Mission River, Queensland
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  Mission River | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°39′46″S 141°59′16″E / 12.6627°S 141.9877°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 974 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4874 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Mission River is a locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum in Queensland, Australia.[2]
History
The locality was probably named during 1895 by missionary J. Nicholas Hey and administrator John Douglas (Government Resident of Thursday Island from 1885 to 1904).[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mission River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Mission River – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 45794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
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