Portland Road, Queensland

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Portland Road
Queensland
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Portland Road
Coordinates 12°35′51″S143°24′40″E / 12.5974°S 143.4111°E / -12.5974; 143.4111 (Portland Road (town centre))
Postcode(s) 4892
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Cook
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Leichhardt

Portland Road is a coastal town in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. [1] The town is within the locality of Iron Range. [2]

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History

The town takes its name from the Portland Road harbour ( 12°35′41″S143°24′41″E / 12.5947°S 143.4114°E / -12.5947; 143.4114 (Portland Road (harbour)) ). [1] The harbour, in turn, is named after William Henry Cavendish, Duke of Portland. [3] The name first appears on an 1897 chart published by the British Admiralty. [4] The use of the word "road" in a nautical context refers to a roadstead, a body of water where it is safe to anchor. [5]

Portland Road was previously the port and support centre for Iron Range. In World War II, Portland Road became an airstrip and staging post. [6]

Education

There are no schools in Portland Road. The nearest government school is Lockhart State School (Early Childhood to Year 12) in Lockhart River to the south-west. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 "Portland Road – population centre in Cook Shire (entry 43618)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Sea Tragedies". The Capricornian . Vol. 54, no. 38. Queensland, Australia. 8 August 1929. p. 12. Retrieved 26 January 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "Portland Road – harbour in the Shire of Cook (entry 27362)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2021.
  5. ↑ "Roads for Ships". earthobservatory.nasa.gov. 24 December 2019. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  6. ↑ Randall, Brian (6 November 2015). "Queensland Places - Restoration". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 25 September 2023.
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 September 2025.
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