Tam O'Shanter, Queensland
| Tam O'Shanter Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tam O'Shanter | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°54′50″S 146°03′42″E / 17.9138°S 146.0616°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 0 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.000/km2 (0.00/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4852 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 20.6 km2 (8.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Cassowary Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Hill | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Tam O'Shanter is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Tam O'Shanter had a population of 0 people.[1]
History
The locality presumably takes its name from Tam O'Shanter Point on the coastline nearby. The point was named by Captain Owen Stanley of HMS Rattlesnake after the barque Tam O'Shanter, which carried Edmund Kennedy's ill-fated expedition to North Queensland in 1848.[3][Note 1]
Notes
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tam O'Shanter (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Tam O'Shanter – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
- ^ "Tam O'Shanter Point – point in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 33218)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 June 2019.
- ^ Lloyd's Register (1848), Seq.№T13.
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