Community Day last Thursday brought together everyone from juniors to seniors, and a few firemen, to enjoy the formal re-opening of the community facilities at TYTO. There was story time and robotics, along with computer classes and colouring. The cake was cut and councillors and community alike enjoyed the sweetness of jovial conversations among the stacks of the beloved library.
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In a heartening reminder of the value of rural health care, the Ingham Health Service recently celebrated nine years since the reopening of its maternity service — and what better way to mark the occasion than with the birth of four babies in just 24 hours? On the 7th and 8th of April, four mothers; Giorgia Firmi, Marites Carao, Hannah Bestmann, and Leah Dingwell, welcomed their little ones into the world, creating a unique bond not only between their babies, but among themselves as part of thi
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An elusive and endangered species, the mahogany glider is receiving new hope thanks to a collaborative conservation effort underway in North Queensland. The project, centred south of Ingham, is helping to link critical glider habitat while also delivering rare sightings of the species in the wild. Indigenous ranger Chris Muriata is one of the few people lucky enough to see a mahogany glider in its natural habitat. “To finally see one – it made me happy,” he says. “It was in vegetation at the
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There was a real sense of celebration in the air as United Petroleum Ingham officially reopened its doors this week, a welcome sight for many a traveller and local alike. United Petroleum’s General Manager of Retail, Grant McGregor, said, “We have eagerly reopened the doors of our Ingham site and extend a warm invitation to the community to experience the unparalleled quality and convenience we offer. As one of Australia's fastest-growing fuel and convenience brands, United Petroleum is excited
Read the full storyThe pursuit of a port began in 1862 when HMS Pioneer, commanded by Commodore George Burnett, set sail from Brisbane to search for an appropriate site. With Queensland’s first Governor, Sir George Bowen, also aboard, the two men decided that Rockingham Bay offered two excellent anchorages. The following year, in 1863, Governor Bowen requested that Captain George Richards, then commanding HMS Hecate, select the best site for a port and township in Rockingham Bay. In this process, Captain Richards landed on a small sandy beach on the north-west side of the island and named it Hecate Point. He also named Mangrove Islet, Mount Burnett, Mount Bowen and Mount Pitt, and ensured that Hinchinbrook Island was clearly marked on the chart.
In 1859, the pioneer and explorer George Elphinstone Dalrymple led an overland party to the Valley of Lagoons and took up land for grazing in partnership with Arthur and Walter Scott, as well as Robert Herbert, Queensland’s first premier. By 1863, their enterprises boasted 25,000 sheep and 4,000 cattle grazing in the Valley of Lagoons. Cardwell’s history as a settlement began in January 1864 when the first European settlement in the area, serving as the port for North Queensland, was established. The schooner Policeman, towing the cutter Heather Bell, anchored in Rockingham Bay carrying the first settlers. The landing party comprised 20 men, 10 horses, 12 sheep, 2 goats, fowls and dogs, with George Dalrymple acting as leader, and Cardwell became recognised as the first non-indigenous settlement north of Bowen.
The township was named after Viscount Cardwell, a renowned British statesman whose title ended with him, as he left no heirs. Despite his renown as the greatest British military reformer of the 19th century, he never visited the area. The original route taken by Dalrymple to connect his property with the port is still commemorated today by the Dalrymple Gap walking track, and the stone bridge over Damper Creek remains the oldest engineering structure in North Queensland. During Cardwell’s early years, the original Post Office was a double tent – one side served as the Post Office while the other side housed the Postmaster’s residence. By 1870, Cardwell Post Office and Telegraph Station were built and are now listed on three National Heritage registers, while one of the first buildings erected was John Morrisey’s Royal Hotel, located on the site of the current Marine Hotel.
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