Dagmar range
Daintree district. Named by Dalrymple in October 1873 as the Heights of Dagmar, perhaps because they reminded him of the Dagmar Cross
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 48
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 3
Pike, Glenville. The Wilderness Coast, 1987, p. 48
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 3
Dahlia Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after the flower
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
Daintree
Named after the Daintree River, which bisects the town. It was established in 1924. The town was named after the Daintree River which was named by Dalrymple on 6 December 1873 for Richard Daintree (1832-1878). Born in England, Richard Daintree moved to Australia in order to seek a warmer climate. He found employment in the early 1850s as a geologist with the Victorian Geological Survey. During this time he took up photography and was one of the first scientists to employ this new technology in fieldwork. Daintree moved to Queensland in 1864 having tired of the routine work involved in the Survey. After a pastoral venture, he persuaded the Queensland Government to establish their own Geological Survey. He became the first geological surveyor of North Queensland where he located rich mineral deposits and stimulated the opening up of the Cape River, Gilbert and Etheridge goldfields. He prepared a collection of geological specimens for the London Exhibition of 1871 but the ship carrying them was wrecked off the coast of South Africa! Daintree and his family escaped unharmed as did his collection of photographs which provided a successful exhibition and drew immigrants to Queensland. The show was so successful it led to Daintree being appointed Queensland Agent-General in London, a post he held vigorously for four years. When his health began to fail he moved to France for the winter but died in Britain in 1878 at the age of 46. Daintree never saw this area that bears his name. The Kuku Yalanji name for the area was Kurrka
Source:
Jakalbaku, 1988
Jakalbaku, 1988
Coordinates:
16 15 S 145 19 E
16 15 S 145 19 E
Daintree River
120 km long, with the Daintree river ferry situated 104 km from Cairns by road. Named by Dalrymple on 6 December 1873 for Richard Daintree (1832-1878). Born in England, Richard Daintree moved to Australia in order to seek a warmer climate. He found employment in the early 1850s as a geologist with the Victorian Geological Survey. During this time he took up photography and was one of the first scientists to employ this new technology in fieldwork. Daintree moved to Queensland in 1864 having tired of the routine work involved in the Survey. After a pastoral venture, he persuaded the Queensland Government to establish their own Geological Survey. He became the first geological surveyor of North Queensland where he located rich mineral deposits and stimulated the opening up of the Cape River, Gilbert and Etheridge goldfields. He prepared a collection of geological specimens for the London Exhibition of 1871 but the ship carrying them was wrecked off the coast of South Africa! Daintree and his family escaped unharmed as did his collection of photographs which provided a successful exhibition and drew immigrants to Queensland. The show was so successful it led to Daintree being appointed Queensland Agent-General in London, a post he held vigorously for four years. When his health began to fail he moved to France for the winter but died in Britain in 1878 at the age of 46.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 36
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 36
Daisy Point
St. Pauls, Moa Island, Torres Strait. So named because of the number of everlasting daisies growing here.
Source:
Teske, Travis. St. Pauls : Moa, 1986, p. 56
Teske, Travis. St. Pauls : Moa, 1986, p. 56
Daisy Street
Cairns. Yorkeys Knob. Probably named after the cutter Daisy, which was active in the Cairns area in the 1880s before being destroyed by fire in December 1885 near Double Island.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 222
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 222
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dalgety Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after Dalgety who owned the land and was foreman of the Shire Council works. Later moved to Ravenshoe
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dalhunty River
Cape York. Named by the Jardine brothers in 1865
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 318
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 318
Dallachy Creek
Cardwell district, north of Cardwell. After John Dallachy, a botanist from Melbourne who explored the area in the early 1860s. He then settled in the district
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 58
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 58
Dallachy Siding
Named after Dallachy Creek
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Dallas Street
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American city of Dallas
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dalpura Court
Weipa. Aboriginal name meaning calm
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Dalrymple Esplanade
Innisfail. Named after George Elphinstone Dalrymple, who explored the area in 1873
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
Dalrymple Island
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh for the Hydrographer to the Admiralty, Alexander Dalrymple
Source:
Macfarlane, W. The Pandora Finds Murray Island. Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine October 1948, p. 17
Macfarlane, W. The Pandora Finds Murray Island. Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine October 1948, p. 17
Coordinates:
9 37 S 143 18 E
9 37 S 143 18 E
Dalrymple Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail on river frontage over the Geraldton Bridge. Named for George Elphinstone Dalrymple, leader of the 1873 Expedition which found and explored the Johnstone River
