Midgenoo, Queensland

Midgenoo is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Midgenoo
Queensland
View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013
Midgenoo
Coordinates17.8947°S 145.9605°E / -17.8947; 145.9605
Postcode(s)4854
Area7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi)
LGA(s)Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Midgenoo:
Feluga Feluga East Feluga
Bulgun Midgenoo East Feluga
Birkalla Birkalla Merryburn

Geography

The town is north of centre within the locality. This land is flat (approx 20 metres above sea level) and is used for crops, principally sugarcane.[3]

The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line traverse the locality from south-west to north, passing through the town.[3] Midgenoo railway station services the town.[4] There are also sugarcane tramways in the locality.[3]

History

The town's name Midgenoo is taken from its railway station and is reportedly an Aboriginal word for a local tree.[1]

Midgenoo State School opened in 1923 but closed in 1933.[5]

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References
  1. "Midgenoo - town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22010)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  2. "Midgenoo - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45730)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  4. "Midgenoo - railway station in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

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