Watsonville, Queensland
| Watsonville Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Watsonville | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 17°22′38″S 145°18′47″E / 17.37712°S 145.31307°ECoordinates: 17°22′38″S 145°18′47″E / 17.37712°S 145.31307°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 344 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4856 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Dalrymple | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||
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Watsonville is a town and locality in North Queensland, Australia.[2][3] It is within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region). At the 2011 census the town recorded a population of 344.[1]
History
Watsonville is a former mining town. The town was named after Robert H. Watson, a tin prospector, who discovered a local deposit on 19 Feb 1881. The town was surveyed by William J. White on 0 March 1882.[2]
Heritage listings
Watsonville has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 10 kilometres (6.2 mi) north-west of Watsonville: Rocky Bluff Battery and Township[4]
References
- 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Watsonville (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- 1 2 "Watsonville - town (entry 45861)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Watsonville - locality (entry 48923)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
- ↑ "Rocky Bluff Battery and Township (entry 601861)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
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