North Isis, Queensland

North Isis
Queensland

North Isis

Coordinates

25°10′24″S 152°16′14″E / 25.1733°S 152.2705°ECoordinates: 25°10′24″S 152°16′14″E / 25.1733°S 152.2705°E

Postcode(s)

4660

Area

81.8 km² (31.6 sq mi)

Suburbs around North Isis:
Gregory River	Farnsfield	Farnsfield
Cordalba Isis Central	North Isis	Redridge Abington
Apple Tree Creek	Childers	Horton Doolbi

North Isis is a locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1]

Geography

The Bruce Highway touches the south-west boundary of North Isis (but does not enter it). At this point, the Isis Highway splits off and passes through the south-west corner of the locality and then forms the western boundary of the locality.^[2]

The locality is predominantly used for farming, mostly of sugarcane. There is a network of cane tramways in the locality.^[2]

History

North Isis Sugar Mill, 1896

Isis North Provisional School opened on 29 August 1887. On 1 June 1898 it became Isis North State School. It closed on 13 April 1942.^[3]

A sugar mill opened in North Isis on Knockroe Road circa 1894.^[4] It had ceased operation before 1931.^[5]

References

↑ "North Isis - locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47654)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 3 August 2017.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "THE SUGAR INDUSTRY". The Capricornian. 20, (9). Queensland, Australia. 3 March 1894. p. 35. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "QUEENSLAND SUGAR.". Townsville Daily Bulletin. LIII, (108). Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1931. p. 11. Retrieved 3 August 2017 – via National Library of Australia.

Towns, suburbs and localities in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland
Bundaberg	Ashfield Avenell Heights Avoca Bargara Branyan Bundaberg Bundaberg Central Bundaberg East Bundaberg North Bundaberg South Bundaberg West Coral Cove Elliott Heads Gooburrum Kalkie Kensington Kepnock Millbank Mon Repos Norville Oakwood Qunaba Rubyanna Sharon Svensson Heights Thabeban Walkervale Woongarra
Other areas	Abbotsford Abington Alloway Apple Tree Creek Avondale Boolboonda Booyal Bucca Bullyard Bungadoo Burnett Heads Buxton Calavos Childers Coonarr Cordalba Dalga Dalysford Damascus Delan Doolbi Doughboy Drinan Duingal Electra Elliott Eureka Fairymead Farnsfield Gaeta Gin Gin Givelda Good Night Goodwood Gregory River Horse Camp Horton Innes Park Isis Central Isis River Kalpowar Kinkuna Kolonga Kullogum Lake Monduran Maroondan Mcilwraith Meadowvale Miara Molangul Monduran Moolboolaman Moore Park Moore Park Beach Moorland Morganville Mullet Creek Nearum New Moonta Neilson Park North Gregory North Isis Pine Creek Promisedland Redhill Farms Redridge Rosedale Skyring Reserve South Bingera South Isis South Kolan St Agnes St Kilda Takilberan Tirroan Walkers Point Wallaville Watalgan Waterloo Welcome Creek Windermere Winfield Wonbah Wonbah Forest Woodgate Woodgate Beach Yandaran
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