Abbey Park
Cape Melville. Named by Commander Munro of the H.M.S. Dart
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Abbot 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
Abbott Creek
See Granite Creek
Abbott Street
Cairns. City. Named in October 1876 after Henry Palmer Abbott who was the Queensland manager of the Australian Joint Stock Bank. He opened a branch of the bank immediately following the establishment of Cairns.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 103
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 103
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Abbott Street
Mareeba. Named in July 1927 by the Woothakata Shire Council after Joseph Abbott, a pioneer of the Mareeba Goldfield, Dulbil
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 3
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 3
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Abbott Street
Atherton. Possibly named after W.C. Abbott, who owned the Golden Grove Butter Factory which he built in 1909
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 113
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 113
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Abednego
See Rosehill
Abel Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after Alf Abel, a Cairns businessman
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 1
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 1
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Abingdon Downs
Was owned by Gilbert River Pastoral Holding, but now owned by the Stanbroke Pastoral Co. Named by Marmaduke Curr in 1879
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Abington Reef
Great Barrier Reef. Named after SS Abington which reported this reef in 1855
Source:
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 224
Australia Pilot vol 3, 1973, p. 224
Coordinates:
18 05 S 149 39 E
18 05 S 149 39 E
Acacia Court
Weipa. Named after the Acacia tree
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Acacia Street
Innisfail. Named after the acacia tree
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 20
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Acacia 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
Academy Close
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this subdivision are named for a motion picture theme. Named for the Academy awards which are awarded annually for the best film performances
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Accatino Close
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
Acheron Island
Halifax Bay, South of Palm Island. Named after the Royal Navy survey ship, HMS Acheron, a 722-ton wooden paddle steamer, which sailed this way in the 1840s - 1860s. It was also used in the first major hydrographic survey of the southern New Zealand coast from 1848 to 1851
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Coordinates:
18 58 S 146 38 E
18 58 S 146 38 E
Adam Range
Cape York. Named circa 1898 by officers of HMS Dart for Adam, the first man in the Bible
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 700
Adams Street
Mareeba. Named circa 1968 for Frederick Walter & Mary Agnes Adams. Fred was an engine cleaner with the Queensland Railways
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 3
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 3
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Adel's Grove
Lawn Hill National Park. Also known as the Frenchman's Garden. It is a 32 hectare freehold property first surveyed as a Miner's Homestead Lease in 1904 and is completely surrounded by the 6,000 square kilometre Lawn Hill National Park. Named for Albert de Lestang, who established an orchard here in the 1930s . He died in a home in Charters Towers on November 18th, 1959 at the age of 75 years, and the project was abandoned. ADEL is formed from his initials and today it is a camping area in the park. Born Albert de Lesatng-Perade in a mountain village in the Andes near the town of Mendoza in the Province of Mendoza, Argentina in 1886. His father was French his mother he was unsure of either local Indian or French who died soon after his birth he was reared by her maid. He was taken back to France and educated. After a disagreement with his family he left and travelled to North America hunting, West Indies, Africa Eastern States of Europe. With the threat of war brewing in Europe he left England for Australia on the ship "Persic" and arrived on February 6th 1912. He set up Adel's Grove on the edge of which is now Lawn Hill National Park. He took up a 75 acre lease. It is believed he was commissioned by the Government of the day to experiment on growing tropical fruit and trees along Lawn Hill Creek. He utilised this creek to its maximum by a pump sending water to strategic wells and digging canals beside his vegetables and used the old idea of a clump of soil to divert the flow when necessary. In 1939, he had a list of more than 1000 species introduced to his property this list was forwarded to the Government Botanist C. T. White and W. D. Francis. His gathering of seeds for identification extends from the earliest record of 1925. Most were collected in his own area between 1938 and 1953. The Queensland Herbarium has 319 of his species in its collection. One plant was named in his honour Heliotropium delestangii. By 1952 his house his house and belongings had been destroyed by fire and his priceless botanic collections of more than 2000 varieties had been abandoned and the gardens overgrown with sapling and Kunai grass and sword tussocks..
Source:
Bowen, Jan. Rocks Cast Their Spell. Weekend Australian 14-15 October 1995, p. 14
A Forgotten Pioneer. www.westqueensland.com/shb/a_grove.html
Bowen, Jan. Rocks Cast Their Spell. Weekend Australian 14-15 October 1995, p. 14
A Forgotten Pioneer. www.westqueensland.com/shb/a_grove.html
Coordinates:
18 42 S 138 32 E
18 42 S 138 32 E
Adelaide Street
Cooktown. Named by James Smith Reid (founder in April 1874 of the Courier Newspaper in Cooktown) who surveyed the town in May 1874, for Queen Adelaide, consort of the British King William IV, whom she married on 11 July 1818
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Adil Road
Mareeba. Named circa 1975 for the Adil family, who owned the land where the street is.
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 4
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 4
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Admiralty Island
Cairns. Island in Trinity Inlet. Originally named Thorn Island by surveyor John Sharkey in October 1876 after George Thorn Jnr (1838-1905), Minister for Public Works & Mines, 5 June 1876 - 8 March 1877. It is not known when or why the name was changed to Admiralty Island
Source:
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 312, March 1986
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 312, March 1986
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Admiralty 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
Adventure Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after an English ship. HMS Adventure was a consort on James Cook's second voyage, built at Whitby & bought into the navy in 1771. She became a coaler in 1783 & was wrecked in the St Lawrence River, Canada, in May 1811. Name approved in 1989
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Aeroglen
Cairns Suburb. Named after the Cairns airport which is adjacent to the suburb. Originally called Quarry Siding after the quarry in the area.
