early resident
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
Combe Islet
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Named after Combe of HMS Waterwitch. 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
Combe Point
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Named after Combe of HMS Waterwitch. 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 15 S 144 13 E
14 15 S 144 13 E
Combe Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Princess Charlotte Bay area. Named after Combe of HMS Waterwitch. 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
Cominos Place
Cairns. Manunda. Named after George E. Cominos, a prominent businessman of Cairns who owned the land before it was subdivided. He also owned and ran the Blue Bird Cafe
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Commodore Street
Mission Beach. Several streets in South Mission Beach are named for a nautical theme.
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Compass Close
Cairns. Edge Hill. So named because the straight street bears due north (360 degrees)
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
Comport Street
Cairns. Portsmith. Named after G. R. Comport, manager of the Cairns branch of the Queensland National Bank about 1880. This street is a continuation of Kenny Street, on the other side of Alligator Creek
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Conch Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a nautical theme. Conch shell
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Conch Street
Port Douglas. Named after the conch shell
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Conlan Close
Cairns. Manoora. Named after the subdivider, Terry Conlan, circa 1985
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Conn Creek
North of Ingham. Named after William George & Elizabeth Conn who were murdered here in April 1875
Source:
Martin, Alec. Murders a sad tale of Conn Siding. Cairns Post 18 October 1994, p. 10
Martin, Alec. Murders a sad tale of Conn Siding. Cairns Post 18 October 1994, p. 10
Conn Siding
North of Ingham. Railway siding. Named after William George & Elizabeth Conn who were massacred near here in April 1875
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 336
Martin, Alec. Murders a sad tale of Conn Siding. Cairns Post 18 October 1994, p. 10
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 336
Martin, Alec. Murders a sad tale of Conn Siding. Cairns Post 18 October 1994, p. 10
Connelly Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1981 for Rex Connelly, who settled in Mareeba in the early 1920s
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 15
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 15
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Connolly Close
Yarrabah. Named for the Connolly family. Father Wayne Connolly was Chairman of the Yarrabah Community Council & from 1997, Chairman of the Aboriginal Co-ordinating Council. Claude Connolly was one of the trackers who pursued Ned Kelly
Connors Crescent
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after a Mr. Connors, who was a well known businessman in Cairns
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Constance Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1893 after the Queen Constance Goldmine. The Goldmine was named after the daughter of miner Alfred Hort
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 16
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 16
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Constantine Point
East of Deeral. Named Port Constantine by Dalrymple in 1873
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 31
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 31
Coogee Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Coogee is a beach in Sydney
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cook Esplanade
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named in honour of Miller Cook, born on Darnley Island in 1927 & a long-time, prominent resident on Thursday Island.
Source:
Personal communication with John Scott
Personal communication with John Scott
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Cook Highway
See Captain Cook Highway
Cook Reef
Torres Strait. Discovered by Captain James Cook in 1770
Source:
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 253
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 253
Cook's Passage
Great barrier Reef, north of Lizard Island. Named after Captain James Cook who on 13 August 1770 discovered & used this route to sail through the reef & up the east coast of Cape York. He located this route after climbing the mountain on Lizard Island
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 49
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 87
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 49
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 87
Coordinates:
14 31 S 145 34 E
14 31 S 145 34 E
Cook Shire
Named after Captain James Cook. The Shire was created on 18 January 1919 after an amalgamation of the old Hann & Daintree Shires
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 130
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 130
Cook Shoal
Torres Strait. Named for Captain James Cook who struck this shoal in the Endeavour on 26 August 1770
Source:
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 95
Gill, J.C.H. The Missing Coast, 1988, p. 95
Coordinates:
10 04 S 141 37 E
10 04 S 141 37 E
Cooks Look
Lizard Island. Named after Captain James Cook who in 1770 climbed this peak (359 metres high) to find the best route through the Great Barrier Reef for his ship the Endeavour.