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
Dalrymple's Gap
South of Cardwell. Named in 1864 after G.E. Dalrymple, who discovered it
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Dalrymple Street
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named after George Dalrymple, who led the 1873 North-East Coast Expedition that went through Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dalrymple Street
Cardwell. Named after George Dalrymple, who led the 1873 North-East Coast Expedition from Cardwell
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
18 16 S 146 1 E
18 16 S 146 1 E
Dalton Close
Innisfail. Named after Mary Rose Dalton, Sister of Mercy, who held one of the earliest selections of land
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
Dalton Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after the Dalton family who owned the land before it was subdivided
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dalziel Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after a Cairns soldier, Sergeant Harry Dalziel, who was born on the 18-02-1893 at Ragged Camp near Irvinebank. After Harry’s schooling in Irvinebank his parents moved to the Atherton Tableland to take up farming. On completing his schooling in Atherton, Harry took on an apprenticeship with the Queensland Railways as a fireman. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Forces at the Age of 23 in 1916 and as a driver, 15th Bn. (Q & T), Australian Imperial Force who, aged 25, was awarded the Victoria Cross in World War I. On 4 July 1918 at Hamel Wood, France, when determined resistance was coming from an enemy strong-point which was also protected by strong wire entanglements, Private Dalziel, armed only with a revolver, attacked an enemy machine-gun. He killed or captured the entire crew and, although severely wounded in the hand, carried on until the final objective was captured. He twice went over open ground under heavy artillery and machine-gun fire to obtain ammunition and, suffering from loss of blood, continued to fill magazines and serve his gun until wounded in the head. He also had the distinction of becoming the 1000th Commonwealth serviceman to win the Victoria Cross and one of the 96 that have been present to Australians. Dalziel married and returned to Atherton, he worked a small farm which he called Camelbank. Eventually Harry moved to Sydney, Bathurst and then to Brisbane. In the 1930s Harry joined the Citizen Military Forces and in 1933, then a sergeant, became the first V.C. to be a member of the Guard of Honour at the opening of the Queensland Parliament. During World War 2, Harry served in a limited capacity in Australia, visiting training camps etc. Harry became somewhat famous as a songwriter, having some of his songs published in the U.K. and the U.S. He also tried his hand at drawing, pottery and prose writing and in 1956 he attended the V.C. Centenary and then went to Hamel on the 4th of July to place a wreath on the Cenotaph. Henry (Harry) Dalziel died on the 24th July 1965 at the Greenslopes Repatriation Hospital Brisbane and was cremated with full Military Honours. He was 72 years of age. Originally known as Nellie Street.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 207
http://www.infocus.to/irvinebank/folh/article1.htm
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 70, July 1982
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 207
http://www.infocus.to/irvinebank/folh/article1.htm
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 70, July 1982
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Damien Street
Mareeba. Named on 16 August 1990 for Damien Taylor, the son of the developers
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
Damson Court
Weipa. Botanical common name for the small dark-purple plum tree (Prunus institia), a native of Damascus, Syria
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Damson Drive
Cairns. Jungara. Botanical common name for the small dark-purple plum tree (Prunus institia), a native of Damascus, Syria
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dan Hart Lane
Mossman. Named after Dan Hart, who settled in the area circa 1878
Source:
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 5-7
Kerr, John. Northern Outpost, 1979, p. 5-7
Coordinates:
16 28 S 145 23 E
16 28 S 145 23 E
Danelle Street
Innisfail. Named after a racehorse owned by Cyril Graham
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Dangaard Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1979 for Peter Nielsen Dangaard, who moved to Mareeba in 1917
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
Dann Street
Cairns. Named after a Eric Dann, a well known solicitor, 1930-1987
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Daradgee
Innisfail district, north of Innisfail. Aboriginal term, anglicised for Daraji, burial ground
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
Darke Island
Great Barrier Reef, Cape Sidmouth area. Named after Captain J.W.B. Darke, one of the first licensed Torres Strait Pilots. His licence was issued on 5 August 1884
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34-35
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34-35
Darlingia Close
Cairns. Redlynch. Streets in this suburb are named for rainforest or water themes. This name was approved in 1988, over the objections of the developer. Darlingia Darlingiana is a North Queensland rainforest tree
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
Darnley Island
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh on 4 September 1792 after the Earl of Darnley The Island name is Erub
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
9 35 S 143 46 E
9 35 S 143 46 E
Darnley Reef
Torres Strait. Named by Captain William Bligh on 4 September 1792 after the Earl of Darnley
