The Leap, Queensland

The Leap is a small rural community in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The area takes its name from its railway station which took its name from a local mountain.[1] There is a story that a local Aboriginal woman was being pursued by the native police in about the 1860s and chose to jump off a cliff rather than be caught.[2]

Heritage listings

The Leap has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "The Leap". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  2. ↑ Moore, Clive. "Blackgin's Leap: A Window into Aboriginal-European Relations in the Pioneer Valley, Queensland in the 1860s". Aboriginal History Incorporated. p. 61. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "The Leap Cane Lift (entry 31211)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-10.

Coordinates: 21°04′13″S 149°01′10″E / 21.0704°S 149.0194°E