Garners Beach, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Garners Beach
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.8158°N 146.0974°W
Pop:31
Postcode:4852
Area:2.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:12.4
Dir1:E
Location1:El Arish
Dist2:29.4
Dir2:NE
Location2:Tully
Dist3:47.9
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Innisfail
Dist4:135
Dir4:S
Location4:Cairns
Dist5:1576
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Cassowary Coast Region
Stategov:Hill
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Coral Sea

Garners Beach is a coastal locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Garners Beach had a population of 31 people.

Geography

The Coral Sea forms the eastern boundary and part of the northern boundary.

Garners Beach has the following beaches (from north to south):

History

The suburb presumably takes its name from the beach, which in turn was named after pioneer settler Edward Garner who took up land there in 1890. He grew bananas and later established a refreshment room for visitors.[4]

In 1928, Mr Garner's Beach was described as an excellent place for fishing and viewing coral.[5]

By September 1937, Garners Beach Road had been was built to access the beach, leading to increased use by motor cars.[6] [7] It also facilitated a motor launch service to Garners Beach to link with a motor lorry service to El Arish for deliveries.[8]

During World War II, the district was used as a practice firing range by the military.[9]

Demographics

In the, Garners Beach had a population of 25 people.

In the, Garners Beach had a population of 31 people.

Heritage listings

Garners Beach has the following heritage sites:

Education

There are no schools in Garners Beach. The nearest government primary school is El Arish State School in El Arish to the west. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the south-west.

Notes and References

  1. 19 July 2021.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020. Mountain ranges beaches and sea passages - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125060730/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/1db1dfe1-ab2a-4405-9164-0a54c3b31dda. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  3. 19 July 2021.
  4. News: 7 January 1931. CLUMP POINT.. 7. Cairns Post. 9030. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 December 2021. 15 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215231250/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/41105546. live.
  5. News: 27 October 1928. CLUMP POINT NOTES. 11. Cairns Post. 8351. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 December 2021. 15 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215231310/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40644197. live.
  6. News: 11 September 1937. PUBLIC ESTATE IMPROVEMENTS.. 99. 30. The Northern Herald. 1274. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 December 2021. 15 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215231254/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/150599983. live.
  7. News: 31 December 1937. THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. 5. Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News. 7. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 December 2021. 15 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215231254/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212636085. live.
  8. News: 1 July 1938. EL ARISH NOTES.. 10. Cairns Post. 11,350. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 December 2021. 15 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215231254/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/42132393. live.
  9. News: 12 May 1944. Advertising. 4. The Evening Advocate. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 16 December 2021. 15 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211215231258/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212426710. live.
  10. 1 August 2014.