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Dart Reef
Great barrier Reef. Named for HMS Dart, a survey ship which surveyed the reefs in the 1890s
Dart Shoal
Princess Charlotte Bay. Named for HMS Dart, a survey ship which surveyed the reefs in the 1890s
Dauan Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named for Dauan Island
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
David Dunbar Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail on the Corso with river frontage. Named for David Dunbar, horticulturalist and curator of parks and gardens for the shire in 1935
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
David Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after David Chaplain whose father owned the land before it was subdivided
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
David Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after David Christensen, Mulgrave Shire Councillor 1943-1957 & 1961-1972
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
David Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named for the David family from Yam 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
David Street
Mission Beach. Named for the David family. W. David came to the area in the 1920s and had a beach farm in the area
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 94
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 94
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Davids Street
Gordonvale. Named after S. W. Davids, Manager of the Mulgrave Mill from 1898 to 1919
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
Davidson Creek
West of Tully. Named either after John Ewen Davidson of Bellenden Plains or Surveyor General J. Davidson
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Davies Creek
Atherton Tableland, between Kuranda & Mareeba. Named after Jim Davies, an early settler in the District. Originally known as the Second Clohesy
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 84 & 116
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 84 & 116
Davies Park
Mareeba. Named about 1970 for Cedric Lewis Davies, Shire Chairman, 1952-1961
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
Davis Close
Cairns. Manoora. Named after Alderman Ron E. Davis, Mayor of Cairns, 1978-1988
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Davy Creek
Cardwell district. Probably named after an Aboriginal man named Davy
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Dawson Road
Mareeba. Named on 7 June 1990 for Sergeant Thomas Miles Dawson, no. 405724, Royal Australian Air Force, son of Richard Roland and Barbara Moody Dawson, of Mareeba, who was killed in an aircraft crash during World War II on 18 January 1943, aged 25, over Tamworth, NSW. Buried at Tamworth War Cemetery, plot H. row A. grave 7
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 20
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dayman Street
Innisfail. Named after an early settler's family
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
De Jarlais Street
Cairns. Earlville. Named after Alderman Dave T. De Jarlais, Alderman from 1958-1967, 1969-1973, 1976-1978 and Mayor 1969-1973 and 1976-1978. He died on 9 April 1978 from a heart attack. He was a businessman who had a gas appliance store
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 18
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Deacon Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named for Miss Deacon, assistant at the Cairns State School in 1885
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 215
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 215
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dead Man's Gully.
Behind the town of Cardwell. This was where early telegraph construction men were buried. Named in 1870
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Deadman's Cutting
Gordonvale. So named because this was part of the sugar mill tramline. During its construction on 31 May 1900 the bank caved in & five men were killed
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 80, August 1985 & no 180, July 1995
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 80, August 1985 & no 180, July 1995
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Deanne Street
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
Decapolis Reef
Great Barrier Reef off Cape Flattery. Named for the barque Decapolis which made her maiden voyage from London in August 1879, arriving in Cairns that same year
Source:
Edwards, Ron. Sailing Ships of Cairns, 1997, p. 18
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 48
Edwards, Ron. Sailing Ships of Cairns, 1997, p. 18
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 48
Coordinates:
14 51 S 145 16 E
14 51 S 145 16 E
Deep Creek
Cardwell district. Descriptive, where it was originally crossed its banks were very high
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Deeral
Railway siding north of Babinda. Until June 1909 it was known as Munro's Creek, after William John Munro, who owned the land in the area. Deeral is apparently an Aboriginal word given by the Tramway Board
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 63
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 63
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 97, April 1967
Deighton River
Palmer River District. Named on 6 November 1873 by road engineer A.C. Macmillan after Edward Deighton. Under-secretary of Mines
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 422
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 24, November 1960
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 422
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 24, November 1960
Deighton Station
Cooktown railway line, 59 miles west of Cooktown. The Station was opened in 1888. Named after Edward Deighton, one-time Under Secretary for Mines as well as Under-Secretary for Public Works.
