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词条 Lakeland, Queensland
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  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Heritage listings

  4. References

  5. Further reading

  6. External links

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| type = town
| name = Lakeland
| state = qld
| image = Lakeland-downs-cape-york-queensland-australia.jpg
| caption = Lakeland Downs
| coordinates = {{coord|15|51|30|S|144|51|20|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = left
| lga = Shire of Cook
| postcode = 4871
| est =
| pop = 299
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}}
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| elevation=
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| stategov = Cook
| fedgov = Leichhardt
| dist1 = 1901
| dir1 = NW
| location1= Brisbane
| dist2 = 242
| dir2 = NW
| location2= Cairns
| dist3 = 81
| dir3 = SW
| location3= Cooktown
| near-n = Cooktown
| near-ne = Rossville
| near-e = Bloomfield
Dedin
| near-se = Spurgeon
Mount Carbine
| near-s = Hurricane
Desailly
| near-sw = Groganville
| near-w = Palmer
| near-nw = Laura
}}Lakeland (also known as 'Lakeland Downs') is a town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Lakeland had a population of 227 people.[4]

Geography

Lakeland is a small farming centre on the Cape York Peninsula. It is at the junction of the main Peninsula Developmental Road (which is paved all the way from Cairns to Lakeland), and the Mulligan Highway.

It contains a hotel, a cafe, and roadhouse and a hardware store. The main products are bananas and cattle.

History

The village is named for William Lakeland who was one of the earliest prospectors of Cape York Peninsula.

Heritage listings

Lakeland has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Mareeba Mining District: Nuggety Gully Water Race and Chinese Camp[5]

References

1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31638 |name=Lakeland (State Suburb) |accessdate=23 January 2018 |quick=on}}
2. ^{{cite QPN|18830|Lakeland (town)|accessdate=31 May 2014}}
3. ^{{cite QPN|46131|Lakeland (locality)|accessdate=31 May 2014}}
4. ^{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30931 |name=Lakeland (SSC)|accessdate=31 May 2014|quick=on}}
5. ^{{cite QHR|15201|Nuggety Gully Water Race and Chinese Camp|600426|accessdate=7 July 2013}}

Further reading

  • Trezise, P.J. 1969. Quinkan Country: Adventures in Search of Aboriginal Cave Paintings in Cape York. A.H. & A.W. Reed, Sydney.
  • Trezise, Percy. 1973. Last Days of a Wilderness. William Collins (Aust) Ltd., Brisbane. {{ISBN|0-00-211434-8}}.
  • Trezise, P.J. 1993. Dream Road: A Journey of Discovery. Allen & Unwin, St. Leonards, Sydney.
  • Premier's Department (prepared by Connell Wagner). 1989. Cape York Peninsula Resource Analysis. Cairns. (1989). {{ISBN|0-7242-6200-8}}
  • Roth, W.E. 1897. The Queensland Aborigines. 3 Vols. Reprint: Facsimile Edition, Hesperian Press, Victoria Park, W.A., 1984. {{ISBN|0-85905-054-8}}
  • Ryan, Michelle and Burwell, Colin, eds. 2000. Wildlife of Tropical North Queensland: Cooktown to Mackay. Queensland Museum, Brisbane. {{ISBN|0-85905-045-9}} (set of 3 vols).
  • Scarth-Johnson, Vera. 2000. National Treasures: Flowering plants of Cooktown and Northern Australia. Vera Scarth-Johnson Gallery Association, Cooktown. {{ISBN|0-646-39726-5}} (pbk); {{ISBN|0-646-39725-7}} Limited Edition - Leather Bound.
  • Sutton, Peter (ed). Languages of Cape York: Papers presented to a Symposium organised by the Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies. Australian Institute of Aboriginal Studies, Canberra. (1976). {{ISBN|0-85575-046-4}}
  • Wynter, Jo and Hill, John. 1991. Cape York Peninsula: Pathways to Community Economic Development. The Final Report of The Community Economic Development Projects Cook Shire. Cook Shire Council.
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External links

{{Commons category-inline|Lakeland, Queensland}}{{Shire of Cook}}

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