Source:
Holmes, Robyn. Community Spirit and Soul Lives On. Cairns Sun 11 June 1997, p. 12
Holmes, Robyn. Community Spirit and Soul Lives On. Cairns Sun 11 June 1997, p. 12
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Aeroglen Drive
Cairns. Aeroglen. Named after the suburb of Aeroglen through which it passes
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 1
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 1
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Agate Creek
Gilbert River Basin. Named by Richard Daintree (1832-1878) in 1869 where he found large quantities of agate. 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:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Agate Street
Cairns. Bayview Heights. Streets in this subdivision are named after minerals and gemstones.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Agincourt Close
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Agincourt Reefs, north east of Port Douglas
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Agincourt Street
Port Douglas. Named after Agincourt Reefs, north east of Port Douglas
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Agnes Island
Near Hinchinbrook Island. Named by Commander George Strong Nares (1831-1915) of HMS Salamander in 1866, during a two year survey of the Australian coastline. He later became an admiral and was knighted
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Coordinates:
18 21 S 146 20 E
18 21 S 146 20 E
Ah Ching Close
Cairns. Brinsmead. Named after Jimmy Ah Ching, an early Chinese settler who did much for local development. He arrived in Cairns in 1876. He owned 100 acres on the north side of Chinaman's Creek. He grew rice from 1885 at the Fairview Estate. The hill at this estate was known as Ah Ching's Hill
Source:
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 91 & 134
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 28
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 91 & 134
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 28
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Ainscow's Lookout
Innisfail District. Named after P. Ainscow, the engineer in charge of the North Coast Railway Construction
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Airport Avenue
Cairns. Aeroglen. So named because it leads to the Cairns Airport
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Alabama Street
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American State.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Alamein Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after the Battle of El Alamein in Egypt, the site of a decisive British victory in World War II. In preparation for an attack by German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel from Libya (begun May 26, 1942) the British forces retreated into Egypt and by June 30 had set up a defence line extending 35 mi (56 km) from Alamein S to the Qattara Depression, a badland which could neither be crossed nor flanked. If this position had fallen, the British might have lost Alexandria and been forced to withdraw from North Africa. In August, Gen. Bernard L. Montgomery took command of the 8th Army. The British offensive opened on Oct. 23 with tremendous air and artillery bombardments. Montgomery’s forces cleared the German minefields and on Nov. 1 and 2 burst through the German lines near the sea and forced a swift Axis retreat out of Egypt, across Libya, and into E Tunisia. Egypt was definitely saved, and with the landing on Nov. 7 and 8 of American troops in Algeria the Axis soon suffered (May, 1943) total defeat in North Africa. For his victory Montgomery was made a viscount with the title Montgomery of Alamein.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Alan Jensen Park
Mareeba. Named about 1986 for Alan Jensen, Shire Engineer, who arrived in Mareeba in 1956
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 103
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 103
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Alba Street
Innisfail. Named after Surveyor Campbell's sister-in-law. Alba was her Christian name
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
Albany Island
Tip of Cape York. Named in 1848 by Lieutenant Yule of H.M.S. Rattlesnake after Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1763 - 1827). He was the second son of King George III and his brother's were Kings George IV & William IV. He had a mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, and married Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Katherine, daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia, in 1791, but their marriage produced no offspring. The Duke is immortalised in the traditional song as the Grand Old Duke of York who marched his 10,000 men up to the top of the hill and marched them down again. He was also Commander in Chief of the British Army
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 178 & 259-260
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 178 & 259-260
Coordinates:
10 44 S 142 37 E
10 44 S 142 37 E
Albany Passage
Tip of Cape York. Named in 1848 by Lieutenant Yule of H.M.S. Rattlesnake after Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1763 - 1827). He was the second son of King George III and his brother's were Kings George IV & William IV. He had a mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, and married Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Katherine, daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia, in 1791, but their marriage produced no offspring. The Duke is immortalised in the traditional song as the Grand Old Duke of York who marched his 10,000 men up to the top of the hill and marched them down again. He was also Commander in Chief of the British Army
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 178 & 259-260
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 2
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 178 & 259-260
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 2
Coordinates:
10 45 S 142 37 E
10 45 S 142 37 E
Albany Rock
Torres Strait. Named in 1848 by Lieutenant Yule of H.M.S. Rattlesnake after Frederick Augustus, Duke of York and Albany (1763 - 1827). He was the second son of King George III and his brother's were Kings George IV & William IV. He had a mistress, Mary Anne Clarke, and married Princess Frederica Charlotte Ulrica Katherine, daughter of Frederick William II, King of Prussia, in 1791, but their marriage produced no offspring. The Duke is immortalised in the traditional song as the Grand Old Duke of York who marched his 10,000 men up to the top of the hill and marched them down again. He was also Commander in Chief of the British Army
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 178 & 259-260
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 2
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 178 & 259-260
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 2
Coordinates:
10 43 S 142 38 E
10 43 S 142 38 E
Albatross Bay
Western Cape York. Named by John Douglas in 1895 after the Queensland Government Steamer. Originally named in 1644 by Abel Tasman as Vliegebaaij & renamed Mosselbaaij in 1756 by Jean Gonzal of the ship Rijder. Jack believes that the name Albatross Bay was bestowed by Lieutenant Pirie of the Paluma & Dart survey, 1890-1893
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 52 & 136 & 653 & 695
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 52 & 136 & 653 & 695
Coordinates:
12 45 S 141 40 E
12 45 S 141 40 E
Albert River
Gulf of Carpentaria. A river formed by the junction of the Barkly River and Beames Brook (distributaries of the Gregory River), flowing north-eastwards into the south-eastern Gulf of Carpentaria. About 80 km long, it is navigable by small vessels as far as Burketown, 45 km upstream. Named in August 1841 by Captain John Lort Stokes (1812-1885) of HMS Beagle in honour of the German Prince Albert , born Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel Saxe-Coburg in 1819. He married Queen Victoria in February 1840. Accorded the title of Prince Consort in 1857, they had nine children before his death of typhoid fever in 1861.
