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Kangaroo Island refers to an island in Queensland, Australia. It is located near Hervey Bay and River Heads. It divides the flow of the Susan River, causing one division to converge with Bunya Creek as it flows into the Great Sandy Strait. The island is 116 hectares in size. Kangaroo Island has recently been listed for sale. [1] [2] [3]
The Queensland Government advertised Bishop Island for lease in 1947, as well as an offer for sale. The annual rental price was £60 and the lease term was for five years. [58] The Brisbane City Council proposed building a power station on Bishop Island in 1949, which never came to fruition. [59] There was a small number of people living on the ...
Originally known as Mooloolah Heads, the name was changed to Mooloolaba by Thomas O'Connor in 1919 when he subdivided land for sale there. [5] [6] [2] A Methodist church hall was opened on Saturday 28 January 1933. [7] Original school building, Mooloolaba State School, 1949. Mooloolaba Provisional School opened on 2 May 1933.
Russell Island is an island, a town and a locality in the City of Redland, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] [ 4 ] The island is also known by its traditional Aboriginal name of Canaipa . [ 4 ] In the 2021 census , the locality of Russell Island had a population of 3,698 people.
Commencing in 1988, two low mangrove islands, Andys Island and Griffin Island, were redeveloped by Lewis Land Corporation to create a six-island group for a gated community of canal home sites with deepwater moorings and direct access to Moreton Bay. 140,000 cubic metres (4,900,000 cu ft) of sand was pumped to create the islands and their navigable waterways. [3]
Pumpkin Island is a privately owned island in Keppel Bay on the southern Great Barrier Reef in Australia. [3] [4] It is 13.8 kilometres (8.6 mi) off the coast from Yeppoon [5] and has an area of 6.1 Hectares. [3] In 2012 it was listed in Australian media as the world's sixth most expensive private island available to hire. [3]
In 1863 land was offered for sale at Bulwer for the first time, contesting of 36 lots each of 2 roods with 25 sold. [5] [6] [7] Cricket match at Bulwer State School, Queensland, 1899. Group of children playing cricket in the grounds of Bulwer State School, on Moreton Island, in 1899. The teacher's residence is next to the school.
Brampton Island is an island in the Cumberland Group, off shore from Mackay in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The island lies within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area , and the majority of the island forms the Brampton Islands National Park , however there is a resort located on the island.