Elphinstone, Queensland (Isaac Region)

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Elphinstone
Queensland
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Elphinstone
Coordinates 21°28′47″S148°11′06″E / 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849 Coordinates: 21°28′47″S148°11′06″E / 21.4797°S 148.1849°E / -21.4797; 148.1849
Postcode(s) 4742
LGA(s) Isaac Region
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal Division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Elphinstone:
Glenden Glenden Hail Creek
Burton Elphinstone Kemmis
Burton Burton Kemmis

Elphinstone is a locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Isaac Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Geography

The Suttor Developmental Road passes east to west through the locality. Isaac River and its tributary Anna Creek rise in the locality flowing towards the south-west. [2] Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake fed by Anna Creek and was the water supply for the now abandoned town of Elphinstone. [3]

Suttor Developmental Road road in Queensland

The Suttor Developmental Road is a highway in the east of the Australian state of Queensland. It runs in SE-NW direction and has a length of 167 km. It connects the Peak Downs Highway with the Bowen Developmental Road. It is signed as State Route 11.

Lake Elphinstone lake in Queensland, Australia

Lake Elphinstone is a natural lake in Queensland, Australia. It is located about 92 kilometres west of Mackay in Isaac Region. The lake used to support the town of Elphinstone, however the town no longer exists, and the lake is a recreation area popular for bird-watching, fishing and camping.

History

The locality was named after explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple, the leader of the 1859 and 1860 overland settlement expeditions to Port Denison from Rockhampton. [1]

George Elphinstone Dalrymple Australian explorer and politician

George Augustus Frederick Elphinstone Dalrymple was a colonist, explorer, public servant and politician, member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Elphinstone - locality in Isaac Regional (entry 47043)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 24 July 2017.
  3. "Lake Elphinstone". Mackay Region Visitor Information Centre. Archived from the original on 24 July 2017. Retrieved 24 July 2017.