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Coordinates:
17 35 S 139 44 E
17 35 S 139 44 E
Alberta Drive
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
Albizia 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. Albizia Julibrissin, Albizia Lebbeck & Albizia Odoratissima are all rainforest species
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
Alderbury Station
Cooktown Railway Station. 40 km west of Cooktown. Named after a town in Wiltshire, England. It was opened in 1885
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 62
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 62
Aldinga Close
Cairns. Whitfield. Possibly named after the vessel of the Adelaide Steamship Company
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 2
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 2
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Aldridge Street
Croydon. Named after the Aldridge Brothers, Walter, James & Dick Aldridge, who discovered gold in the area in 1885
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Croydon Gold, 1986, p. 5
Pike, Glenville. Croydon Gold, 1986, p. 5
Coordinates:
17 33 S 145 18 E
17 33 S 145 18 E
Alert Patches
Torres Strait. Prince of Wales Channel. First passed over by Captain Charles Brodie of the Alert in 1817, after which the 9 fathom patch was named.
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Coordinates:
10 1 S 129 8 E
10 1 S 129 8 E
Alert Reef
Great Barrier Reef. East of Innisfail. First negotiated by Captain Charles Brodie of the Alert in 1817, after which the reef was named. In 1823 this reef was incorporated into Lihou Reef.
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 60
Coordinates:
17 2 S 151 49 E
17 2 S 151 49 E
Alexander Street
Innisfail. Named after Alexander Vuleta
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
Alexandra Range
Daintree Area. Named by George Dalrymple in October 1873 as the Heights of Alexandra. Possibly named after Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia Alexandra (1844-1925), Princess of Wales and later queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain, whom she married in St.George's Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863. She was also formerly a Princess of the Royal House of Denmark. The Kuku Yalanji Aboriginal name for the Alexandra Range Lookout is Walu Wugirriga, meaning look about.
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 58
Wet Tropics Management Authority. A Handbook for Tour Guides: Daintree River to Cape Tribulation, 1999, p. 2-18
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 58
Wet Tropics Management Authority. A Handbook for Tour Guides: Daintree River to Cape Tribulation, 1999, p. 2-18
Alexandra River
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by William Landsborough in February 1862 for Caroline Mary Charlotte Louisa Julia Alexandra (1844-1925), Princess of Wales and later queen consort of King Edward VII of Great Britain, whom she married in St.George's Chapel, Windsor, on March 10, 1863. She was also formerly a Princess of the Royal House of Denmark. 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 March 1886 aged 61 years
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 34
Pike, Glenville. The Gulf Country, North Queensland, map reference 34
Alexandra Street
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Alexandra Reefs, south of Port Douglas
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Alfio Street
Cairns. Woree. Named after an Italian boys name
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Alfred Street
Cairns. Manoora / Manunda. Probably named after Alfred Street. One of the first arrivals in Cairns, he was present at the official opening of the Cairns Port on 1 November 1876. A carpenter, he was to open one of the first stores in Cairns and also invested heavily in the township of Smithfield. He later grew coffee at his Fernhill Plantation in the Kuranda district. He was elected in the first group of Alderman for the municipality of Cairns on 18 July 1885 and was also a trustee of the Cairns Cemetery from 1879 as well as an inaugural member of the Cairns Harbour Board from 1880. He was on the first committee of the Cairns State School, being elected on 7 April 1879. He was a member of the first Health Board of Cairns, appointed on 9 July 1881, but resigned later that year.
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 81, 87, 141, 195 & 258
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 27 & 29
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 81, 87, 141, 195 & 258
Collinson, J. Early Days of Cairns, 1939, p. 27 & 29
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Alice 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
Alice River
Cape York. Tributary of the Mitchell River, 250 km west of Cooktown. Named circa 1886, by Frank Johnson, manager of Koolata Station, after his wife, Alice. There is another Alice River on Cape York, named by John Dickie (1848-1924) in 1904, on which the Alice Goldfield was situated.
However, according to McJannett: "John Dickie's Alice River was not separate to the Mitchell River, indeed it is a tributary of the Mitchell. Dickie did not name this water the Alice in 1904. It was then known by that name. Actually it was at a tributary of the Alice that Dickie sank his pegs, a stream referred to by Logan Jack as the Philp River after Robert Philp. When the error was admitted the Alice Goldfield was officially renamed the Philp Goldfield but the name that persisted was the Alice. Johnson's Alice and Dickie's were the one water. Many state that this field (proclaimed a goldfield in 1906) was announced by Dickie in 1904. This is totally incorrect. Dickie's telegram to the Department of Mines is dated 1903 and many newspaper articles show the Alice (Philp) field was active in that year."
