Airdmillan, Queensland

Airdmillan
Airdmillan; Queensland
	Airdmillan
Coordinates	19°31′23″S 147°28′31″E / 19.52306°S 147.47528°ECoordinates: 19°31′23″S 147°28′31″E / 19.52306°S 147.47528°E
LGA(s)	Burdekin Region

Airdmillan is a locality in Burdekin Shire, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

History

The name Airdmillan comes from the name of a local sugar plantation. It is a coined word, combining the Gaelic word aird meaning high / lofty and Millan from the name of the plantation owner, Archibald Campbell MacMillan.^[1]

The Airdmillan State School opened on 30 January 1912; it closed on 12 December 1986.^[2]

References

1 2 "Airdmillan (entry 44662)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
↑ "A". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

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[qpn-1] 1 2 "Airdmillan (entry 44662)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 March 2014.

[qs-2] "A". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 13 March 2014. Retrieved 13 March 2014.