North Queensland
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- (Australia, informal) The northern part of the state of Queensland, loosely defined as being north of either Rockhampton or Mackay.
- 2007, Cheryl Taylor, Elizabeth Perkins, Warm Words: North Queensland Writing, Patrick Buckridge, Belinda McKay (editors), By the Book: A Literary History of Queensland, page 213,
- Despite the failure of attempts to form a separate state, the idea of North Queensland as a distinctive region has existed powerfully almost from first settlement.
- 2007, Cheryl Taylor, Elizabeth Perkins, Warm Words: North Queensland Writing, Patrick Buckridge, Belinda McKay (editors), By the Book: A Literary History of Queensland, page 213,
Derived terms
- Far North Queensland
References
- 1984, Peter Bell, Timber and iron: houses in North Queensland mining settlements, 1861-1920
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