Ingham, Queensland
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| Coordinates | 18°39′0″S 146°10′0″E / 18.65000°S 146.16667°ECoordinates: 18°39′0″S 146°10′0″E / 18.65000°S 146.16667°E | ||||||
| Population | 4,605[1] | ||||||
| Established | 1864 | ||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4850 | ||||||
| Elevation | 11.8 m (39 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Hinchinbrook | ||||||
| State/territory electorate(s) | Hinchinbrook | ||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||
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Ingham is a town in the Great Green Way region of North Queensland, Australia. The town was founded in 1864, gazetted a shire in 1879, and is the service centre for many sugarcane plantations, pioneered in the 1870s by William Ingham, for whom the town is named. It is the administrative centre for the Shire of Hinchinbrook.
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Geography [edit]
Ingham is approximately 110 kilometres (68 mi) north of Townsville and 1,437 kilometres (893 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. Ingham is one of a number of towns where a cyclone shelter is being built. The Ingham towns cyclone shelter is built at the front of Ingham State High School.[2]
Industry [edit]
Ingham is known mainly for sugar cane farming. Victoria Sugar Mill, the largest sugar mill in Australia and one of the largest in the southern hemisphere,[3] owned by CSR Limited, is located close to the town. Much of the cane is transported to the mills by light tramlines.[4]
Other industries in the Ingham area include cattle, farming, fishing, timber and tourism.
Attractions [edit]
The town is home to the regional art gallery called TYTO Regional Art Gallery. In the same precinct is the Hinchinbrook Shire Library.
CSR no longer owns the Sugar Mills in Ingham because they sold them to Sucrogen, an offshore based company.
Australian-Italian Festival [edit]
The Australian-Italian Festival is held in Ingham in May each year and is one of the most popular events in the region, with thousands of people attending the event. The festival celebrates Ingham's cultural background, dating from the 1890s when the first Italian immigrants came to the region. More than half the population of the town are of Italian descent.[5] The town is known as "Little Italy".[citation needed]
The annual festival, held at the Ingham Showgrounds, began as an idea from a community workshop.[5] Many Italians visit from Italy to celebrate the event[citation needed], reinforcing the cultural ties between the inhabitants of Ingham and Italy.
People [edit]
Notable individuals born in Ingham include Tracey Curro (journalist), Greg Dowling (rugby league), Sam Backo (rugby league), Laurie Spina (rugby league), Nick Euclid (rugby league), Arthur Fadden (13th Prime Minister of Australia) and Keith Payne (Victoria Cross recipient).
Climate [edit]
Ingham has a tropical monsoon climate (Köppen climate classification Am).
| Climate data for Ingham | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °C (°F) | 32.3 (90.1) |
31.6 (88.9) |
30.8 (87.4) |
29.0 (84.2) |
27.1 (80.8) |
25.2 (77.4) |
24.9 (76.8) |
26.1 (79) |
28.4 (83.1) |
30.5 (86.9) |
31.8 (89.2) |
32.5 (90.5) |
29.2 (84.6) |
| Average low °C (°F) | 22.9 (73.2) |
23.2 (73.8) |
22.2 (72) |
20.2 (68.4) |
17.8 (64) |
14.7 (58.5) |
13.6 (56.5) |
14.3 (57.7) |
16.0 (60.8) |
18.4 (65.1) |
20.7 (69.3) |
22.0 (71.6) |
18.8 (65.8) |
| Precipitation mm (inches) | 388.6 (15.299) |
477.6 (18.803) |
355.9 (14.012) |
201.2 (7.921) |
112.5 (4.429) |
45.8 (1.803) |
34.8 (1.37) |
38.8 (1.528) |
38.8 (1.528) |
47.8 (1.882) |
118.4 (4.661) |
195.8 (7.709) |
2,056 (80.945) |
| Source: [6] | |||||||||||||
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ingham (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 February 2010.
- ^ Francis Tapim (29 December 2011). "Building begins for more north Qld cyclone shelters". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Historical Towns Directory: Ingham". Heritage Australia Publishing. Retrieved 17 May 2012.
- ^ The Tramways of the Ingham District Verhoeven, G Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, June, 1971 pp122-131
- ^ a b Australian Italian Festival Ingham. Retrieved on 17 May 2012.
- ^ "Climate statistics for Ingham". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 1 January 2010.
