Alligator Creek, Queensland (Mackay)

Alligator Creek is a locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The Alligator Creek State School opened on 14 September 1896.[2]

On 17 November 1911, a mother and her five children were murdered in their home at Alligator Creek.[3]

References

  1. "Alligator Creek (entry 46753)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  2. "A". Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 March 2014.
  3. "TRAGEDY AT MACKAY.". The Brisbane Courier (National Library of Australia). 20 November 1911. p. 4. Retrieved 15 March 2014.

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Coordinates: 21°18′52″S 149°12′38″E / 21.31444°S 149.21056°E / -21.31444; 149.21056

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