Mena Creek, Queensland
Mena Creek is a locality in Queensland, Australia, located within the local government authority of Cassowary Coast Region.[1]
History
The locality took its name from the nearby creek, which is turn acquired its name from two possible origins:[1]
- local resident, Mena Fallon (née Noone)
- Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt, near the Mena House Hotel, where the First Australian Imperial Forces had a training camp from December 1914 to April 1915 in preparation for the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli
Mena Creek Post Office opened on 10 February 1934.[2]
Heritage listings
Mena Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Mena Creek-Jappoon Road: Paronella Park[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Mena Creek". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Paronella Park, Mena Creek Falls and Mena Creek Environmental Park (entry 16753)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-07.