Parramatta Park, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Parramatta Park
City:Cairns
State:qld
Coordinates:-16.9244°N 145.7625°W
Local Map:yes
Zoom:13
Pop:3621
Postcode:4870
Area:1.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1
Dir1:SW
Location1:Cairns CBD
Dist2:346
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1677
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Cairns Region
Stategov:Cairns
Fedgov:Leichhardt
Near-N:Cairns North
Near-Ne:Cairns City
Near-E:Cairns City
Near-Se:Portsmith
Near-S:Bungalow
Near-Sw:Westcourt
Near-W:Westcourt
Near-Nw:Manunda

Parramatta Park is a suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people.

Geography

Parramatta Park is the suburb immediately west of Cairns City (the Cairns central business district). The northern part of the suburb is residential. The southern part of the suburb has a number of schools, the Cairns Showgrounds, Barlow Park (a multi-sports facility and stadium) and an industrial precinct.

History

Parramatta Park is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country.[2]

The origin of the suburb name is from the suburb of Parramatta in the Sydney metropolitan area of New South Wales with a possible derivation from a hotel situated locally during the late nineteenth century.[3] On 26 July 1884 auctioneer John McNamara offered the Walkerville Estate as the first suburb of Cairns, consisting of 400 lots, predominantly of 1rood. The estate was promoted as being close to the terminus of the Herberton railway line and as a "paradise of health". To attract buyers from Townsville, there was the inducement of a free return trip to Cairns for buyers of 10 lots.[4] [5] [6] [7]

Parramatta State School was opened on 24 January 1927.

St Joseph's Primary School opened on 1 July 1927 by the Sisters of Mercy. Mercy Sisters were part of the teaching staff of the school until 2015.[8] On Sunday 15 April 1928 Bishop John Heavey officially opened the new Catholic church and school building.[9] [10]

St Augustine's College opened on 9 February 1930 by the Marist Brothers.[11]

On 17 June 1932, the Cairns City Council asked unemployed vagrants living in Parramatta Park, to leave the grounds for the duration of the Cairns show. They refused to go and by July 1932 the town's people were getting frantic and angry because they could not set up for the show. On 17 July 1932 police were called in to forcibly remove the men from the park, many towns people also took part in the hostilities and a riot broke out. A number of people were injured and the majority of the vagrants were "run out of town".[12]

The Parramatta Park parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1946.

Demographics

In the, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,508 people.

In the, Parramatta Park had a population of 3,621 people.

Heritage listings

There is one heritage-listed site in Parramatta Park:

Education

Parramatta State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 122 Mulgrave Road (-16.9251°N 145.7632°W).[13] [14] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 379 students with 46 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 40 non-teaching staff (24 full-time equivalent).[15] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 316 students with 46 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 34 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent).[16] It includes a special education program.

St Joseph's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Loeven Street (-16.9265°N 145.7665°W).[17] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 389 students with 28 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 19 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).

St Augustine's College is a Catholic secondary (7-12) school for boys at 251 Draper Street (-16.9263°N 145.7681°W).[18] [19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 748 students with 64 teachers (61 full-time equivalent) and 36 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). Boarding facilities are available.

There is no government secondary school in Parramatta Park. The nearest government secondary school is Cairns State High School in neighbouring Cairns North to the north-east.

Amenities

St Joseph's Catholic Church is on the corner of Draper and Loeven Streets . Services are also held in the chapel of St Augustine's College and at Trinity Chapel in Mercy Place aged care facility (formerly Bethlehem Home) in Gatton Street, Westcourt. These are within the Parramatta Park Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns.[20]

The Cairns Showground is at the corner of Severin Street and Mulgrave Road (-16.927°N 145.7625°W).[21] [22]

References

Attribution

This article contains material from From the vault – Parramatta Park Riot, Cairns 1932, State of Queensland (Queensland Police Service) 2020, released under CC-BY-2.5 licence (archived 1 December 2020).

External links

Notes and References

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  3. Web site: Cairns Heritage: P Suburbs. Cairns Regional Council. 14 September 2020. 22 April 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180422210257/http://www.cairns.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/11850/PSuburbs.pdf. live.
  4. Web site: Walkerville the first suburb of Cairns. 1884. State Library of Queensland. Real estate map. 26 May 2020. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212093834/https://digital.slq.qld.gov.au/delivery/DeliveryManagerServlet?change_lng=en&dps_pid=IE423738. live.
  5. News: 3 July 1884. Local Items.. 2. Cairns Post. Queensland, Australia. 26 May 2020. Trove. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212093830/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/39431522. live.
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  8. Web site: Our History and Mercy Connections. St Joseph's Primary School. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924081305/http://www.stjosephscairns.qld.edu.au/about-us/our-history-and-mercy-connections/. 24 September 2017. live. 24 September 2017.
  9. News: 16 April 1928. NEW CHURCH OPENED. 20. The Telegraph. 17,275. Queensland, Australia. 20 November 2020. National Library of Australia. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212093831/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/179315285. live.
  10. News: 19 April 1928. Parramatta Ceremony.. XVII. 37. The Catholic Advocate. 881. Queensland, Australia. 20 November 2020. National Library of Australia. 12 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220212093830/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/258697343. live.
  11. Web site: Welcome from the principal. St Augustine's College. 24 September 2017. 24 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924140909/http://www.sac.qld.edu.au/welcome-from-the-principal. live.
  12. Web site: Jones. Lisa. 1 December 2020. From the Vault – Parramatta Park Riot, Cairns 1932. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201201214508/https://mypolice.qld.gov.au/museum/2020/12/01/from-the-vault-parramatta-park-riot-cairns-1932-2. 1 December 2020. 2 December 2020. Queensland Police Museum.
  13. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. Queensland Government. 21 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018.
  14. Web site: 2019-12-19. Parramatta State School. 2022-02-12. Parramatta State School. en. 10 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210410030731/https://parramattass.eq.edu.au/. live.
  15. Web site: Annual Report 2016. Parramatta State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20170924080407/https://parramatss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/2016%20Annual%20Report%20Parramatta%20State%20School.pdf. 24 September 2017. live. 24 September 2017.
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