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 64-5
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 422
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 64-5
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 422
Delaney Close
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after Constable Joe Delaney, one of the first policemen at Cairns in 1876
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Delaney River
Georgetown District. Named by Richard Daintree (1832-1878), geologist & explorer, who explored the area in 1866 & apparently named the River after one of his lecturer s at the Royal School of Mines
Source:
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 24
Wegner, Jan. The Etheridge. 1990, p. 24
Deliverance Island
Torres Strait. South West of Boigu. Discovered by Bampton & Alt on 29 August 1793 & named by them on 1 September 1793 after they realised this was the last Island they sailed passed before they exited the dangerous Torres Strait & were delivered into the safety of the open sea
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 121
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 25
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 121
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 25
Coordinates:
9 31 S 141 34 E
9 31 S 141 34 E
Dempster Street
Mareeba. Named around 1974 for Ida Dempster, Mareeba pioneer
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 20
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Denford
West of Irvinebank. Originally known as the Donald Mining Camp. It was surveyed on 7 January 1908 by E.B. Rankin to serve the nearby Denford Tin Mine & the Emu Creek Milling & Mining Co. Ltd. The mine & the town were named after Charlie Denford, a well known ore buyer in the area.
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 133
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 133
Coordinates:
17 29 S 145 1 E
17 29 S 145 1 E
Denham Island
Great Barrier Reef. One of the Flinders Group of Islands. Named after Captain Henry Mangles Denham of HMS Herald who surveyed the Barrier Reef in 1859-1860. The name was probably bestowed by the surveying ship HMS Dart in the 1890s
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 346
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 346
Coordinates:
14 14 S 144 16 E
14 14 S 144 16 E
Denham Island
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named after Captain Henry Mangles Denham of HMS Herald who surveyed the Barrier Reef in 1859-1860.
Denman Close
Cairns. Manoora. Named after George Denman, who operated an ore crusher on the Palmer River Goldfield from 1880 to the 1930s
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
Dennis Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Paul Dennis, a surveyor in Cairns, 1985
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dennison Court
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after Mt. Dennison in the Lake Eyre district of South Australia. Name approved on 19 December 1988
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Denver Street
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American city of Denver
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Deplanchea Terrace
Weipa. Botanical genus. After Deplanchea tetraphylla, the Golden Bouquet tree, commonly found in the bush at Weipa
Source:
Hibberd Library information
Hibberd Library information
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Derra Creek
Cardwell district. Derra is the local Aboriginal word for three
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Derwent Street
Cairns. Trinity Park. Streets in this subdivision were named after ships. HMAS Derwent was a ship in the Australian navy
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Desailly Creek
Mount Mulligan district. Named after Charles Desailly (1858-1883). He arrived in the district in 1882 & was killed by Aborigines in 1883 after taking a mob of cattle into a sacred area.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 319, October 1986
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 319, October 1986
Desailly Range
Mount Mulligan district. Named after Charles Desailly (1858-1883). He arrived in the district in 1882 & was killed by Aborigines in 1883 after taking a mob of cattle into a sacred area.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 319, October 1986
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 319, October 1986
Desert Creek
Cape York. Named on 26 August 1879 by Robert Logan Jack because of the grassless & waterless countryside. Now known as the Jack River
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 66
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 485 & 638
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 66
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 485 & 638
Deshon Street
Cairns. Manoora. Deshon was a Cairns engineer in 1911
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
Detroit Street
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American city of Detroit
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Devil's Thumb
Mossman district. Descriptive, for the shape of the mountain. The Kuku Yalanji name is Manjal Jimalji
Source:
Jakalbaku, 1988
Jakalbaku, 1988
Di Savia Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after the family of developer Mr. Ponticello's wife
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Diamond Islets
Great Barrier Reef. East of Innisfail. Named after HMS Diamond who sighted them in 1884. The 4 Islands are East Diamond, Central Diamond, West Diamond & South Diamond
Source:
Australia Pilot Volume 3, 1973, p. 223
Australia Pilot Volume 3, 1973, p. 223
Coordinates:
17 26 S 151 05 E
17 26 S 151 05 E
Diane Bank
Great Barrier Reef. Named by Louis Antoine de Bougainville of the La Boudeuse after he was almost wrecked here in 1768
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 11
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 11
Coordinates:
15 38 S 150 28 E
15 38 S 150 28 E
Dickenson Close
Mareeba. Named in 1982 for Pamela Dickenson, shire councillor, 1976-1982
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 21
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 21
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dickie Street
Ebagoolah Gold field 60 km south of Coen. The town was surveyed by James P. Cobon on 20 September 1900 after gold was discovered there by John Dickie (1848-1924) late in 1899 & reported on 2 January 1900. The street was named after him.