Coordinates:
14 30 S 144 58 E
14 30 S 144 58 E
Cooktown
Named by Captain Phillip King on 27 June 1819 after Captain Cook who was forced to stop there in June-August 1770 to effect repairs to his ship the Endeavour. The name Cooktown was officially gazetted in April 1974. Until 1 June 1874 it was known as Cook's Town. In the 1870s it was affectionately known as the Queen of the North. Cooktown was proclaimed a Municipality on 6 October 1876
Source:
Northerner, vol 1 no 1, April/May 1980, p. 22
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 26 & 130
Northerner, vol 1 no 1, April/May 1980, p. 22
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 26 & 130
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Coolangatta Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Coolangatta is a beach on the NSW/QLD border
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Coolgarra
20km north-west of Mount Garnet. Tin was discovered here in 1882 by Jimmy O'Hara. The town was surveyed on 9 February 1884. Previously known as Return Creek, on which it was situated. It is an Aboriginal name, but no-one seems to know what it means
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 131 & 157
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 131 & 157
Coordinates:
17 34 S 145 11 E
17 34 S 145 11 E
Coolibah Close
Yungaburra. Named after a species of tree
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Coolum Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Coolum is a beach on the Sunshine Coast
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Coombe Island
One of the Family Islands, south-east of Bedarra Island. Named by Lieutenant G. E. Richards of the Paluma in 1886 after a member of his crew, Lieutenant James W. Combe. (Note the misspelling). The Aboriginal name is Coomboo Island
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 and 260
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 5
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408 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
Coondara 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
Coondoo 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
Coopa
Innisfail District. Originally known as Pantapo Camp, it was a gold mining camp on the Russell Gold Field
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 364
Coordinates:
17 26 S 145 44 E
17 26 S 145 44 E
Cooper Point
North of Innisfail. Named either by Cook in 1770 or Jeffreys of the Kangaroo in 1815. Mount Cooper is 294 metres (964 feet) high.
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Coordinates:
17 24 S 146 05 E
17 24 S 146 05 E
Cooper Road
Cairns. Edmonton. Constructed in 1937 .
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 18
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Cooper Street
Atherton. Probably named after William (Bill) Cooper, Wheelwright & Blacksmith in Atherton
Source:
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 47
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 47
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Coorumba
Innisfail district. Aboriginal term, anglicised for gyurumba, a local tree
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
Copper Close
Cairns. Bayview Heights. Named for the mineral. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 13 February 1995
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
Copperfield River
Georgetown District. Named by McKinley after Charles Dickens' character, David Copperfield
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 46
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 46
Copperlode Dam
Cairns, on the Freshwater Creek. So Named because copper was discovered in the Freshwater Creek system in 1907. The dam was built in 1973. Also known as Lake Morris
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 6
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 6
Copperlode Falls
Cairns, on the Freshwater Creek. So Named because copper was discovered in the Freshwater Creek system in 1907.
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 6
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 6
Coquette Point
Mouth of the Johnstone River, Innisfail district. Named in October 1873 by George Dalrymple after the cutter, Coquette, which was used by Dalrymple during his 1873 expedition
Coral 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
Corbett Street
Atherton. Probably named after Henry Corbett, an early selector in the Atherton area
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 114
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 114
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Corcoran Street
Gordonvale. Named for the Rev. Thomas V. Corocoran, rector of St Monica's, Cairns, who died on 3 December 1901, aged 37
Source:
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation Proposals, 1988
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Cordelia Rocks
Halifax Bay, South of Palm Island. Named after the ship HMS Cordelia
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Coordinates:
19 00 S 146 41 E
19 00 S 146 41 E
Corinda Street
Innisfail. After the place where prominent settler Charles Edward Jodrell retired to
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
Coringa Islets
Great Barrier Reef. East of Cairns. Comprises Chilcott Islet & South-west Islet. Named after 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
Corkill Street
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after Corkill, Headmaster of Freshwater State School, 1929-1939
Source:
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 45
Benfer, John. A History of Freshwater, 1995, p. 45
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cormorant Pass
Great Barrier Reef. Cooktown area. Named after HMS Cormorant who used this passage in 1879
Source:
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 165
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 165
Coronation Drive
Innisfail. Named for the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
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
Costin Street
