Andromache, Queensland
Andromache is a locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In 2016 census, Andromache had a population of 51 people.[1]
| Andromache Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Andromache | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20.5955°S 148.4094°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 51 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1205/km2 (0.3122/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4800 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 423.1 km2 (163.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Whitsunday Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Whitsunday | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Dawson | ||||||||||||||
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History
Named after the Andromache River which first appears on a survey map of a route for a telegraph line from Bowen to Mackay drawn in late 1864 by surveyor and entrepreneur T.H. Fitzgerald. It is possible he gave the name. Andromache was the wife of the legendary Greek hero, Hector.[2]
Andromache Provisional School opened circa 1891 and closed circa 1893.[3]
Andromache River Prosivional School opened in In 1927 and closed in 1928.[3]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Andromache (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
- "Andromache – locality in the Whitsunday Region (entry 46850)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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