32-703: Download coordinates as: Mossman is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Douglas , Queensland , Australia. It is the administrative centre for the Douglas Shire Council In the 2021 census , the locality of Mossman had a population of 1,935 people. Mossman in Far North Queensland on the Mossman River . Mossman is located on the Captain Cook Highway 75 kilometres (47 mi) north of
64-519: A house and injured a child. Mossman State High School opened on 30 January 1973. Mossman Library opened in 1977. Prior to 2008, Mossman was the seat of the Shire of Douglas . In 2008, the Shire of Douglas was amalgamated into the Cairns Region , which was administered from both Cairns and Mossman. In 2014, the Shire of Douglas was de-amalgamated from Cairns Region and reinstated as Shire of Douglas. In
96-546: A number of sporting clubs including the Coral Coast Judo Club. Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of
128-563: A very prominent mining family" . The town was also known for a brief time as Hartsville after Daniel Hart, an early settler. Later the name was changed to Mossman . The Mossman - Port Douglas parish of the Roman Catholic Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (now the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns) was established in 1877. Mossman River Post Office opened by 1895 (a receiving office had been open from 1883) and
160-577: Is Mossman River in the south to the Annan River in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east and extending inland to west of Mount Mulgrave . This includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Douglas , the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal and the towns and localities of Cooktown , Mossman, Daintree , Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal . It includes
192-456: Is an important aspect of the local economy, with Mossman Central Mill , the only sugar mill in the district ( 16°27′31″S 145°22′43″E / 16.4586°S 145.3786°E / -16.4586; 145.3786 ( Mossman Sugar Mill ) ), processing the cane before sending it to Cairns for shipping domestically and internationally. There is a network of cane tramways through Mossman and nearby sugarcane growing areas to deliver
224-475: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Mossman River The Mossman River is a river in lower Cape York Peninsula , Queensland, Australia. The headwaters of the river rise under Devils Thumb on
256-433: The 2006 census , the town of Mossman had a population of 1,740 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of Mossman had a population of 1,937 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Mossman had a population of 1,935 people. Mossman has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Mossman Central Mill Company Limited opened in 1894 as co-operative sugar mill owned by local sugarcane farmers. The first sugarcane
288-500: The Coral Sea between Newell and Cooya Beach. The river descends 1,050 metres (3,440 ft) over its 24-kilometre (15 mi) course . The river has a catchment area of 472 square kilometres (182 sq mi) of which an area of 16 square kilometres (6 sq mi) is composed of estuarine wetlands. The traditional language area of Kuka-Dyangan (also known as Djangun, Gugu Djangun and Kuka Djangun) includes landscape within
320-731: The Mount Carbine Tableland in the Great Dividing Range . The river flows through a deeply incised valley in the Mount Lewis Forest Reserve in an easterly direction and then through the Mossman Gorge , part of the Daintree National Park , and onto the coastal plain past the township of Mossman , where the river is crossed by the Captain Cook Highway . The river eventually discharges into Trinity Bay and
352-572: The Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
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#1732852820335384-683: The Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 28 Front Street ( 16°27′41″S 145°22′26″E / 16.4614°S 145.3738°E / -16.4614; 145.3738 ( CWA Hall ) ). There are a number of churches in Mossman, including: Mossman Hospital is a public hospital at 9 Hospital Street ( 16°27′50″S 145°22′06″E / 16.4639°S 145.3682°E / -16.4639; 145.3682 ( public hospital ) ). It has an accident and emergency services, clinics, and an in-patient pharmacy. Mossman has
416-767: The Catholic and Anglican churches were destroyed. On Sunday 11 February 1912, a new St Augustine's Catholic Church was opened by Bishop Murray. It was in Junction Road (approx 16°27′30″S 145°22′26″E / 16.4584°S 145.3740°E / -16.4584; 145.3740 ( St Augustine's Catholic Church (former site) ) ), opposite the Mossman Butchery Company (established in 1927 at 3 Junction Road, 16°27′31″S 145°22′27″E / 16.4586°S 145.3743°E / -16.4586; 145.3743 ( Mossman Butchering Company ) ). As
448-699: The completion of the Cairns Railway up through the Barron Gorge in 1891 gave a more direct gateway to the hinterland but, at this period, it was found that the Mossman district contained suitable land for sugar-growing. The establishment of the sugar mill at Mossman formed the nucleus of the town, which grew at the expense of Port Douglas. The district was served by two separate 2-foot (610 mm) gauge tramway systems. Both at one time handled passengers and general goods, as well as sugar cane. Mossman district owes its present prosperity to these tramways which pioneered
480-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
512-454: The first reasonable transport in the neighbourhood, for trafficable roads followed later. In June 1905, tenders were called to erect a Catholic church in Mossman. On Sunday 21 January 1906, St Augustine's Catholic church was consecrated by Bishop James Murray in the presence of several hundred spectators. On Thursday 16 March 1911, a cyclone hit Mossman and Port Douglas doing considerable damage. In Mossman, over 80 people were homeless and
544-521: The harvested sugarcane to the mill. The traditional language area of Kuka-Dyangan (also known as Djangun, Gugu Djangun and Kuka Djangun) includes landscape within the local government boundaries of the Douglas Shire and Cook Shire . Kuku Yalanji (also known as Gugu Yalanji , Kuku Yalaja , and Kuku Yelandji ) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the Mossman and Daintree areas of North Queensland . The language region includes areas within