Mareeba. Named around 1961 for John Arthur Costin, a pharmacist
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 16
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 16
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Cottesloe Drive
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Cottesloe is a beach in Perth
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Couche Street
Innisfail. Named after the Couche family who lived here
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Council Lane
Babinda. So named because this is where the Council depot is 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
County of Nares
Named after Commander George Nares of the Salamander. Commander George Strong Nares (1831-1915) of HMS Salamander surveyed the Queensland coastline in 1866. He later became an admiral and was knighted
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 411
Couper Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1909 for Andy Couper, a prominent citizen of the town
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 17
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 17
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Courtney Street
Mareeba. Named about 1952 for Lawrence Courtney, Mareeba's first postmaster
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 18
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Covell Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, T.C. Covell
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Cow Bay
Daintree district. So named because Bill Smith ran cattle here & they liked to wander down to Cow Bay, although some locals contend that it is so named for the sea cow or dugong which used to feed offshore. The Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal name is Yirrkiji.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 405, August 1995
Wet Tropics Management Authority. A Handbook for Tour Guides: Daintree River to Cape Tribulation, 1999, p 2-24
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 405, August 1995
Wet Tropics Management Authority. A Handbook for Tour Guides: Daintree River to Cape Tribulation, 1999, p 2-24
Cowal Creek
See Injinoo
Cowley
Innisfail district, north west of Silkwood. Also Cowley Beach. Named after Sir Alfred Sandling Cowley (1848-1926), M.L.A. for the Herbert, 1888-1909 & Speaker of the House from 1893-1899 as well as 1903-1907. He had a sugar plantation on the lower Herbert & was manager of the Hamleigh Plantation, Ingham
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
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 39
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
Waterson, D.B. A Biographical Register of the Queensland Parliament, 1972, p. 39
Cowrie Street
Cairns. Palm Cove. Named for Cowrie shells
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cowrie Street
Port Douglas. Named after the cowrie shell
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Coxall Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Henry J. Coxall who was the General Manager of the Northern Division of Railways as well as Mayor of Cairns in 1909
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cr. Jim Wallace Memorial Park
Mareeba. Named in 1984 for Jim Wallace (1915-1984)
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 107
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 107
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Cracknell Road
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme. Named for Australian actress Ruth Cracknell, probably best known for her role in Mother and Son.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cradle Close
Goldsborough Valley. Named for a gold theme. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 5 December 1994
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cradle Creek
Palmer River District. Named by James Venture Mulligan on 13 July 1873 because "we got timber here to make a cradle out of a Leichardt tree, which we chopped down & chopped into boards with a tomahawk, having no other tool save a rasp & a hammer". The cradle was used for panning the creek for gold
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 416
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 416
Craig Close
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after Robert Jackson Craig, an early storekeeper & businessman who was murdered by Bill Smith at Smithfield in a murder suicide on December 26, 1877
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Craig Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Robert Jackson Craig, an early storekeeper & businessman who was murdered by Bill Smith at Smithfield in a murder suicide on December 26, 1877. He was manager for Clifton & Aplin and was also a shipping agent at Cairns. He was prominent in the timber trade
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 148-9
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 148-9
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Craiglee
Port Douglas. Also known as Craiglea. Previously known as the Four-mile, being that distance from Port Douglas. This was a packers' camp using the Bump track to the Tableland & inland mining centres. It officially came into being in March 1878
Source:
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 9
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 9
Crathern Close
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after Alderman Kevin F. Crathern, Mayor of Cairns 1973-1976
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Crawford Street
Mossman. Named after T.W. Crawford who was extensively involved with the Australian sugar industry beginning with the Mossman Sugar Mill as secretary from 1895. He was president of the Australian Sugar producers Association for 34 years
Source:
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 31 & 52
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 31 & 52
Coordinates:
16 28 S 145 23 E
16 28 S 145 23 E
Crawfords Lookout
Innisfail District. Palmerston Highway. Named after Victor G. Crawford, one time Johnstone Shire engineer.
