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The Stoney Creek Falls is a cascade waterfall on the Stoney Creek located where the river descends from the Atherton Tablelands to the Cairns coastal plain, in Queensland, Australia. Location and features
Soon after Cairns was established "a few entrepreneurial Chinese men began to experiment with crops such as cotton, tobacco, coffee, rice, sugar, and bananas, while market gardeners grew much needed fruit and vegetables. This marked the beginning of the agricultural industry, which became the dominant industry."
The organisation "Tourism and Events Queensland" has established a website titled "Pacific Coast Way" that shows a map of the route from the Gold Coast to Cairns, with side trips to the Sunshine Coast, Hervey Bay, Bundaberg, Gladstone, Airlie Beach and Mission Beach. It provides some information about each of the following segments: [2]
Sugar cane, tropical fruits including bananas, mangoes, papaya, lychees and coffee are grown in Far North Queensland. The region is home to the world's biggest silica mine at Cape Flattery. [4] The mine was established in 1967 and was severely damaged by Cyclone Ita in 2014.
Cairns City is a coastal suburb at the centre of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is also known as the Cairns Central Business District (CBD). In the 2021 census , Cairns City had a population of 3,616 people.
In 2004 it was decided to run it under contract by a private operator, Cairns Kuranda Steam Pty Ltd. [2] [3] While primarily a passenger service between Cairns and Forsayth, the train can be chartered for large groups. [4] On 27 March 2019, a car collided with the Savannahlander at a level crossing in the city of Cairns. The driver of the car ...
Kewarra Beach is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Kewarra Beach had a population of 6,133 people. [1]
Yorkeys Knob is a coastal suburb of Cairns in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2021 census, Yorkeys Knob had a population of 2,794 people. [1] Yorkeys Knob is frequently listed as an unusual or humorous place name due to it including the word "knob" in its name. [3] [4] [5] [6]