Conway, Queensland
| Conway Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Conway | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°27′28″S 148°42′51″E / 20.4577°S 148.7141°ECoordinates: 20°27′28″S 148°42′51″E / 20.4577°S 148.7141°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 19.3 km2 (7.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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Conway is a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The locality name derives from Cape Conway, which was named on 3 June 1770 by Lieutenant James Cook on the HM Bark Endeavour after Henry Seymour Conway, the Secretary of State for the Southern Department from 1765 to 1766 and Northern Department from 1766 to 1768.[1]
References
- 1 2 "Conway - locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 46860)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
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