Powerlink Queensland / Stanwell Corporation Limited / NRG / Far North Queensland Electricity Company / /
Country
Taiwan / New Zealand / Indonesia / Malaysia / Japan / United States / Australia / Korea / Singapore / Papua New Guinea / /
Event
Natural Disaster / Man-Made Disaster / /
Facility
Gladstone power station / Port Douglas / Gillies Highway / Cairns International Airport / Captain Cook Highway / Barron Gorge station / Tunnel Hill / Koombooloomba Dam / Kennedy Highway / Bruce Highway / Mulgrave Mill / /
Holiday
Commonwealth Day / /
IndustryTerm
freight services / oil / food / energy / transportation links / satellite systems / /
NaturalFeature
Gulf of Carpentaria / Barron River / Hodgkinson River / Mulgrave River / Trinity Bay / Tunnel Hill / Willis Island / Barron Gorge / Mutchero Inlet / Henley Hill / Lake Morris / Mulgrave River valley / Carron Creek / Isley Hills / Great Barrier Reef / Mount Isa / Freshwater Creek / Copperload Falls / Green Hill volcano / Mount Stuart / Trinity Inlet / Mornington Island / Cape York Peninsula / /
Organization
US National Oceanographic and Atmospheric Administration / Queensland Department of Environment / Bureau of Meteorology / Cairns City Council / Yarrabah Aboriginal Community Council / Queensland Department of Natural Resources / /
Person
Torres Strait / Brian Cassey Photography / William Wellington Cairns / /
Position
Captain / Governor / Major / Governor of Queensland / /
CHAPTER 2: THE CAIRNS SETTING Introduction Cairns is the most northerly of Queensland’s cities and one of the fastest growing communities in