St Helens Beach, Queensland

St Helens Beach is a coastal town and a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

St Helens Beach
Queensland
St Helens Beach
Coordinates20.8358°S 148.8405°E / -20.8358; 148.8405
Postcode(s)4798
LGA(s)Mackay Region
State electorate(s)Whitsunday
Federal Division(s)Dawson
Localities around St Helens Beach:
Mentmore Mentmore Coral Sea
Pindi Pindi St Helens Beach Coral Sea
Calen Calen Coral Sea

History

Yuwibara (also known as Yuibera, Yuri, Juipera, Yuwiburra) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwibara country. It is closely related to the Biri languages/dialects. The Yuwibara language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Mackay Region.[3]

Giya (also known as Kia. See also related Birri languages) is a language of North Queensland. The Giya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Whitsunday Regional Council, particularly the towns of Bowen and Proserpine.[4]

The town was originally known as Wootaroo but was changed to St Helens Beach by the Queensland Place Names Board on 1 April 1973. St Helens was the name of a pastoral run belonging to pastoralist John Macartney in the 1870s. The word ''beach'' is a reference to the sandy beach along the coastline of the Coral Sea.[1]

References
  1. "St Helens Beach - town in Mackay Region (entry 40893)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  2. "St Helens Beach - locality in Mackay Region (entry 46841)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 November 2017.
  3. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yuwibara". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  4. This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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