Silkwood, Queensland

Silkwood
Queensland
Postcode(s) 4856
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast Region

Coordinates: 17°44′54″S 146°1′19″E / 17.74833°S 146.02194°E / -17.74833; 146.02194

Silkwood is a town in Queensland situated roughly half way between Tully and Innisfail;[1] it was the site of significant Italian immigration in the 1940s.[2]

Silkwood is the home of the annual Feast of the Three Saints.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Place names search, Geoscience Australia, Place Name Search: Silkwood". Government of Australia. Geoscience Australia. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  2. ↑ Paganoni, Anthony (2007). The Pastoral Care of Italians in Australia. Ballarat, Victoria: Connor Court Publishing. p. 60.
  3. ↑ "In pictures: The Feast of the Three Saints". ABC Far North Qld. Retrieved 2015-05-09.
  4. ↑ "Feast of the Three Saints - ABC Far North Qld - Australian Broadcasting Corporation". www.abc.net.au. Retrieved 2015-05-09.

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