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 647-8
Jim McJannett, email correspondence, October 2011Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 647-8
Alice Street
Atherton. Apparently named for Alice, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1843-1878), third child and second daughter of Queen Victoria and her husband, Prince Albert. In 1872 she married Grand Duke Ludwig [Prince Louis IV] of Hesse-Darmstad.
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Alison Close
Cairns. Edge Hill. Named for James Alison, the inaugural president of the Cairns Chamber of Commerce, 1909/1910
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 3
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 3
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Allan Street
Cairns. Bungalow. Named after Peter Allan who was a bridge foreman and maintenance inspector with the railways in Cairns and a leading Freemason, 1901. His wife, Charlotte Allan, died on 18 July 1891 aged 28 and his son, James Phillip Allan, passed away on 15 March 1916, aged 25
Source:
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation proposals, 1988
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 65, July 1964
Grimwade, Gordon. McLeod Street Pioneer Cemetery. Conservation proposals, 1988
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 65, July 1964
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Allason Hill
Bedarra Island. 350 feet high. Named after Captain Henry Allason, who in 1913 bought the Island for 20 pounds from the Lands Department. He lived on the Island from 1913-1914 before being called up by the British Army for war service. He was gassed in France and spent the rest of his life recuperating in Nice, France.
Source:
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 35-36
Porter, James C. Discovering the Family Islands, 1983, p. 35-36
Coordinates:
18 S 146 10 E
18 S 146 10 E
Allen's Island
Gulf of Carpentaria. Named by Matthew Flinders of the Investigator on 19 November 1802. John Allen was a miner aboard the ship. As per Flinder's diary on this date: "To the north-west of Bentinck's Island, several small isles came in sight. At one o'clock, the diminution of depth to 2½ fathoms, obliged us to tack; the main being 4 miles distant, and the eastern extreme of the nearest island bearing N. 3º W., two leagues; this was named Allen's Isle, after the practical miner of the expedition."
Source:
Austin, K. A. The Voyage of the Investigator, 1964, p. 47 & 162
Austin, K. A. The Voyage of the Investigator, 1964, p. 47 & 162
Coordinates:
17 02 S 139 14 E
17 02 S 139 14 E
Alley Park
Gordonvale. Named after the pioneering family of Riverstone, whose head was William Saunders Alley and who arrived in the district, from Brisbane, in 1877. He was a timber-getter. His son was Graham Gordon Alley and was born in 1862. The Alley's took the first bullock team to Cairns and went out with it to Riverstone. He erected the Riverstone Hotel in 1880 following the opening of the Mulgrave Goldfield. The park reserve (R. 940) was gazetted in 1947
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 97
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 113
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Mulgrave Shire Council. History of Roads & Works, 1936-1969, p. 97
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 113
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Alley Street
Gordonvale. Named after the pioneering family of Riverstone, whose head was William Saunders Alley and who arrived in the district, from Brisbane, in 1877. He was a timber-getter. His son was Graham Gordon Alley and was born in 1862. The Alley's took the first bullock team to Cairns and went out with it to Riverstone. He erected the Riverstone Hotel in 1880 following the opening of the Mulgrave Goldfield.
Source:
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 113
Hesp, A. J. Origin of Street Names In Gordonvale. Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no. 1, December 1977
Collinson, J. More About Cairns. 2. Echoes of the Past, 1945, p. 113
Coordinates:
17 6 S 145 47 E
17 6 S 145 47 E
Allingham
Ingham District. Named after John & Frances Allingham who in 1876 took up the property Muralambeen at Palm Creek 12 km from Ingham.
Source:
North Australian Monthly, vol 2 no 1, August 1955, p. 38
North Australian Monthly, vol 2 no 1, August 1955, p. 38
Coordinates:
18 43 S 146 18 E
18 43 S 146 18 E
Allingham Creek
Ingham District. Flows into the Burdekin River near Dalrymple. Named by Johnstone Allingham who took up Hillgrove
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Allingham Street
Ingham. Named for Hinchinbrook Shire Councillors, G. & J. Allingham
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Allison Island
See Bedarra Island
Allowgu Walk
Weipa. Aboriginal term, Alandhak language, meaning big barramundi
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Allumbah
See Yungaburra
Allyson 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
Alm Street
Ingham. Named for those killed in action during World War I & II & Korea. This street honours Private LESLIE HENRIK BJORNSTJERNE ALM, 671/A, 42nd Bn., Australian Infantry, A.I.F, who died on Saturday, 31st August 1918. Age 26. He is buried at PERONNE COMMUNAL CEMETERY EXTENSION, STE RADEGONDE, Somme, France, Grave no. V. D. 28. He was the son of John and Antonia Emilie Elise Alm, of Victoria Estate, Ingham
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Alma Creek
Cardwell district. Named after Alma Clark-Kennedy, wife of A. E. Clark-Kennedy, who was a miner, preacher and the original selector of the Carruchan property
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Alma 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
Almaden
Between Dimbulah & Chillagoe. Named, because of its silver mines, after Almaden, an old silver field in Spain
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 204
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 204
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 51
Coordinates:
17 21 S 144 41 E
17 21 S 144 41 E
Almond Lane
Weipa. After the Sea or Indian Almond Tree (Terminalia catappa). Widely planted at Weipa
Source:
Hibberd Library information
Hibberd Library information
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Almond 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
Aloomba
South of Cairns. Aboriginal word meaning red cedar & used by them to describe the red cedar trees.
