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Innisfail is the largest township of the Cassowary Coast Region and is known for its sugar and banana industries, as well as for being one of Australia's wettest towns. In March 2006, Innisfail gained worldwide attention when Tropical Cyclone Larry passed over, causing extensive damage. [8] [9]
Canecutters Memorial is a heritage-listed memorial at Fitzgerald Esplanade, Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Renato Beretta and built in 1959. It is also known as Pioneers of the Sugar Industry Monument. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 29 April 2003. [1]
Innisfail (/ ˈ ɪ n ɪ s f eɪ l / IN-is-fayl) is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located in the Calgary-Edmonton Corridor , south of Red Deer at the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 54 .
Innisfail (known as Geraldton until 1911), was founded as the port of Geraldton in 1880 by Thomas Henry Fitzgerald, who had arrived on the banks of the Johnstone River to grow sugar cane on a 10,000 hectares (25,000 acres) land grant funded by the Roman Catholic Bishop of Brisbane and All Hallows' Sisters of Mercy. Others arrived soon after and ...
English: Roman Catholic Church, Innisfail, 1930. Innisfail is one of the wettest cities in Australia and was established in 1880. Innisfail is basically a sugar town and its economy is largely dependent on the sugar plantations which surround the town, the bulk sugar loading facilities at Mourilyan and the numerous mills in the area.
The Innisfail area was settled by cedar-cutters, with the first major planting of sugar cane occurring in 1880. The town was laid out at the junction of the South Johnstone and North Johnstone Rivers in 1881, and was known as Junction Point. The name of the town was changed to Geraldton in 1883, and to Innisfail in 1910. [1]
Mourilyan Harbour is known for its recreational fishing with many creeks and channels, lined with mangroves. Fish caught there include barramundi , mangrove jacks , giant trevally and queenfish . However, caution must be taken during windy weather as the water can become very choppy.
Innisfail Water Tower is a heritage-listed water tower at Mourilyan Street, East Innisfail, Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1933 to 1934 by Van Leeuwen Brothers. It was built from 1933 to 1934 by Van Leeuwen Brothers.