Helens Hill, Queensland

Helens Hill
Queensland
Helens Hill
Coordinates 18°47′14″S 146°07′30″E / 18.7873°S 146.125°E / -18.7873; 146.125Coordinates: 18°47′14″S 146°07′30″E / 18.7873°S 146.125°E / -18.7873; 146.125
Postcode(s) 4850
Area 131.2 km2 (50.7 sq mi)
LGA(s) Shire of Hinchinbrook
State electorate(s) Hinchinbrook
Federal Division(s) Kennedy
Suburbs around Helens Hill:
Wharps Wharps Toobanna
Upper Stone Helens Hill Orient
Yuruga Yuruga Yuruga

Helens Hill is a locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

Despite the name, Helens Hill is predominantly flat farming land (approx 20 metres above sea level), well-watered by numerous small creeks and is used for growing sugarcane. Mount Helen, a peak of 220 metres, is within the locality and presumably is the source of the locality's name.[2][3]

The Bruce Highway and North Coast railway line pass through the locality from the south-east to the north with the locality being served by Pombel railway station.[4] A cane tramway delivers harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills at Victoria Plantation and Mackenade.[3]

History

Helens Hill State School opened on 17 August 1931.[5] The school closed on 31 December 2016.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Helens Hill - locality in Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 42519)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Mount Helen - mountain in the Shire of Hinchinbrook (entry 15661)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Pombel - railway station in Hinchinbrook Shire (entry 27274)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ↑ "School Openings, Closures & Name Changes - Recent Events". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 4 October 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2017.

Further reading

  • Helen's Hill State School (1981), The Helen's Hill School story : celebrating its golden jubilee 1931-1981, Golden Jubilee Committee, Helen's Hill State School, retrieved 4 October 2017

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