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Einasleigh
Einasleigh is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 87 people. Geography The town is in the north of the locality at the confluence of Einasleigh River with the Copperfield River. The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of . Following its confluence with the Gilbert River, they spill into a vast estuarine delta approximately wide that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across the Gulf Country. The Einasleigh River descends over its course. Kidston is a ghost town within the south of the locality (). The Tablelands railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Mount Surprise) and exits to the west (Forsayth). The line passes through the town of Einasleigh which is served by the Einasleigh railway station in Railway Street (). Mountains Einasleigh has numerous mountains (from north to south): * Beril Peak () * Blackman Peak () * Fraser Peak () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einasleigh Railway Station
The Etheridge railway line is a heritage-listed railway line between Mount Surprise, Queensland, Mount Surprise and Forsayth, Queensland, Forsayth, both in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. It includes Mount Surprise railway station, Einasleigh railway station, Wirra Wirra railway station and Forsayth railway station. Etheridge railway line was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 16 February 2009. History The Etheridge railway line, which branches off the Mareeba-to-Chillagoe railway at Almaden, Queensland, Almaden and heads south for to Forsayth via Mount Surprise and Einasleigh, Queensland, Einasleigh, was built between 1907 and 1910 by the Chillagoe Railway and Mining Company as a private railway line. The same company constructed the railway line from Mareeba to Chillagoe, Queensland, Chillagoe and Mungana, Queensland, Mungana between 1898 and 1901. The Etheridge line was built cheaply, with lighter rails and fewer earthworks than the Chillagoe line ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einasleigh River
The Einasleigh River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. When combined with the Gilbert River, the river system is the largest river system in northern Australia. Course and features The Einasleigh River rises in the locality of Lyndhurst in the Einasleigh Uplands within the Atherton Tableland, draining the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range below Mount Remarkable. The river flows generally north, northwest and then west. The river is joined by 33 tributaries from source to mouth including the Copperfield and Etheridge Rivers and numerous creeks before reaching its confluence with the Gilbert River north of . The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of . Following its confluence, the Gilbert River spills into a vast estuarine delta approximately wide that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across the Gulf Country. The Einasleigh River descends over its course. East of the river is crossed by the Einasleigh River Bridge that carries ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Etheridge
The Shire of Etheridge is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Far North Queensland, Australia in what is known as the Savannah Gulf region. Its economy is based on cattle grazing and mining. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1882. In the , the Shire of Etheridge had a population of 714 people. History The Einasleigh Division was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879'' with a population of 720. In 1891 it was reported that the divisional board had made no progress, perhaps because it covered a large area that was sparsely settled. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Einasleigh Division became the Shire of Einasleigh on 31 March 1903. On 15 March 1919, it was renamed Shire of Etheridge. Towns and localities The Shire of Etheridge includes the following settlements: * Georgetown, Queensland, Georgetown * Einasleigh, Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gilbert River (Queensland)
The Gilbert River is located in Far North Queensland, Australia. When combined with the Einasleigh River, the river system is the largest river system in northern Australia. Features and location The Gilbert River rises below Conical Hill in the Einasleigh Uplands, draining the eastern slopes of the Gregory Range and the western slopes of the Newcastle Range, north of . The river flows generally northwest, joined by forty tributaries that drain the Blackbraes National Park including, from source to mouth, the Styx, Percy, Robertson, Langdon, Little, and Einasleigh rivers and numerous creeks. North of the Gilbert discharges into the Gulf of Carpentaria. However, northwest of an anabranch of the river forms confluence with the Smithburne River, also emptying into the Gulf. The Gilbert River has a catchment area of of which , or a third of the total catchment, is a vast estuarine delta approximately wide that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lyndhurst, Queensland
Lyndhurst is a rural locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lyndhurst had a population of 11 people. Geography The terrain is mostly mountainous and bounded to the east by the Great Dividing Range and to the west by the Gregory Range and Gilbert Range. Named peaks include (from north to south): * Butlers Knob () * Watch Hill () * Mount Margaret () * Horse Mountain () * Mount Lookout () * Pine Hill () * Mount Devlin () * Teddy Mountain () * Mount Remarkable () The Einasleigh River rises in the south of the locality and flows north. The Copperfield River rises in the west of the locality and flows to the north-west of the locality. The two rivers have their confluence at the town of Einasleigh in the locality to the immediate north of Lyndhurst. The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of . Following its confluence with the Gilbert River, they spill into a vast estuarine delta approximately wide that largely consists of tidal flats and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Forsayth, Queensland