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no 185, February 1995
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin no 185, February 1995
Coordinates:
17 7 S 145 50 E
17 7 S 145 50 E
Alston Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, F. Alston
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Alstonia 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. Alstonia Actinophylla is the northern milkwood 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
Alstonia Drive
Napranum. Botanical term for the Alstonia species. Several milky pines (Alstonia actinophylla) were preserved during clearing for the subdivision, adjacent to this land
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Aluart Close
Innisfail. Named after a local 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
Amethyst Street
Cairns. Bayview Heights. Streets in this subdivision are named after minerals and gemstones. Amethyst is a precious stone of purple or violet quartz.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Amos Street
Cooktown. Named in 1885 after Surveyor O. L. Amos
Source:
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Pike, Glenville. Queen of the North, 1979, p. 61
Coordinates:
15 28 S 145 15 E
15 28 S 145 15 E
Amphora Street
Cairns. Palm Cove. Named for the Melo Amphora shell (Lightfoot)
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Anchor Cay
Great Barrier Reef, northern end. Named by Captain William Bligh in 1872
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Anderson Street
Cairns. Manoora/Manunda. Named after Jack (James) Anderson who was one of the first settlers in Cairns and was a storekeeper. According to Cummins & Campbell's it was named for Alderman John Anderson
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 3
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 3
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Andre Street
Mareeba. Named on 16 August 1990 for Andre Taylor, who purchased the land for development
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
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Andrea Close
Cairns. Mooroobool. Named after a member of the Koppen family. Koppen was one of the original land owners in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 3
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 3
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Andrew Reef
Northern Great Barrier Reef. Probably named after Andrew, a crew member on the Bramble in 1843
Coordinates:
12 21 S 143 14 E
12 21 S 143 14 E
Andrew's Range
Laura District. Named by William Hann at the request of Dr. Thomas Tate on 16 October 1872 after a friend who died when the Maria was shipwrecked off Cardwell
Source:
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 179
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
In, Fox, Matt J. The History of Queensland: Its people & Industries, 1923, p. 179
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Angela 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
Angus Street
Babinda. Named after James Angus who owned the land facing the Western side. He worked at the Babinda Mill and eventually had the land split up into building allotments
Source:
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin October 1978
Mulgrave Shire Historical Society Bulletin October 1978
Coordinates:
17 20 S 145 55 E
17 20 S 145 55 E
Anivas Street
Cairns. Freshwater. Named after the Savina family, who owned the land before it was subdivided. They grew sugar cane there. Anivas is Savina spelt backwards
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
Annan River
Cape York. Named by John Jardine in November 1865 after the town & river of Annan in Dumfrieshire, Scotland, which was the Jardine family's hometown. Jardine made landfall at the mouth of the Annan en route to Somerset. The Aboriginal name for the river is Diwari
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Annandi Avenue
Weipa. Aboriginal term, Agharr language, meaning pandanus tree
Source:
Hibberd Library list
Hibberd Library list
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Anne 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
Annie River
Cape York Peninsula. Flows into Princess Charlotte Bay. Named, probably in 1872, after the wife of surveyor Frederick Horatio Warner, a member of the Hann Expedition
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 643
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 643
Annie Street
Innisfail. Named after a small paddle steamer which plied the coast
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
Anthony Street
Innisfail. Family name of the estate developer, A.M. Buzolich
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 18
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Anzac Avenue
Mareeba. Named circa 1953 to commemorate soldiers who fought in the First & Second World Wars
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
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Anzac Memorial Park
Innisfail. Park in Innisfail, Edith Street. Named to commemorate the soldiers of the First World War. Was the site of the first state school in Geraldton. The large cement gates at the south-east entrance of the park commemorate the Jubilee of King George V
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
Anzac Park
Cairns. Park commemorating the sacrifices of the Anzacs in World war I. Originally allotment 1, Section 1, in 1876, it was reserved as the Residency area or Domain. The foundation stone for the Memorial Clock was laid by A.J. Draper in January 1925 and the memorial unveiled on Anzac Day 1926. The Rotunda was officially opened on 3 July 1932 by the Mayor, Alderman W.A. Collins
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 443
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 443
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Anzac Park
Cooktown. Named in honour of the soldiers who fought for Australia. It was originally the site of the Joss House & markets in 1874. By 1900 it was largely deserted & after 1907 the buildings damaged by the 1907 cyclone were removed & the site cleared. In 1955 the arch was built & the steps installed. In 1987 the name Anzac park was gazetted
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Anzac Park
Thursday Island. Named in honour of the soldiers who fought for Australia. Originally called Children's Memorial park but the name ANZAC Park has crept into common usage as the war memorial is located in this park.