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Creedy Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Alderman Basil Creedy (1949-1976) and Deputy Mayor, Cairns City Council, 1964
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Creek Street
Georgetown. So named because this street leads to Sandy Creek
Coordinates:
18 17 S 143 33 E
18 17 S 143 33 E
Crees Creek
Port Douglas. Named after John Samuel Dunning Crees, who was a selector near Craiglee in the 18802
Source:
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 10-11
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 10-11
Crocodile Rock
Innisfail District. Named in October 1873 by George Dalrymple
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Croll Creek
Cape York Peninsula, Coen district. Named on 14 September 1879 by Robert Logan Jack after a colleague of his, Dr. James Croll
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 504
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 504
Crosbie Creek
Hodgkinson Goldfield. Named by Robert Logan Jack on 6 December 1879 after a member of his expedition, James Crosbie
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 456-7 & 522
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 456-7 & 522
Crossland Road
Gordonvale. Surveyed in 1909. Named after Edwin (Ned) Crossland (1842-1928) who was a blacksmith. he arrived in cairns on 30 September 1876 & set up shop as a blacksmith. He acquired property at Mackey's Creek in the late 1870s.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 33
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 199, June 1976
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 33
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 199, June 1976
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Crowley Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after T. M. Crowley, Member for Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Crowther Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after A. J. Crowther, General Manager of the Northern Railways for many years
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Croydon
Named because in the 1880s William Chalmers Brown & the Aldridge Brothers held a grazing property known as Croydon Downs Station. This was named Croydon after Croydon in England where Brown had come from. In 1885 gold was found & the subsequent town was named after the property it was situated on
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 163
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 163
Coordinates:
17 33 S 145 18 E
17 33 S 145 18 E
Cruiser Passage
Great Barrier Reef. Opposite Wujal Wujal. This passage was charted during the 1903 survey by HMS Dart
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 389
Coordinates:
15 41 S 145 49 E
15 41 S 145 49 E
Cucania
South of Deeral. Railway Station. Cu for Cupium (Latin for copper) and Cania, said to represent cane. So named because W.J. Munro, who had the O.K. copper mine near Mungana, struck it rich & came down & bought the property from its original owner, John Collins of Herberton. Thus Cucania got its name - "From copper to cane"
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Bellenden Ker State School. Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, 1982, p. 3
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Bellenden Ker State School. Celebrating its Diamond Jubilee, 1982, p. 3
Cuffe Court
Cairns. Edmonton. Named for H.G. Cuffe, Head Teacher at the Hambledon State School in 1903. 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
Cullinane
Innisfail. Suburb. Named after M. Cullinane, a local farmer of that area
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Cullinane Close
Innisfail. Named for M. Culinane, local farmer
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
Culpa Pocket
See Koombooloomba
Cultivation Close
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
Cumberland Passage
Torres Strait. Named after the vessel Cumberland used by Matthew Flinders through this passage on 24 October 1803. The passage is south west of Darnley Island. Also known as Cumberland Entrance
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 146
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 387
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 146
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 387
Coordinates:
9 54 S
9 54 S
Cumberland Street
Georgetown. Named after the township of Cumberland, which had the biggest gold mine in the area. The reef was discovered by John Mitchell & the township was 21 km west of Georgetown. It opened in 1880 to support the Cumberland Gold Mine & closed circa 1916. It is possible that this street was named Cumberland because it was the original track to the township.
Coordinates:
18 17 S 143 33 E
18 17 S 143 33 E
Cummings Street
Mareeba. Named about 1975 for Jack Cummings, an Aboriginal drover
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 19
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 19
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Cumrumja Close
Weipa. Aboriginal place name for Rocky Point, meaning big rocks with oysters (Kumrumja)
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Cunningham Range
Cooktown District. A flat-topped range to the south of Cooktown, lying between the Endeavour River & Oakey Creek. It was named the Cunningham Range by Explorer William Hann in September 1872 after the botanist, Alan Cunningham, who was with Phillip Parker King when they stopped at the Endeavour River in July 1819. Originally known as Cunningham's Range
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 228, November 1978
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 17
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 228, November 1978
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 17
Curlew Court
Cairns. Woree. Named after a bird.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Currajah
Innisfail district. Aboriginal term, running water
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
Currawong Ave
Yungaburra. Named after a bird species
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Currawong Street
Cairns. Woree. Named after a bird.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Curtain Fig Tree Road
Yungaburra. Named because this road leads to the damoua Curtain Fig Tree, 1.5 km from Yungaburra
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Curtin Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named for the Curtin family (Michael and James?), or Danny Curtin, who ran a menswear shop in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 17
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cutten Street
Mission Beach. Named after the Cutten family who settled at Bingil Bay in April 1882. The 4 brothers were James Walker, Herbert, Leonard & Sidney. Their father Frederick and mother & sisters (Jessie was the eldest) joined them later. Frederick died in 1889, Jessie in 1904 and Mrs Cutten in 1908.
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 14 & 20
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 238
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 14 & 20
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 238
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Cyprus Drive
Cairns. Jungara. Named after the Cyperus family of plants, including the Umbrella Plant (Cyperus alternifolius), Nut grass (Cyperus bifax) and Cyperus Sanguinolentus
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cyprea Close
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a nautical theme. The correct spelling for the Cowrie shell is Cypraea (family is Cyrraeidae)
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Cypress Close
Innisfail. Named after the Cypress 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
Czar's Creek
Cardwell district. Distortion of Saar's Creek. William Saar was a selector in the 1880s
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
