Edward River, Queensland
| Edward River Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Edward River | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 14°54′29″S 142°30′29″E / 14.90806°S 142.50806°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 3 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4892 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||||
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Edward River is a locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2]
Geography
This inland locality on the Cape York Peninsula is named for the Edward River that runs through it towards the Gulf of Carpentaria. Strathgordon Road passes through the locality from Yarraden in the east towards Pormpuraaw in the west on the Gulf.
History
Kuuk Thaayorre (also known as Koko-Daiyuri, Kuku Yak, Thayorre, and used as a generic name for several related languages/dialects) is an Australian Aboriginal Language spoken on Western Cape York, particularly in the area around Pormpuraaw (Edward River). The Thaayorre language region includes the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Pormpuraaw and the Shire of Cook.[3]
Kugu Mu'inh ( also known as Wik Muinh, Kuku Muinh, Wik Muin, Kuku-Mu'inh. See also related Wik languages) is a traditional language of the area which includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Cook Shire.[4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Edward River (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Edward River (locality) (entry 46126)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Kuuk Thaayorre". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Indigenous languages map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 5 February 2020.