Source:
Torres News 17-23 May 1996, p. 4
Torres News 17-23 May 1996, p. 4
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Aplin
Torres Strait. Thursday Island. Suburb. Named after Aplin Hill which is named after Christopher D'Oyley Hay Aplin, police magistrate at Somerset, who decided in 1874 on Thursday Island being the site of the new administrative settlement, in the Torres Strait, to replace the port of Somerset
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Aplin Hill
Torres Strait. Thursday Island. Named after Christopher D'Oyley Hay Aplin, police magistrate at Somerset, who decided in 1874 on Thursday Island being the site of the new administrative settlement, in the Torres Strait, to replace the port of Somerset
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Aplin Islet
Torres Strait. Named after Christopher D'Oyley Hay Aplin, police magistrate at Somerset, who decided in 1874 on Thursday Island being the site of the new administrative settlement, in the Torres Strait, to replace the port of Somerset
Aplin Passage
Torres Strait, between Thursday & Hammond Islands. Named after Christopher D'Oyley Hay Aplin, police magistrate at Somerset, who decided in 1874 on Thursday Island being the site of the new administrative settlement, in the Torres Strait, to replace the port of Somerset
Aplin Road
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named after Christopher D'Oyley Hay Aplin, police magistrate at Somerset, who decided in 1874 on Thursday Island being the site of the new administrative settlement, in the Torres Strait, to replace the port of Somerset
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Aplin Street
Cairns. City/Parramatta Park. Named after W.C. Aplin of Clifton Aplin and Co. (later Aplin, Brown and Co.) storekeepers of Smithfield in 1876 and later of Cairns. He arrived in Cairns aboard the SS Porpoise in 1876. His company had a warehouse on the Barron River beside the big mango trees on the high bank opposite Lilybank at Stratford. This was known as the Half-way House
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 4
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 4
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Appel Channel
See Mission Channel
Appel's Pinnacles
Cape York Peninsula. McIllwraith Range. Named on 21 September 1910 for the Hon. J.G. Appel, Minister for Mines
Source:
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 723
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 723
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Appian Way
Atherton Tableland between Yungaburra & Lake Eacham. Name was suggested by Edward Heale, who was an avid reader of ancient history. Edward Heale, a former Mayor of the Eacham Shire Council, was instrumental in ensuring the lakes Eacham & Barrine were proclaimed national parks. The original Appian Way was the first of the great Roman Highways, begun in 312 BC Appius Cladius, to link Rome with Capua
Source:
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 42, January 1980
Eacham Historical Society Bulletin no 42, January 1980
Arab Reef
Great Barrier Reef, part of the Slasher group of reefs. Named after the stranding of the British troopship Arab here in June 1842
Source:
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Cooktown Shire Library name list
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 144
Coordinates:
18 33 S 147 13 E
18 33 S 147 13 E
Arara 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
Arawa Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Arbouin
Chillagoe District. Copper was first discovered in this area by Charles Arbouin & James Harkins in 1897 at the Klondyke Mine on Klondyke (later renamed Cardross) Creek. The town was initially named Klondyke before being renamed Arbouin. The township of Klondyke where gold was found by Fred Johnson & C. Shields also in 1897 is a different site on Cape York Peninsula. Arbouin was superseded by Cardross after 1913. Cardross was 2.5 km distant & grew at the expense of Arbouin as the mines on the Cardross side developed. The township was named Arbouin by John Moffat. At some stage the township was apparently known as Bedford as well
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 181 & 231
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 108
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 90, September 1966
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 181 & 231
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 108
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 90, September 1966
Coordinates:
17 2 S 146 6 E
17 2 S 146 6 E
Archer River
Cape York. Named by Frank & Alex Jardine on 5 January 1865 after the Archer brothers of Gracemere Station near Rockhampton. According to the Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places it was named after Thomas Archer, an Agent-General for Queensland
Source:
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 32 & 74
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 9
Pike, Glenville. The Last Frontier, 1983, p. 32 & 74
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Appleton, Richard & Barbara. Cambridge Dictionary of Australian Places, 1992, p. 9
Coordinates:
13 21 S 141 08 E
13 21 S 141 08 E
Archie Creek
Gulf of Carpentaria, near Lawn Hills, a tributary of the Gregory River. Named after a member of the Hann family
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 53
Archie Street
Cairns. Parramatta Park. Origin unknown. The street name was approved at a Cairns Town Council meeting on 11 December 1922.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Ardisia Street
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after Ardisia Brevipedata, a Queensland rainforest tree. 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
Ariel Bank
Eastern Cape York Peninsula, north of Shelburne Bay. Named for the schooner Ariel that sailed this route in 1846
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 165-166
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 165-166
Ariel Court
Cairns. Kanimbla. Named after the ship Ariel which in December 1848 searched for the survivors of the ill-fated Kennedy expedition to Cape York
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Arlington Esplanade
Cairns. Clifton Beach. Named after Arlington Reef, east of Palm Cove, Cairns
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Arlington Street
Port Douglas. Named after Arlington Reef, east of Palm Cove, Cairns
Coordinates:
16 29 S 145 28 E
16 29 S 145 28 E
Armbrust Street
Cairns. Manoora. Named after Frederick Armbrust, pioneer family and butcher or Nicholas Armbrust who settled in North Queensland circa 1880
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 4
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 4
Cairns City Council Road Index, 1997
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Armit Creek
Innisfail District. Named in 1872, probably by Captain John Moresby, after Sub-Inspector Armit of the Native Mounted Police at Cardwell
Source:
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Jones, Dorothy. Hurricane Lamps & Blue Umbrellas, p. 388
Arnhem Close
Cairns. Edmonton. Queerah. Named after a Dutch explorer ship. Name approved in 1989. Commanded by Dirck Meliszoon, the Arnhem sailed through the Gulf of Carpentaria in 1623
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Cairns City Council file no 52105.
