Cremorne, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cremorne
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.1361°N 149.193°W
Pop:19
Postcode:4740
Area:3.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1.4
Dir1:N
Location1:Mackay CBD
Dist2:981
Dir2:NNW
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:Mackay Region
Stategov:Mackay
Fedgov:Dawson
Near-N:North Mackay
Near-Ne:North Mackay
Near-E:Mackay Harbour
Near-Se:Mackay Harbour
Near-S:Mackay
Near-Sw:Mackay
Near-W:Mackay
Near-Nw:North Mackay

Cremorne is a mixed-use locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cremorne had a population of 19 people.

Geography

Cremorne is on the northern bank of the Pioneer River in the centre of Mackay. The Forgan Smith Bridge crosses from central Mackay over the Pioneer River and through Cremorne to North Mackay. The Pioneer River forms the southern boundary of the locality and Barnes Creek forms the northern boundary. Most of the western part of the locality is parkland (largely undeveloped); there is a small number of industrial buildings around the Forgan Smith Bridge.

History

Arriving in 1863, John Greenwood Barnes was the first settler on the northern band of the Pioneer River. He experimented with growing edible tropical plants such as breadfruit, mango, guava, pineapples etc. on behalf of botanist Ferdinand von Mueller, the curator of the Melbourne Botanic Gardens. However his greatest success was with coconut palms which he first planted in 1868 and then expanded to a plantation of 1,200 trees.[2] [3]

In 1884, Barnes erected a two-storey hotel with a promenade roof. Working with his father-in-law William Seaward, he developed pleasure gardens called Cremorne Gardens thought to be modelled on the Cremorne Gardens in Melbourne (Barnes had lived in Victoria before moving to Queensland). In January 1898 the hotel was damaged by Cyclone Eline and then demolished by the January 1918 cyclone.[4]

Barnes Creek is a watercourse (-21.1333°N 149.1833°W). It was modified on 24/09/1999. Reportedly named after ?? Barnes (-), local selector.[5]

Demographics

In the, Cremorne had a population of 33 people.

In the, Cremorne had a population of 19 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cremorne. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mackay North State School and Mackay North State High School in neighbouring North Mackay to the north.

Notes and References

  1. 25 October 2018.
  2. Web site: Cremorne. 25 June 2009. Mackay Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20181025142347/http://www.mackayregionalbotanicgardens.com.au/about/history_of_the_lagoons/cremorne. 25 October 2018. live. 26 October 2018.
  3. News: OUR WOOL TRADE.. 15 October 1895. Mackay Mercury. 26 October 2018. 48. Queensland, Australia. 67. 2. National Library of Australia. 1 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230901092931/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/168860904. live.
  4. News: Further Particulars. 28 January 1918. Daily Mercury. 26 October 2018. Queensland, Australia. 3. National Library of Australia. 1 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230901092929/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173916393. live.
  5. 30 August 2023.