Guthalungra, Queensland

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Guthalungra
Queensland
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Guthalungra scenery, 2013
Guthalungra is located in Queensland
Guthalungra
Guthalungra
Coordinates19°55′30″S 147°50′35″E / 19.925°S 147.8430°E / -19.925; 147.8430 (Guthalungra (town centre))Coordinates: 19°55′30″S 147°50′35″E / 19.925°S 147.8430°E / -19.925; 147.8430 (Guthalungra (town centre))
Population112 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1211/km2 (0.3138/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4805
Area924.5 km2 (357.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Whitsunday Region
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)Dawson
Localities around Guthalungra:
Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea
Gumlu Guthalungra Bowen
Bogie Bowen Bowen

Guthalungra is a rural town and coastal locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Guthalungra had a population of 112 people.[1]

Geography[]

The northern boundary of the locality is the Coral Sea including the large headland of Cape Upstart (

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19°42′22″S 147°45′10″E / 19.7062°S 147.7527°E / -19.7062; 147.7527 (Cape Upstart)) rising to 680 metres.[4] The northern half of Cape Upstart is protected as the Cape Upstart National Park. Cape Upstart was named by Lieutenant James Cook on 5 June 1770 during his voyage along the eastern coast of Australia in the HM Bark Endeavour.[5]

Being a coastal locality, much of the land is low-lying but there are a number of peaks, including (from north to south):[6]

The Bruce Highway traverses the locality from east to west passing through the town. The North Coast railway line runs almost immediately parallel with the highway with a number of rail stops within the locality (from north to south):[6]

The flows from south to north through the locality and the town into the Coral Sea (

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19°53′00″S 147°53′00″E / 19.8833°S 147.8833°E / -19.8833; 147.8833 (Elliot River (mouth))) to the west of Cape Upstart.[6] The river was named by explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple after Gilbert Eliott, the first Speaker of the Queensland Legislative Assembly from 1860 to 1870.[19]

History[]

The town was named in 1889, using the name of a significant local Aboriginal Australian.[2]

Guthalungra Provisional School opened in 1948, becoming Guthalungra State School on 27 February 1957. The school closed in 1988.[20] It was located on the north side of the Bruce Highway (

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19°50′00″S 147°42′00″E / 19.8333°S 147.7000°E / -19.8333; 147.7000 (Guthalungra State School (former))).[21][6]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Guthalungra had a population of 112 people.[1]

Economy[]

Guthalungra is predominantly an agricultural area, mostly grazing with some crop production.[22] Pacific Reef Fisheries operate the Guthalungra Prawn Farm near the mouth of the Elliot River. The company uses the farm as a hatchery for black tiger prawns (Penaeus monodon) and a place to conduct their breeding program. The prawns are then raised for harvest and processing at the company's 93 hectare facility at Ayr.[23]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Guthalungra (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Guthalungra – town in Whitsunday Region (entry 15119)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  3. ^ "Guthalungra – locality in Whitsunday Region (entry 49587)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Cape Upstart – cape in Whitsunday Regional (entry 35854)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Upstart Bay – bay in Shire of Burdekin (entry 35853)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 July 2017.
  6. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2021.
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. ^ "Station Hill – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 32295)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Nobbies Lookout – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 24405)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Cape Upstart – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 35854)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Moosie Hill – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 22754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ^ "The Maiden Mountain – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 34017)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ^ "Mount Curlewis – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 9036)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  14. ^ "The Seven Sisters – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 34107)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  15. ^ "Mount Carew – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 6229)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  16. ^ "Mount Abbot – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 16)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Mount Mackenzie – mountain in Whitsunday Region (entry 20456)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  18. ^ a b c d "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  19. ^ "Elliot River – watercourse in Whitsunday Regional (entry 11544)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  20. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  21. ^ "Town map of Guthalungra" (Map). Queensland Government. 1983. Retrieved 17 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  22. ^ "Guthalungra Prawn Farm: Nutrient Offset Strategy" (PDF). Pacific Reef Fisheries. 22 May 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.
  23. ^ "From Hatchery to Market". Pacific Reef Fisheries. Archived from the original on 29 July 2017. Retrieved 29 July 2017.

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