Cornish Creek, Queensland
| Cornish Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cornish Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 22°26′58″S 144°46′40″E / 22.44944°S 144.77778°ECoordinates: 22°26′58″S 144°46′40″E / 22.44944°S 144.77778°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4732 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Barcaldine Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Gregory | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Cornish Creek is a locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
History
The locality is named after the creek, which was in turn named in 1860 by explorer William Landsborough after his business partner Edward Cornish.[1]
Heritage listings
Cornish Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
References
- 1 2 "Cornish Creek (entry 47075)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 September 2016.
- ↑ "Mt Cornish Homestead (entry 600009)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 6 July 2013.
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