576-682: The head of the Palmer River , the Bloomfield River , China Camp , Maytown , and Palmerville . The district was originally known as Mossman River after the river which flows through it. The Mossman River , in turn, was named by the explorer George Dalrymple on 6 December 1873 after Hugh Mosman who discovered gold in Charters Towers . Dalrymple wrote "I named this river the Mossman River, after Mossman, an explorer and mining man, member of
608-505: The initial teachers being Sisters Mary Agnes, Gabriel, Cecelia and Pius of the Sisters of Mercy . On 30 January 1977, a new hexagonal-shaped St Augustine's church opened on the Grogan Street site with the former church being converted into school classrooms. During World War II , Mossman was attacked in a Japanese air raid on 31 July 1942. A single flying boat dropped a bomb that fell near
640-403: The local government area of Shire of Douglas and Shire of Cook , particularly the localities of Mossman, Daintree, Bloomfield River , China Camp, Maytown , Palmer , Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal . Yalanji (also known as Kuku Yalanji , Kuku Yalaja , Kuku Yelandji , and Gugu Yalanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland . The traditional language region
672-442: The local government boundaries of the Douglas Shire and Cook Shire . Yalanji (also known as Kuku Yalanji , Kuku Yalaja , Kuku Yelandji , and Gugu Yalanji) is an Australian Aboriginal language of Far North Queensland . The traditional language region is Mossman River in the south to the Annan River in the north, bordered by the Pacific Ocean in the east and extending inland to west of Mount Mulgrave . This includes
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#1732852820335704-502: The local government boundaries of the Shire of Douglas , the Shire of Cook and the Aboriginal Shire of Wujal Wujal and the towns and localities of Cooktown , Mossman , Daintree , Cape Tribulation and Wujal Wujal . It includes the head of the Palmer River , the Bloomfield River , China Camp , Maytown , and Palmerville . The river was named by the explorer George Dalrymple in 1873 after Hugh Mosman who discovered gold in Charters Towers . Dalrymple wrote "I named this river
736-586: The past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been a process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and
768-476: The population of Mossman grew, there was a desire to build a Catholic school, but the Junction Road site did not have the space, so a new site was purchased in Grogan Street. On Sunday 29 April 1934, Bishop John Heavey officially opened the new St Augustine's complex at Grogan Street, consisting of a presbytery, a combined church and school building, and a convent. The architect was Vibert McKirdy Brown . St Augustine's Catholic School opened with 70 students, with
800-409: The regional city of Cairns , and 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of the Mount Carbine Tableland . The Mossman River flows through the locality from west ( Finlayvale / Mossman Gorge ) to east ( Newell / Bonnie Doon ). Mossman Gorge , a popular attraction within Daintree National Park and the broader Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage area is located west of town. Sugar cane farming
832-414: The school had an enrolment of 213 students with 16 teachers (13 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). Mossman State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 46-62 Front Street ( 16°27′48″S 145°22′25″E / 16.4634°S 145.3735°E / -16.4634; 145.3735 ( Mossman State High School ) ). In 2017,
864-496: The school had an enrolment of 217 students with 16 teachers (14 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent). The Tropical North Steiner School has been approved to open in 2022; it will offer Prep to Year 3 initially. Douglas Shire Council operates Mossman Library at 14 Mill Street ( 16°27′32″S 145°22′30″E / 16.4589°S 145.3750°E / -16.4589; 145.3750 ( Mossman public library ) ). The Mossman branch of
896-442: The school had an enrolment of 611 students with 62 teachers (56 full-time equivalent) and 41 non-teaching staff (31 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. St Augustine's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Grogan Street ( 16°27′42″S 145°22′08″E / 16.4617°S 145.3688°E / -16.4617; 145.3688 ( St Augustine's School ) ). In 2017,
928-575: The term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in
960-474: Was crushed on 23 August 1897, the sugarcane coming from Bonnie Doon. Annie Rose fed the first sugarcane into the mill, with the mill producing its first sugar after crushing 27,905 tonnes (30,760 tons) of cane for the initial season. In 1906, Mossman Mill became the first Queensland mill to crush over 100,000 tonnes (98,000 long tons; 110,000 short tons) of cane. That season lasted just under 8 months, extending from June 1906 to late January 1907. Initially, sugar
992-425: Was renamed Mossman in 1899. Mossman Central Sugar Mill commenced crushing on 23 August 1897. Mossman River State School opened on 31 January 1898 under head teacher Thomas Garland. It was renamed Mossman State School in 1910. A secondary department was opened on 1 February 1955, which operated until a separate Mossman State High School opened on 30 January 1973. The establishment and subsequent growth of Cairns and
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1024-667: Was transported by sea from Port Douglas, but later the sugar was taken by road to the bulk sugar terminal in Cairns. Louis John Frederick Prince (General Manager) pioneered the use of computers for cane payment accounting and, in 1971, Mossman purchased the first process control computer used in the world sugar industry. The mill closed in 2024. Mossman State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 30-34 Front Street ( 16°27′42″S 145°22′27″E / 16.4617°S 145.3743°E / -16.4617; 145.3743 ( Mossman State School ) ). In 2017,
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