Forsayth is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Forsayth had a population of 107 people. Geography Forsayth is in Far North Queensland approximately by road from Cairns. The town is the terminus of the Etheridge Railway. History Jangga, also known as Yangga, is a language of Central Queensland. The Jangga language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Etheridge Shire Council. Originally known as Finnigan's Camp after the prospector who discovered gold nearby in 1871, within a year the settlement had become Charleston township, and it continued to grow despite near desertion when its inhabitants rushed to the Palmer River Goldfield in 1874 and to the Hodgkinson in 1876. Charleston Post Office opened on 1 February 1876, was renamed Charleston West in 1910 and closed in 1915. After a slump in the mid-1880s the township was again a flourishing centre by the mid-1890s, h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talaroo, Queensland
Talaroo is an outback locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , Talaroo had a population of 5 people. Geography The terrain in the north and west of the locality is mountainous with a number of named peaks and passes, all in the north of the locality (from north to south): * Mount Direction () * Mount Max () * Simons Gap () * Mount Noble () * Brodies Gap () The Einasleigh River enters the locality from the south-east ( Einasleigh / Mount Surprise) and exits to the north ( Abingdon Downs). It becomes a tributary of the Gilbert River which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 June 2000. Demographics In the , Talaroo had "no people or a very low population". In the , Talaroo had a population of 5 people. Economy Talaroo Homestead is in the south-east of the locality () with Talaroo Airstrip to its south-west (). Educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kidston, Queensland
Kidston is a ghost town within the rural locality of Einasleigh, Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. What remains of the built structure of the town is heritage-listed as the Kidston State Battery & Township. History Oak's Rush was a gold mining area. A small amount of gold was found there by Charles Mack who then teamed up with Charles Hawkins and together found more substantial quantities of gold in September 1907. By 1908 there were three hotels in the town. It is unclear when the Oaks Rush Post Office opened, but in March-April 1908 it was announced it would be renamed ''Kidston'' in honour of the Queensland Premier William Kidston William Kidston (17 August 1849 – 25 October 1919) was an Australian bookseller, politician and Premier of Queensland, from January 1906 to November 1907 and again from February 1908 to February 1911. Early life William Kidston was born in F .... It closed in 1988. By December 1907, at least 120 oz of alluvial gold had been obtain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Conjuboy, Queensland
Conjuboy is a remote rural locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , Conjuboy had "no people or a very low population". Geography The Gregory Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-west to the south-east, while the Kennedy Developmental Road passes through the locality from the east to the south; they intersect in the south of the locality. The ridge of the Great Dividing Range runs from north to south through Conjuboy creating a watershed. Dry River rises in the east of the locality and flows into the Herbert River and ultimately into the Ross River towards the Coral Sea. Spring Creek rises in the north-west of the locality and flows into the Einasleigh River and ultimately into the Gilbert River into the Gulf of Carpentaria. The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 23 June 2000; however the name has been in use as a pastoral station since at least ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ewamin
The Ewamian or Agwamin people are an Aboriginal Australian people of the state of Queensland. Language The language of Ewamian people, now undergoing revival, is variously known as Agwamin or Wamin. Elder Fred Fulford, as documented by Peter Sutton in the early 1970s, explained that Agwamin and Wamin were originally two mutually intelligible dialects, one "heavy" and one "light". There was said to be one living speaker of the language alive in 1981. Country The Ewamian People are the traditional owners of an area of north-western Queensland extending over the Gilbert and Einasleigh River catchment areas, including Georgetown, Mount Surprise, Forsayth, and Einasleigh. Ewamian country includes Undara Volcanic National Park, Cobbold Gorge, and Talaroo hot springs. The Savannah Way travels across Ewamian country. The Ewamian People have had native title determined over more than . In Norman Tindale's estimation, the Ewamian had approximately of tribal land, centering ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Georgetown, Queensland
Georgetown is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Georgetown had a population of 254 people. Geography Georgetown is on the Etheridge River in Far North Queensland, Australia. The Gulf Developmental Road passes through the town, linking Cairns - to the east - and Normanton - to the west. Georgetown is the administrative headquarters of the Shire of Etheridge, a local government area encompassing the nearby settlements of Mount Surprise, Forsayth and Einasleigh. Climate Georgetown has a borderline tropical savanna climate (Köppen ''Aw'') bordering on a hot semi-arid climate (''BSh''). The wet season from mid-November to March is hot and humid with like all of tropical Queensland highly erratic rainfall. During the wet season, rainfall is highly concentrated into a few days from monsoonal depressions or remnant cyclones. Wet season weather can vary from daily thunderstorm rains in active monsoon months l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Surprise, Queensland
Mount Surprise is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mount Surprise had a population of 138 people. Geography The town is located in the Gulf Savannah in Far North Queensland on the Gulf Developmental Road, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre of Cairns. History The town was founded by Ezra Firth, from the English county of Yorkshire, who along with his family settled in the area in 1864. The property struggled at first; relations with the indigenous inhabitants of the country were hostile and the country was not suited for wool growing. The discovery of gold in the 1880s and the subsequent gold rush allowed Firth to sell his sheep to the miners, convert his holding to cattle and become wealthy selling goods to the miners. In 1908, the Etheridge railway line reached Mount Surprise. Mount Surprise Post Office opened by July 1908. In October 1942 detachments of 16 A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