Coordinates:
17 1 S 145 45 E
17 1 S 145 45 E
Arnold Park
Mareeba. Named about 1960 for Ralph Arnold, Shire Clerk
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 103
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 103
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Arnold Street
Cairns. Stratford. Named after L. Arnold who was at one time District Forestry Officer in Cairns
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 4
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 4
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Arnold Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after Gus Arnold & family
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
Aropa Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Streets in this subdivision are named for a Papua New Guinea theme.
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Arovo Street
Cairns. Trinity Beach. Named after an island off the coast of Papua New Guinea
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Arthur Patches
Great Barrier Reef, east of Innisfail. Named after Captain James Campbell Arthur, the first licensed Torres Strait Pilot. His licence was issued on 5 August 1884
Source:
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34
Foley, John C.H. Reef Pilots, 1982, p. 34
Coordinates:
17 23 S 146 21 E
17 23 S 146 21 E
Arthur's Pocket
Cardwell district. Named after an early-day telegraph linesman
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Artie Wales Drive
Weipa. Named after Artie Wales who started in Weipa as a painter & ended up owning his own painting business after more than 20 years in the town. He died of cancer in 1987
Source:
Bauxite Bulletin 19 June 1992, p. 1
Bauxite Bulletin 19 June 1992, p. 1
Coordinates:
12 40 S 141 57 E
12 40 S 141 57 E
Arunta Street
Cairns. Trinity Park. Streets in this subdivision were named after ships. HMAS Arunta was a destroyer in the Australian Navy
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Ash Street
Innisfail. Named after a tree
Source:
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Robertson, Val and Alf Martinuzzi. Street names of Innisfail. Innisfail and District Historical Society vol 12, 1996, p. 19
Coordinates:
17 32 S 146 2 E
17 32 S 146 2 E
Ash 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
Ash Street
Yungaburra. Named after a species of tree
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 35 E
17 16 S 145 35 E
Ashfield Close
Mareeba. Named about 1974 for Harry Ashfield, Town Clerk
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
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Ashmore Banks
Northern Great Barrier Reef. Named after Samuel Ashmore, Master of the Brig Hibernia who sailed through here in May 1810
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 35
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 35
Coordinates:
11 53 S 143 38 E
11 53 S 143 38 E
Ashmore Reef
Torres Strait. Named after Samuel Ashmore, Master of the Brig Hibernia who sailed through here in May 1810
Source:
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 35
Nicholson, Ian. Via Torres Strait, 1996, p. 35
Coordinates:
10 28 S 144 27 E
10 28 S 144 27 E
Ashton Creek
See Ashtonville
Ashtonville
Chillagoe District. The site of a silver discovery in 1891 by L.R. Ashton. 3 miles west of Ashton Creek. A town was laid out in 1903
Source:
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 208
Hooper, Colin. Angor to Zillmanton, 1993, p. 208
Coordinates:
16 55 S 144 15 E
16 55 S 144 15 E
Asmus Station
Cooktown. Railway Station. Named after It was named for the Asmus brothers, Heinrich Julius (Harry) and Julius, German settlers. The station opened in 1887 & closed in 1950
Source:
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 61
Jim McJannett, email correspondence, October 2011
Knowles, J. W. The Cooktown Railway, 1966, p. 61
Jim McJannett, email correspondence, October 2011
Aspen Close
Cairns. White Rock. Streets in this sub-division are named for trees. Name approved by the Cairns City Council on 16 January 1995
Source:
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Cairns City Council file no 52105
Coordinates:
16 59 S 145 45 E
16 59 S 145 45 E
Aston Street
Innisfail. Named for Councillor T.R. Aston, 1933-1936
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
Atherton
Town on the Atherton Tablelands. Originally called McCraw's Forest Pocket, then Kelly's after William B Kelly who opened a store there in 1882. It was then known as Prior's Pocket from circa 1882 after the Prior Brothers, Walter & Thomas, (who cut timber at Priors Creek, which drained this Pocket) before officially being named Atherton on 23 February 1886. Named after John Atherton, 1837-1913, an early pioneer who settled on the Tablelands at Emerald End in 1877. He was a pioneer pastoralist and prospector who in 1879 was the first person to discover tin in North Queensland, at Tinaroo Creek. Nearby & also where Atherton is now was Mazlin's Pocket or Mazlin's Camp, so named because the 4 Mazlin brothers (Tom, William, John & Jim) had their bullock paddock here from late 1880 onwards. The name Mazlin's Pocket went out of favour as Prior's Pocket became the accepted name for the burgeoning settlement encompassed by these 2 camps. Atherton was named by Surveyor Falcone Hutton in August 1885, when he conducted the first preliminary survey of the new township. The Chinese settlement at Atherton was known as Cedar Camp as it was a logging camp for the harvesting of red cedar. The Chinese came to the area from the failing Palmer Goldfield & originally mainly worked as labourers clearing the land for cultivation. As the number of Chinese grew, Cedar Camp became known as China Town
Source:
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 289
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 110-111
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 4-5 & 8
Jones, D. Trinity Phoenix: a History of Cairns. Cairns Post, 1976, p. 289
Pike, Glenville. Pioneers' Country, 1980, p. 110-111
Atherton Centenary, 1985, p. 4-5 & 8
Coordinates:
17 16 S 145 29 E
17 16 S 145 29 E
Atherton Creek
Named after John Atherton, the founder of Mareeba, who arrived in the district, at Emerald End, in 1877. Originally known as Chinaman 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
Atherton Street
Cairns. Whitfield. Named after Alderman E. Atherton, who served on the Cairns City Council from 1927-1929. He was also the local member of Parliament and the Minister for Mines. He was the son of pioneer John Atherton, after whom Atherton is named
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Atherton Street
Mareeba. Named around 1891 by the Barron Division for John Atherton, the founder of Mareeba
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
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Atherton Tableland
Named after John Atherton, the founder of Mareeba, who arrived in the district, at Emerald End, in 1877. He discovered tin at Tinaroo & the Herberton District
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
Atkinson Street
Cairns. Manunda. Named after photographer Alfred Atkinson (1867-1950), who arrived in Cairns in 1890 & set up a photography studio in partnership with James Handley. His wife, Alice Wilkinson, was the sister of a Town Clerk of Cairns, Alfred Edwin Wilkinson. In 1915-1918 Atkinson was an elected alderman of the Cairns Town Council & for a short time was the Acting Mayor of the town.
