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Town in Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Einasleigh is a town and a locality in the Shire of Etheridge, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 87 people.[1]
| Einasleigh Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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,_from_S_(2008).jpg) Station master's residence, 2008 | |||||||||||||||
  Einasleigh | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 18.5133°S 144.0936°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 87 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.02143/km2 (0.0555/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 4,060.5 km2 (1,567.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Etheridge | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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The town is located at the confluence of Einasleigh River with the Copperfield River.[4] The Einasleigh River has a catchment area of 24,366 square kilometres (9,408 sq mi).[5] Following its confluence with the Gilbert River, they spill into a vast estuarine delta approximately 100 kilometres (62 mi) wide[6] that largely consists of tidal flats and mangrove swamps across the Gulf Country. The Einasleigh River descends 730 metres (2,400 ft) over its 618-kilometre (384 mi) course.[4]
The indigenous people of Einasleigh were the Ewamin.[citation needed]
The name of Einasleigh came from the river, which was named by a surveyor and pastoralists in August 1864.[7]
Carpentaria Downs pastoral station, 30 kilometres (19 mi) south-east of Einasleigh, was the scene of the murder of housekeeper Nellie Margaret Duffy in September 1908.[8][9][10] With two alleged offenders, one was later discharged; and despite confessions, the other was found not guilty.[11]
The local butcher and another were charged in 1930 with the murder of two Chinese market gardeners, Jimmy Hop and Wing Chung.[12] The defendants were later found not guilty as the evidence was only circumstantial.[13]
A police station was established in 1900 but closed in 1903.[citation needed] Questions were raised in 1906 as to why Einasleigh, with two hotels, two stores, and 'hundreds of travelling public' annually had no police protection.[14] A station was opened again, until 2005.[citation needed]
Einasleigh Provisional School opened on 29 October 1901. It closed in 1905 but reopened in 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Einasleigh State School. It closed in 1955.[15] It was at 5–7 First Street (18.5101°S 144.0932°E).[16][4]
Einasleigh Post Office opened by May 1909 (a receiving office had been open from 1900) and closed in 1993.[17]
Wirra Wirra Provisional School opened on 1914. On 1 December 1914, it became Wirra Wirra State School. It closed circa 1918.[15]
The operators of the Lyndhurst pastoral station have their official address located in town.
In the 2006 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 202 people.[18]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 92 people.[19]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Einasleigh had a population of 87 people.[1]
Einasleigh has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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