Mission River, Queensland
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  Mission River | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 12°39′46″S 141°59′16″E / 12.6627°S 141.9877°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 974 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4874 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Mission River is a coastal locality split between the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Napranum in Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
Within Mission River are the enclaves of Evans Landing, Nanum, Rocky Point, Trunding, and Weipa Airport, all of which are part of Weipa Town.[3]
History
Linngithigh (also known as Winda Winda and Linginiti) an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Linngithigh people. The Linngithigh language region includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire Council: Western Cape York, Winda Winda Creek, Mission River, and Archer River.[4]
Thaynakwith (also known as Awngthim, Tainikuit and Winduwinda) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Western Cape York in the Weipa area taking in Albatross Bay and Mission River. The language region includes areas within the local government boundaries of Weipa Town Council and Cook Shire.[5]
The locality was probably named during 1895 by missionary J. Nicholas Hey and administrator John Douglas (Government Resident of Thursday Island from 1885 to 1904).[2]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Mission River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Mission River – locality in Shire of Cook (entry 45794)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
- ^ "Linngithigh". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Thaynakwith". Queensland’s Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
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