20-537: Download coordinates as: South Johnstone is a rural town and locality in the Cassowary Coast Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of South Johnstone had a population of 456 people. South Johnstone is in Far North Queensland , approximately 10 kilometres (6 mi) south-west of Innisfail . South Johnstone Sugar Mill opened in 1915. South Johnstone State School
40-607: A suffragan diocese of the Archdiocese of Brisbane . The diocese was erected as a vicariate apostolic in 1877 and was elevated to a diocese in 1941. Its territorial remit is Far North Queensland . St Monica's Cathedral is the seat of the Catholic Bishop of Cairns. On 6 June, 2024, it was announced that Joe Caddy , formerly Vicar general of the Archdiocese of Melbourne, has been appointed as bishop of Cairns. Following
60-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and 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
80-603: Is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at East Avenue ( 17°35′36″S 146°00′00″E / 17.5934°S 145.9999°E / -17.5934; 145.9999 ( South Johnstone State School ) ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 31 students with 3 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent). St Rita's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 8 Green Street ( 17°35′56″S 145°59′47″E / 17.5988°S 145.9963°E / -17.5988; 145.9963 ( St Rita's School ) ). In 2017,
100-445: 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. Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns The Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns is located in the state of Queensland , Australia . It is
120-590: Is within the Innisfail Parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns . South Johnsone has a number of facilities: 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
140-411: The 2021 census , the locality of South Johnstone had a population of 456 people. South Johnstone has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: South Johnstone Sugar Mill is operated by MSF Sugar. It is on Innisfail Japoon Road ( 17°36′15″S 145°59′16″E / 17.6042°S 145.9879°E / -17.6042; 145.9879 ( sugar mill ) ). South Johnstone State School
160-681: The Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland officially created on 27 January 1877 by Pope Pius IX . The Vicariate consisted of all the land in Queensland north of the line starting at Cape Hinchinbrook and then west to the border with South Australia (now Northern Territory ). The Very Reverend Adolphus Lecaille , then the Vicar-General in the Diocese of Perth in Western Australia , was appointed
180-746: The arrival of Tanganelli and two other Italian priests in November 1877 to serve in the Vicariate. Lecaille (who was then based in Geraldton in Western Australia) never took up his appointment in Queensland. An initial attempt to install Italian priests from the Pontifical Seminary of the Apostles Saints Peter and Paul of Rome was a failure; mainly due to cultural and language issues with both
200-456: The boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of 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
220-557: The discovery of gold near Cooktown in 1872 and the establishment and growth of sugar production during the 1870s, the Bishop of Brisbane, James Quinn , visited Cooktown in 1874. The first church was opened a year later. Quinn had earlier been petitioning the Roman Curia to create a vicariate in north Queensland to minister to Catholics in the region and to evangelise the Aborigines , with
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#1732849141338240-571: The first Apostolic Pro-Vicar of the Queensland vicariate with Reverend Father Tarquin Tanganelli as the rector. Lecaille was to be based in Cooktown while Tanganelli was to be based at the Hodgkinson Minerals Area to minister to the needs of the miners and establish churches there. Due to a breakdown in communication, the news of the new Vicariate does not appear to have reached Australia until
260-438: 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
280-567: The indigenous and predominantly Irish lay population. Quinn, from Ireland, appointed one of his fellow countryman, John Cani as the first Pro-Vicar who served up until Quinn's death in 1882 when Cani returned to Brisbane before being appointed as the first Bishop of Rockhampton . A short term under Monsignor Paul Fortini followed, marked by his clash with the laity in Herberton which he then placed under interdict in 1883; this meant that sacraments could not be celebrated in that town. Fortini
300-604: The school had an enrolment of 117 students with 15 teachers (10 full-time equivalent) and 13 non-teaching staff (5 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in South Johnstone. The nearest government secondary school is Innisfail State College in East Innisfail . St Rita's Catholic Church is at 5 Green Street ( 17°35′57″S 145°59′44″E / 17.5991°S 145.9956°E / -17.5991; 145.9956 ( St Rita's Catholic Church ) ). It
320-637: The use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in 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
340-417: Was named by George Elphinstone Dalrymple in honour of Robert Johnstone who accompanied him on an expedition in 1873. The name Basilisk is now used for a nearby locality . St Rita's Roman Catholic Church was built from brick in 1970. In the 2011 census , the town of South Johnstone had a population of 411 people. In the 2016 census , the locality of South Johnstone had a population of 413 people. In
360-494: Was officially opened on Sunday 2 September 1939 by Bishop John Feetham. It was at 26 Hynes Street ( 17°35′52″S 145°59′38″E / 17.597861°S 145.994°E / -17.597861; 145.994 ( St Saviour's Anglican Church ) ) and has now closed. The town was originally called Basilisk until 1954, when it was officially renamed South Johnstone after the South Johnstone River . The river
380-631: Was opened on 5 June 1916. The school celebrated its 100th anniversary in 2016. St Rita's Catholic School was established on 1 February 1932 by the Sisters of the Good Samaritan . The South Johnstone parish of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Cairns was established in 1947. It is now merged with the Innisfail and Mourilyian parishes. St Saviour's Anglican Church was designed by Arthur Brown and constructed by local builder Mose Romano using masonry in 1939. It
400-469: Was recalled to Rome. A stable period followed under the pastoral care of the Augustinians . The number of parishioners grew from approximately 2,000 (in 1884) to about 4,000 (in the 1890s); and to approximately 10,000 Catholics (by 1914) spread across eight church districts with 13 priests. The growth of pastoral industries and mining in the interwar years led to the expansion of the Vicariate west across
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