Gulliver, Queensland

Gulliver is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Gulliver
Townsville, Queensland
Gulliver
Coordinates19.2869°S 146.7749°E / -19.2869; 146.7749
Postcode(s)4812
Area2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi)
LGA(s)City of Townsville
State electorate(s)
Federal Division(s)Herbert
Suburbs around Gulliver:
Vincent Currajong Currajong
Vincent Gulliver Pimlico
Aitkenvale Aitkenvale Mundingburra

History

The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville.[1]

It is not known when the Holy Family Primary School opened, but it closed on 11 December 1987.[2]

Education

Despite its name, Currajong State School is on Palmerston Street in the north of the suburb, adjacent to neighbouring Currajong's southern boundary.[3]

Despite its name, Pimlico State High School is on Fulham Road in Gulliver, adjacent to neighbouring Pimlico's western boundary.[3]

gollark: It's *possible* that on really large numbers you can do some sort of exotic mathematical operation to detect evenness more efficiently.
gollark: It has some really nice features.
gollark: Of course not. I use it in all my projects if I need thirteen detection.
gollark: https://github.com/jezen/is-thirteen/blob/master/test.js
gollark: Oh, and it has 239 lines of tests.

References
  1. "Gulliver (entry 44596)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
  2. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 August 2018.


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