Description
Fishery Falls is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia.
Fishery Falls is a locality in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Fishery Falls had a population of 141 people.
History
The locality is presumed to be named after the waterfall of the same name which is located in neighboroughing Wooroonooran approximately 1 km west of the locality of Fishery Falls.McDonald's Creek State School opened on 22 September 1913. In 1916 the spelling was changed to McDonnell's Creek State School. It is now simply known as McDonnell Creek State School.
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The South Sea Islander Memorial at the corner of the Bruce Highway and McMahon Drive commemorates over 60,000 Kanakas who were contracted to work in the sugarcane plantations from 1863 to 1906. Although some came voluntarily, others were misinformed about their contracts, while some were kidnapped (a practice known as blackbirding).
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 14.821 km2
Elevation: 11-50 metres
Town elevation: 22 m
Population number: 141
Local Government Area: Cairns Regional Council