Alexandra is flat low-lying land bordered to the north by the Pioneer River and to the south by Bakers Creek. The Peak Downs Highway passes from east to west through the centre of the locality; there is a junction with the Mackay–Eungella Road which exits the locality in the north-west. Most of the housing is clustered around these two roads. Most of the land in the suburb is used for sugarcane farming.[4]
The Finch Hatton branch of the Mackay Railway ran through the locality from east to west.[4] After the closure of the railway, a sugarcane tramways replaced it to provide transport for the harvested sugarcane from the canefields to the sugar mills.[5]
The suburb's name is taken from the Alexandra sugar mill. The mill, in turn, was named by mill owner Thomas Henry Fitzgerald after Princess Alexandra of Denmark who married Prince Edward (later King Edward VII) of Great Britain on 10 March 1863.[2]
The mill was constructed in 1868 and was the largest sugar mill in Queensland. It operated until 1884.[7]
In the 2016 census, Alexandra had a population of 193 people.[3]
Educationedit
There are no schools in Alexandra. The nearest primary school is Walkerston State School in neighbouring Walkerston to the west. The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the east.[4]
^"Finch Hatton Railway Station (entry 600985)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 1 August 2014.
^"The Rocks – locality unbounded in Mackay Regional (entry 34090)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
^Hall, Glen (18 July 2017). "Alexandra Sugar Mill". Mackay History. from the original on 27 July 2017. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
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alexandra, queensland, alexandra, suburb, mackay, mackay, region, queensland, australia, 2016, census, alexandra, population, people, alexandra, mackay, queenslandalexandra, sugar, millalexandracoordinates21, 1580, 0902, 1580, 0902, alexandra, centre, suburb, . Alexandra is a suburb of Mackay in the Mackay Region Queensland Australia 2 In the 2016 census Alexandra had a population of 193 people 3 Alexandra Mackay QueenslandAlexandra sugar millAlexandraCoordinates21 09 29 S 149 05 25 E 21 1580 S 149 0902 E 21 1580 149 0902 Alexandra centre of suburb Population189 SAL 2021 1 Postcode s 4740Area7 5 km2 2 9 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location11 5 km 7 mi WSW of Mackay337 km 209 mi NNW of Rockhampton955 km 593 mi NNW of BrisbaneLGA s Mackay RegionState electorate s MiraniFederal division s CapricorniaSuburbs around Alexandra Dumbleton Dumbleton ErakalaWalkerston Alexandra Te KowaiWalkerston Palmyra Te Kowai Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Education 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksGeography editAlexandra is flat low lying land bordered to the north by the Pioneer River and to the south by Bakers Creek The Peak Downs Highway passes from east to west through the centre of the locality there is a junction with the Mackay Eungella Road which exits the locality in the north west Most of the housing is clustered around these two roads Most of the land in the suburb is used for sugarcane farming 4 The Finch Hatton branch of the Mackay Railway ran through the locality from east to west 4 After the closure of the railway a sugarcane tramways replaced it to provide transport for the harvested sugarcane from the canefields to the sugar mills 5 The Rocks is a neighbourhood in the locality 21 09 00 S 149 05 00 E 21 15 S 149 0833 E 21 15 149 0833 The Rocks 6 History editThe suburb s name is taken from the Alexandra sugar mill The mill in turn was named by mill owner Thomas Henry Fitzgerald after Princess Alexandra of Denmark who married Prince Edward later King Edward VII of Great Britain on 10 March 1863 2 The mill was constructed in 1868 and was the largest sugar mill in Queensland It operated until 1884 7 In the 2016 census Alexandra had a population of 193 people 3 Education editThere are no schools in Alexandra The nearest primary school is Walkerston State School in neighbouring Walkerston to the west The nearest secondary school is Mackay State High School in Mackay to the east 4 See also editList of sugar mills in QueenslandReferences edit Australian Bureau of Statistics 28 June 2022 Alexandra Qld suburb and locality Australian Census 2021 QuickStats Retrieved 28 June 2022 nbsp a b Alexandra suburb in Mackay Region entry 46752 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 18 September 2020 a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Alexandra SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp a b c Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 18 October 2020 Finch Hatton Railway Station entry 600985 Queensland Heritage Register Queensland Heritage Council Retrieved 1 August 2014 The Rocks locality unbounded in Mackay Regional entry 34090 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 18 September 2020 Hall Glen 18 July 2017 Alexandra Sugar Mill Mackay History Archived from the original on 27 July 2017 Retrieved 27 July 2017 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Alexandra Queensland Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexandra Queensland amp oldid 1203039009, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
