Farleigh, Queensland

Farleigh
Queensland
Farleigh
Coordinates 21°06′22″S 149°06′11″E / 21.1061°S 149.1030°E / -21.1061; 149.1030Coordinates: 21°06′22″S 149°06′11″E / 21.1061°S 149.1030°E / -21.1061; 149.1030
Postcode(s) 4741
Area 31.1 km2 (12.0 sq mi)
LGA(s) Mackay Region
State electorate(s) Whitsunday
Federal Division(s) Dawson
Localities around Farleigh:
The Leap Habana Nindaroo
The Leap Farleigh Richmond
Glenella
Balnagowan Dumbleton Erakala

Farleigh is a town and a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Geography

The town is located in the south-east of the locality. The Bruce Highway traverses through the locality from the south-east to the west, passing through the town. The North Coast railway line also passes through the locality from the south-east to the west but further north and east than the highway. The Farleigh railway station is located beside the Farleigh sugar mill which has an associated sugarcane tramway network.[3][4]

The land in the locality is mostly flat at 30-40 metres above sea level. It is freehold land used for cropping, principally sugarcane.[3]

History

Farleigh State School opened on 1 March 1909.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Farleigh - town in Mackay Region (entry 12217)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  2. ↑ "Farleigh - locality in Mackay Region (entry 49359)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  4. ↑ "Farleigh - railway station in the Mackay Region (entry 12218)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  5. ↑ 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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