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 69, November 1964
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 99 & 217
Nothern Sun, vol 16 no 51, Aug-Sept 2000, p. 15-16
Email correspondence, Jim McJannett, September 2011
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 69, November 1964
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 99 & 217
Nothern Sun, vol 16 no 51, Aug-Sept 2000, p. 15-16
Email correspondence, Jim McJannett, September 2011
Coordinates:
14 18 S 143 15 E
14 18 S 143 15 E
Dickinson Street
Mission Beach. Probably named after Charles Dickinson, Chairman of the Cardwell Shire Council, 1943-1954
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 406
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 406
Coordinates:
17 35 S 145 36 E
17 35 S 145 36 E
Dickson Inlet
Port Douglas. Named in November 1877 after the Colonial Treasurer at the time, Sir James Robert Dickson (1832-1901), who was Premier of Queensland in 1899. He visited Port Douglas in November 1877, at which time he was the Member for Enoggera & the Colonial treasurer
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Dickson Road
Innisfail. Named after Roy Dickson, Shire Chairman
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
Dickson Street
Mareeba. Named about 1950 for William Dickson, one of the first bakers in Mareeba & who arrived in 1893
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 22
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dickson Street
Port Douglas. Named after the Colonial Treasurer at the time, Sir James Robert Dickson, who was Premier of Queensland in 1899
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Diehm Street
Cairns. Aeroglen. Named after the property owner, Frederick Andrew Diehm, who was a dairyman
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Digger Street
Cairns. Cairns North. So named because many soldier's homes were built there after World War I. The street name was approved at a Cairns Town Council meeting on 11 December 1922.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Digger Street
Gordonvale. Honours the men who fought for their country during World war I
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
Dillon Road
Cairns. Smithfield. Named after the property holder in this area
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 186
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 186
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dillon Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Thomas Dillon, an early settler in Cairns and Mayor in 1914 and 1916. Born in 1852, he was a cordial manufacturer, owning Dillon's Cordial Factory. He was briefly a hotelier in Mareeba. The street name was approved at a Cairns Town Council meeting on 11 December 1922.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dillon Street
Mareeba. Named in around 1964 after Thomas Dillon, a pioneer hotelier
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 22
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 22
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dillyboy's Gap
See Smith's Gap
Dimbulah
The Township grew up at the 26 mile peg on the Chillagoe line as a watering place for locomotives. An Aboriginal name, meaning "long waterhole", referring to a reach in the nearby Walsh River which, before the advent of the Collins Weir, was dry for long stretches every dry season
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 229
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 229
Coordinates:
17 9 S 145 7 E
17 9 S 145 7 E
Disaster Inlet
Western Cape York. Named by Captain John Lort Stokes (1812-1885) of HMS Beagle in July 1841, owing to a gun accident which injured the hand of Lieutenant Gore, who was shooting at white cockatoos. Disaster Inlet is a mouth of the Leichardt River
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 163
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 163
Coordinates:
17 39 S 139 56 E
17 39 S 139 56 E
Discovery Drive
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Paradise Palms Golf Estate. Name approved on 15 October 1990. The name probably refers to the exploration of Captain James Cook of Australia in 1770 as the road leads to James Cook Drive & Joseph Banks Close
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
Dixon Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 4 December 186. William Landsborough explored much of Queensland and was rewarded by the Queensland Government with about 2000 acres of land on the Sunshine Coast which he named "Lamerough". Landsborough and John McDouall Stuart were first to cross the continent in 1862 arriving at their destination within a week of each other. Stuart travelled from Adelaide, while Landsborough journeyed with camel from Albert River in Queensland, but failed to record the arrival due to their great excitement . Public subscription urged these men to do exploration, specifically to search for the missing Burke and Wills. William Landsborough traversed the country many times from exploring from Mt.Nebo to Bowen Downs Station 1856-1859. William married Caroline Raine of Sydney just before he sailed for London to be presented to Queen Victoria in 1863. The title "Right Honourable William Landsborough" was bestowed on him in Brisbane in 1864. William was appointed in 1865 to Albert River in the Gulf as M.L.A. and Police Magistrate receiving $800 p.a. Landsborough became Crown Lands Commissioner. William Landsborough passed away on 16.3.1886 aged 61 years
Source:
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 30
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 30
Djarawong
Cardwell Shire. Aboriginal name for a local scrub 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. 15
Martinuzzi, A. L. Places and after whom they are named. Aboriginal names and their meanings. Innisfail and District Historical Society. Vol. 7, 1991, p. 15
Dodd Court
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after Mr Dodd, first editor of the first newspaper in Cairns
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dodd Creek
Cape York. Named after Jeremiah Dodd, a mining prospector in the area
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 718
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 718
