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词条 Mena Creek, Queensland
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  1. History

  2. Heritage listings

  3. References

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}}Mena Creek is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

The locality took its name from the nearby creek, which is turn acquired its name from two possible origins:[1]

  • local resident, Mena Fallon (née Noone)
  • Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt, near the Mena House Hotel, where the First Australian Imperial Forces had a training camp from December 1914 to April 1915 in preparation for the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli

Mena Creek State School opened on 15 March 1920.[2]

Mena Creek Post Office opened on 10 February 1934.[3]

Heritage listings

Mena Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Mena Creek-Jappoon Road: Paronella Park[4]

References

1. ^{{cite QPN|45727|Mena Creek|locality in Cassowary Coast Region|accessdate=10 September 2017}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/m.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools|last=|first=|date=1 August 2013|website=Queensland Department of Education|publisher=Queensland Department of Education|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=2 February 2018}}
3. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}}
4. ^{{cite QHR|16753|Paronella Park, Mena Creek Falls and Mena Creek Environmental Park|602017|accessdate=7 July 2013}}
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2 : Towns in Queensland|Cassowary Coast Region

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