Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)

Alligator Creek
Queensland
Alligator Creek
Coordinates 21°18′53″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3147°S 149.2105°E / -21.3147; 149.2105Coordinates: 21°18′53″S 149°12′38″E / 21.3147°S 149.2105°E / -21.3147; 149.2105
Postcode(s) 4740
Area 81.2 km2 (31.4 sq mi)
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal Division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Alligator Creek:
Balberra Balberra Hay Point
Munbura Alligator Creek Grasstree Beach
Sarina Sarina Sarina

Alligator Creek is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The Alligator Creek State School opened on 14 September 1896.[2]

On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek.[3]

References

  1. "Alligator Creek (entry 46753)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "A". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. "TRAGEDY AT MACKAY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 20 November 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  • "Alligator Creek (near Mackay)". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
  • Alligator Creek State School
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