Jardine River, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Jardine River
State:qld
Coordinates:-11.3208°N 142.7358°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4874
Area:3955.5
Lga:Shire of Cook
Lga2:Shire of Torres
Stategov:Cook
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Somerset
Near-Ne:Coral Sea
Near-E:Coral Sea
Near-Se:Shelburne
Near-S:Shelburne
Near-Sw:Mapoon
Near-W:Injinoo
Near-Nw:Umagico

Jardine River is a coastal locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Shire of Torres in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Most of the locality is within protected areas apart from small areas in the north and east of the locality.

History

The locality takes its name from the river Jardine River which was originally called Deception River but was renamed by Governor of Queensland George Ferguson Bowen after Francis Lascelles Jardine and Alexander William Jardine. In 1864-1865 the Jardines overlanded stock from Rockhampton to Somerset on the Cape York Peninsula.[2]

Demographics

In the, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population".

In the, Jardine River had "no people or a very low population".

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2017.
  2. 23 January 2018.