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Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)

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Coordinates: 21°18′52″S 149°12′38″E / 21.31444°S 149.21056°E / -21.31444; 149.21056
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Alligator Creek is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The Alligator Creek State School opened on 14 September 1896.[2]

On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Alligator Creek (entry 46753)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. ^ "A". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. ^ "TRAGEDY AT MACKAY". The Brisbane Courier. National Library of Australia. 20 November 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

21°18′52″S 149°12′38″E / 21.31444°S 149.21056°E / -21.31444; 149.21056

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