Gulliver, Queensland
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| Gulliver Townsville, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Gulliver | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 19°17′13″S 146°46′30″E / 19.2869°S 146.7749°ECoordinates: 19°17′13″S 146°46′30″E / 19.2869°S 146.7749°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4812 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 2.0 km2 (0.8 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Townsville | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Herbert | ||||||||||||||
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Gulliver is a suburb of Townsville, Queensland, Australia.[1]
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History[edit]
The suburb is named after Thomas Allen Gulliver, the telegraph master of Townsville.[1]
Education[edit]
Despite its name, Currajong State School is on Palmerston Street in the north of the suburb, adjacent to neighbouring Currajong's southern boundary.[2]
Despite its name, Pimlico State High School is on Fulham Road in Gulliver, adjacent to neighbouring Pimlico's western boundary.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Gulliver (entry 44596)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
External links[edit]
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gulliver
- "MR. T. A. GULLIVER". Townsville Daily Bulletin. LIII, (142). Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1931. p. 4. Retrieved 19 March 2017 – via National Library of Australia. (obituary for Thomas Allen Gulliver)
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