Dodwell Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough on 3 December 1861. William Landsborough explored much of Queensland and was rewarded by the Queensland Government with about 2000 acres of land on the Sunshine Coast which he named "Lamerough". Landsborough and John McDouall Stuart were first to cross the continent in 1862 arriving at their destination within a week of each other. Stuart travelled from Adelaide, while Landsborough journeyed with camel from Albert River in Queensland, but failed to record the arrival due to their great excitement . Public subscription urged these men to do exploration, specifically to search for the missing Burke and Wills. William Landsborough traversed the country many times from exploring from Mt.Nebo to Bowen Downs Station 1856-1859. William married Caroline Raine of Sydney just before he sailed for London to be presented to Queen Victoria in 1863. The title "Right Honourable William Landsborough" was bestowed on him in Brisbane in 1864. William was appointed in 1865 to Albert River in the Gulf as M.L.A. and Police Magistrate receiving $800 p.a. Landsborough became Crown Lands Commissioner. William Landsborough passed away on 16.3.1886 aged 61 years
Source:
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 29
Journal of Landsborough's Expedition From Carpentaria, In Search of Burke & Wills, 1862, p. 29
Dollisson Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after L. F. Dollisson, an Alderman of the Cairns City Council, 1952-1957
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dolphin Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Dolphin Beach is 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
Doltan Road
South of Cairns, by the Mulgrave River. Named for the pioneering Dalton family. Con Dalton owned the land & ran a cane farm on it from the 1920s
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 99, July 1987
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 99, July 1987
Donaldson Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after T. H. Donaldson, Mayor of Cairns in 1917. He was president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce in 1912 and 1914
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Donkin Lane
Mission Beach. Named after Jack and Roma Donkin, who lived here after retiring to the area
Source:
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 95
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 95
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Donlen Street
Mareeba. Named about 1983 for Owen Donlen Jnr, Private 3377c, 49th Bn., A.I.F., killed World War I on 22 December 1918, aged 28, In Belgium. He was the son of Mary and Owen Donlen of Mareeba
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 23
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 23
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Donors Hill
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough in February 1862. 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:
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 35
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 35
Dora Street
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Streets in this subdivision were named after girl's names.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Double Barrel Creek
Cardwell district. Descriptive. Originally crossed where the creek forded
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 408
Double Island
Cairns. Off Palm Cove. The western hummock is 83 metres (271 feet) high. On 3 June 1948 Owen Stanley of the Rattlesnake noticed the "double" appearance of Double Island. Jones believes that it was named Double Island on hydrographic charts as a result of Stanley's information
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 10
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 10
Double Peak
Cardwell district. Named by King in 1819
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Double Point
Innisfail district, south of Mourilyan. 94 metres (309 feet) high. Named by Captain Cook on 9 June 1770. Cook named it on his chart but not in his journal
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409 and 3
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409 and 3
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Coordinates:
17 39 S 146 09 E
17 39 S 146 09 E
Doughboy Creek
Palmer River District. Named in the early 1870s by a party who had worked gold in it
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 437
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 437
Douglas Creek
Innisfail District. Named on 7 November 1882 by Christie Palmerston for Sub-Inspector Alexander Douglas (1843-1914) of the Native Police, whose track he recognised here. The Aboriginal name was Moorchoopa
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 21
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 11, May 1977
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 21
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 11, May 1977
Douglas Islet
Torres Strait. Probably named in honour of John Douglas, former Premier of Queensland & then first Government Resident for Thursday Island from 13 April 1885 until his death in July 1904
Coordinates:
11 15 S 143 00 E
11 15 S 143 00 E
Douglas Shire
Shire encompassing Port Douglas, Mossman & the Daintree. Named in honour of John Douglas, former Premier of Queensland & then first Government Resident for Thursday Island from 13 April 1885 until his death in July 1904
Douglas Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Judge Douglas
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Cairns Historical Society Listing 1987
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Douglas Street
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named in honour of John Douglas, former Premier of Queensland & then first Government Resident for Thursday Island from 13 April 1885 until his death in July 1904
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Douglas Track
Cairns. Named after Sub Inspector Alexander Douglas Douglas who blazed a track from Thornborough on the Hodgkinson Goldfield to Trinity Bay in 1875
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 68-71
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 68-71
Douglas Track Road
Cairns. Kamerunga. Named after the Douglas Track which was named after Sub Inspector Alexander Douglas Douglas who blazed a track from Thornborough on the Hodgkinson Goldfield to Trinity Bay in 1875
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 68-71
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 68-71
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dove Court
