Andromache, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Andromache
State:qld
Coordinates:-20.5958°N 148.4097°W
Pop:17
Postcode:4800
Area:423.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Whitsunday Region
Stategov:Whitsunday
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:Pauls Pocket
Near-Ne:Goorganga Creek
Near-E:Thoopara
Near-Se:Bloomsbury
Near-S:Bloomsbury
Near-Sw:Bogie
Near-W:Bogie
Near-Nw:Lake Proserpine

Andromache is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Andromache had a population of 17 people.

History

Named after the Andromache River which first appears on a survey map of a route for a telegraph line from Bowen to Mackay drawn in late 1864 by surveyor and entrepreneur T.H. Fitzgerald. It is possible he gave the name. Andromache was the wife of the legendary Greek hero, Hector.

Andromache Provisional School opened circa 1891 and closed circa 1893.

Andromache River Prosivional School opened in In 1927 and closed in 1928.

Demographics

In the, Andromache had a population of 51 people.

In the, Andromache had a population of 17 people.

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.