Upstart Bay

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Upstart Bay is a bay in the Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia. It is part of the Coral Sea and is the mouth of the Burdekin River. [1]

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Yuru (also known as Juru, Euronbba, Juru, Mal Mal, Malmal) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuru country. The Yuru language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Burdekin, including the town of Home Hill. [2]

The bay takes its name from Cape Upstart which was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 5 June 1770 during his voyage along the eastern coast of Australia in the HM Bark Endeavour. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Upstart Bay - bay in Shire of Burdekin (entry 35853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  2. CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Yuru". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 23 January 2020.
Upstart Bay (Foreground) with Cape Upstart in Background 2006. UpstartBay1.jpg
Upstart Bay (Foreground) with Cape Upstart in Background 2006.

Coordinates: 19°40′S147°40′E / 19.667°S 147.667°E / -19.667; 147.667