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 358, June 1990
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Cairns Historical Society. Bulletin no. 358, June 1990
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Atkinson Street
Cairns. Machans Beach. Named after Keith Atkinson, a life member of the Machans Beach Progress Association
Source:
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Rapkins, Denise. Certain Friends in Uncertain Times. A History of Machans Beach, 1995, p. 98
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Atkinson Street
Ingham. Named for an Hinchinbrook Shire Councillor, J. H Atkinson
Source:
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 251
Hinchinbrook Shire Council List
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 251
Coordinates:
18 39 S 146 10 E
18 39 S 146 10 E
Atlantic Close
Cairns. White Rock. Named after the American city Atlantic City
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
Atlas Close
Cairns. Smithfield Heights. Named after the Atlas Mountains in Morrocoo & Algeria in North Africa
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Attack Creek
Cape York Peninsula, tributary of the Archer River. Named by Robert Logan Jack on 5 January 1880 after his party were attacked here
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 55
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 534 & 541
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 55
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 534 & 541
Attie Creek
Cardwell district. Named by Lieutenant John Murray (after whom the Murray River is named) after his son James Athelstaine Murray
Source:
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Jones, D. Cardwell Shire Story. Brisbane: Jacaranda Press, 1961, p. 407
Aubrey Parade
Thursday Island, Torres Strait. Named after Colonel Aubrey Aubrey, probably officer commanding of the Green Hill Fort at some point
Coordinates:
10 35 S 142 13 E
10 35 S 142 13 E
Augustus Street
Cairns. Mooroobool. Forum estate. Streets in this estate are predominantly based on a Roman theme. Augustus was a Roman Emperor
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Aumuller Street
Cairns. Bungalow/Portsmith/Westcourt. Named after Karl Aumuller, born 1829, who arrived in Cairns in 1885. He was a city councillor from 1888 and Mayor of Cairns in 1898. He was a saddler and hardware merchant as well as a Justice of the Peace. He died on 24 November 1900 aged 71. His wife was Frances M. Aumuller. The concrete extension of Aumuller Street from Mulgrave Road through Portsmith to the wharves was built by the Americans during World War II.
Source:
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Cairns Life, November 1997, p. 5
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Near city suburbs centre of change. Cairns Sun, 10 September 1997, p. 9
Cairns Life, November 1997, p. 5
Cairns Historical Society Bulletin no. 64, June 1964
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Aurukun
Western Cape York. The local name was Ngaka rippan poon in Wik Munkan language & Ol-nul-pru-koon in Anjung itie language. Rev. Hey of Mapoon came to the area & did not get the term correctly, thinking it was rukoon. Aurukun was derived from this word. In both languages the name means Big water sits down, or Large Swamp
Source:
Gillan, Mary. Wunch Munya: Small Woman. Spectrum Publications, 1989, p. 659
Gillan, Mary. Wunch Munya: Small Woman. Spectrum Publications, 1989, p. 659
Coordinates:
13 21 S 141 44 E
13 21 S 141 44 E
Avocado Street
Cairns. Manoora. The Queensland Housing Commission requested that all street names in this Estate be related to tropical fruits
Source:
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Brown, V. North Queensland Place Names Origins, 1993, p. 5
Coordinates:
16 55 S 145 46 E
16 55 S 145 46 E
Avolio Drive
Mareeba. Named around 1980 for Rodolfo Avolio, the subdivider of the land & a tobacco farmer
Source:
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 6
Thompson, Mary & Lorraine Townsend. Street Names of Mareeba: History Behind the Names. Mareeba: St Thomas School, 1994, p. 6
Coordinates:
17 00 S 145 26 E
17 00 S 145 26 E
Aylen Hills
Cape York Peninsula, near Cape Weymouth. Named in 1890 after R. Aylen, Sub-Lieutenant of HMS Dart. It was named by Lieutenant Pirie. Aylen Peak is the highest summit in the range, being 119 metres (390 feet) high.
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 55
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 696
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 55
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 696
Coordinates:
12 36 S 143 25 E
12 36 S 143 25 E
Aylen Patch
Cape Melville area. Named after R. Aylen, Sub-Lieutenant of HMS Dart, circa 1890s
Source:
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 55
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 696
Cummins & Campbell's Monthly Magazine January 1932, p. 55
Jack, Robert Logan. Northmost Australia, 1921, p. 696
