Midgenoo, Queensland
Midgenoo is a town and a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
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View across the fields to distant mountains, Midgenoo, 2013 | |||||||||||||||
Midgenoo | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 17.8947°S 145.9605°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4854 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 7.9 km2 (3.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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
- "Midgenoo - town in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22010)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Midgenoo - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45730)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- "Midgenoo - railway station in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 22011)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 July 2017.
- 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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