Cairns. Woree. Named after a bird.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dove Street
Innisfail. Named after the bird
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Dow's Flat
Irvinebank District. Named after John Dow who had a hotel here
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 98
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 98
Dowie Street
Mareeba. Named around 1966 for Jessie Dowie, the second head teacher in Mareeba
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 23
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 23
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Down Street
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after the Down family who held the Freshwater Hotel licence for many years before 1923
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
Downey Creek
Innisfail District. Named after Arthur Patrick Downey, an early settler of the district & an engineer on the Cairns to Kuranda Railway. He died in 1936
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 46
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 46
Downey Park
Innisfail District. Named after Arthur Patrick Downey, an early settler of the district & an engineer on the Cairns to Kuranda Railway. He died in 1936
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 46
Pike, Glenville. Conquest of the Ranges, 1984, p. 46
Downing Street
Innisfail. Named after J.R. Downing, an early Goondi tenant 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
Downs Street
Mareeba. Named for Matthew Downs (1880-1933), resident at Mareeba from 1922
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 23
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 23
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dowse Rocks
Mission Beach area. Named after selector Edgar Dowse Collins
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409 and 340
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409 and 340
Doyle's Track
Herberton to Georgetown. Named after John Doyle, who blazed this wagon road in 1884
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 117-118
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 117-118
Doyle Street
Cairns. Westcourt. Named after Patrick John Doyle (1863-1923), a well known businessman of Cairns, who as a wine and spirit merchant as well as a large scale cane farmer. He was president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce in 1911.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 20
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Doyle Street
Mareeba. Named for John Doyle (1842-1932) in 1927. Doyle was a bushman & pathfinder
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 24
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 24
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dr. Jack Creek
Cape York. Named by James Dick for Dr. Robert Logan Jack on 21 July 1910
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 717
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 717
Draper Place
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Norman P. Draper, well known business manager and brother to A. J. Draper
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Draper Road
Gordonvale. Named after Alexander Frederick John Draper, prominent Cairns citizen, alderman from 1889-1927 and mayor for seven terms in 1891-1893, 1897, 1902, 1918 and 1924-1926. He was the owner of the Cairns Morning Post, came to Cairns as a bank manager and established his own business as an auctioneer and commission agent. He was also prominent in the Mulgrave Central Sugar Mill. He died on the 31 March 1928. In 1936 this road was known as the Carrah Farm Road. He was president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, 1913, 1923 and 1927
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 55
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 55
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Draper Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named after Alexander Frederick John Draper, prominent Cairns citizen, alderman from 1889-1927 and mayor for seven terms in 1891-1893, 1897, 1902, 1918 and 1924-1926. He was the owner of the Cairns Morning Post, came to Cairns as a bank manager and established his own business as an auctioneer and commission agent. He was also prominent in the Mulgrave Central Sugar Mill. He died on the 31st March 1928. Originally named Canton Street because of the large Chinese community living there. In 1936 this road was known as the Carrah Farm Road. He was president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, 1913, 1923 and 1927.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 55
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 55
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dromana Close
Cairns. Kewarra Beach. Streets are named after Australian beaches in this sub-division. Dromana is a beach on the outskirts of Melbourne
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Ducie River
Cape York Peninsula. Named circa 1880s by Frank Jardine after the Earl of Ducie, brother of the Hon. Matthew Morton, one of the contractors for the telegraph line constructed through here in 1884. It was previously Palm Creek. The river was discovered by him during the construction of the telegraph line in 1886/1887. The Palm River had been discovered by the Jardine brothers in 1865
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 319 & 343 & 656
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 319 & 343 & 656
Duffy Ave
Yungaburra. Named after George Albert Duffy (1887-1945, who settled in Yungaburra circa 1917. He was elected to the seat of Gillies in 1929, resigning in 1931 to become Chairman of the Queensland Forestry Commission & Plywood Board
Source:
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 62
The Pioneers speak, 1990, p. 62
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Duffy Street
Innisfail. Named after L. J. Duffy, Shire Chairman, 1919-1921
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
Duffy Street
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after Jim Duffy who lived at Freshwater & with his family were pioneers in the district. It was originally called Knudson Street after a doctor or dentist who lived there in the early days
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
Duignan Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after an early well known cane farming family
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 21
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 21
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dulbil
Mareeba Gold Field, mined from 1893. Dulbil was the name of the town that sprung up. It was abandoned after about 23 years. The Goldfield was 10 km from Mareeba along Tinaroo Creek Road. Dulbil is an Aboriginal name. The town was laid out on 6 July 1893 by Warden Zillman
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 112
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 377
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 112
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 377
Coordinates:
17 2 S 145 28 E
17 2 S 145 28 E
Dulhunty River
Cape York Peninsula. Named by Alexander & Frank Jardine
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 32
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 32
Dunbar Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named for Edward Henry Vivian Dunbar, headmaster at the Cairns State School from 1 January 1885 to 27 May 1886
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 215
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 215
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Duncan Brown Bridge
Malanda. Bridge across the Johnstone River between Malanda & Peeramon. Named in the 1930s for Duncan Brown, Eacham Shire Clerk 1911-1940. Previously the old bridge was known as English Bridge after James English
Source:
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 34
Malanda in the Shadow of Bartle Frere, 1995, p. 34
Coordinates:
17 21 S 145 36 E
17 21 S 145 36 E
Dundonald Creek
Tully district, tributary of the Murray River. Named by Julia MacKenzie in the 1880s after her home in Scotland
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Dungeness Island
Named by Captain William Bligh on 9 September 1792
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Dungeness Reef
Named by Captain William Bligh on 9 September 1792
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
9 56 S 142 58 E
9 56 S 142 58 E
Dunk Island
Named by Cook on 9 June 1770 after the second family name adopted by the Second Earl of Halifax, George Montagu Dunk (October 1716 - 8 June 1771), a First Lord of the Admiralty & a patron of Captain Cook, as well as Lord Privy Seal in 1770 & Secretary of State in 1771. The surname Dunk was adopted by Montague, after his wife's surname, since inheritance of her father's fortune depended on his doing so! The Aboriginal name was Coonanglobah or Coonanglebah
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 7 & 48
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 409
Kennny, John. Before The First Fleet, 1995, p. 168
Mackness, Constance. Clump Point & District, 1970, p. 7 & 48
Coordinates:
17 56 S 146 8 E
17 56 S 146 8 E
Dunkalley Crescent
Mission Beach. So named because there are view of Dunk Island from here
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Dunlop Street
Mareeba. Named about 1908 for Andrew Taylor Dunlop, owner of the Dunlop Hotel
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 25
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 25
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Dunn Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Named after S. Dunn, who was a Land Commissioner in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 21
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 21
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Dunn Street
Mission Beach. Probably named after Dennis Dunn, a labourer with the ill-fated 1848 Edmund Kennedy Expedition to Cape York.
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 30
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 30
Coordinates:
17 35 S 146 06 E
17 35 S 146 06 E
Dunsmuir Creek
Cape York Peninsula. Named by the Jardine Brothers on 28 December 1864
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Durian Close
Cairns. Manoora. Named after a tropical fruit. The Queensland Housing Commission requested all street names in the Brookside Estate be related to tropical fruits
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 21
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 21
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Durston Street
Mareeba. Named about 1950 for Tony Durston, property owner, night cart man & water carrier
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 25
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 25
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Duvir Close
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after Joseph Duvir a publican in Smithfield in the late 1870s
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 102
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 102
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Duyfken Court
Weipa. After Duyfken Point, which was named by Flinders of the Investigator on 11 August 1802 in honour of the first European vessel to sight the Australian coastline in 1606
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Duyfken Point
Western Cape York Peninsula, Weipa district. Named by Matthew Flinders of the Investigator on 11 August 1802 in honour of the Dutch ship Duyfken. As Flinders observed in his diary for that day: "A sandy point with two hillocks on it, which had been the extreme of the preceding evening, was passed at ten o'clock; and seeing a large bight round it, we tacked to work up. This point is one of the very few remarkable projections to be found on this low coast, but it is not noticed in the Dutch chart; there is little doubt, however, that it was seen in 1606, in the yacht Duyfhen, the first vessel which discovered any part of Carpentaria; and that the remembrance may not be lost, I gave the name of the vessel to the point." The Dutch yacht Duyfhen was dispatched from Bantam to explore the islands of New Guinea on 18 November 1605. It also explored the Gulf of Carpentaria coastline. Tasman named it Asschens' Hoek
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 43
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH1.HTM
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 43
http://mpec.sc.mahidol.ac.th/discaust/NORTH1.HTM
Coordinates:
12 34 S 141 36 E
12 34 S 141 36 E
Duyfken Street
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after a Dutch explorer ship. Name approved in 1989. The Duyfken sailed into the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1606 under the command of William Jansz.
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
