Craiglie

Craiglie is a coastal rural locality in the Shire of Douglas, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the 2021 census, Craiglie had a population of 1,062 people.^[2]

Craiglie Queensland
Captain Cook Highway, Craiglie, 2015
Craiglie
Coordinates	16°32′22″S 145°27′49″E / 16.5394°S 145.4636°E / -16.5394; 145.4636 (Craiglie (centre of locality))
Postcode(s)	4877
Area	14.0 km^2 (5.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.1 km (4 mi) S of Port Douglas 16.1 km (10 mi) SE of Mossman 60.0 km (37 mi) NNW of Cairns 1,846 km (1,147 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Shire of Douglas
State electorate(s)	Cook
Federal division(s)	Leichhardt
Suburbs around Craiglie: Killaloe Port Douglas Coral Sea Cassowary Craiglie Coral Sea Cassowary Mowbray Mowbray

Geography

 

Sugar cane harvesting, Craiglie, 2015

Craiglie is bounded by the Cassowary Range to the southwest, Mowbray River to the southeast and the Coral Sea to the east. The Captain Cook Highway and the cane tramway to the Mossman sugar mill form part of its boundary with Port Douglas to the north.^[3]

Historically, Craiglie provided the connection between Port Douglas and The Bump Track which crossed the range. Although it no longer provides access over the range, it remains the access point to Port Douglas, where the Port Douglas Road joins the Captain Cook Highway and it remains a service centre for businesses serving the highway and Port Douglas as well as being an extension of the suburban areas in the south of Port Douglas.^[3]

The land use on the low-lying coastal areas is predominantly growing sugarcane.^[3]

History

As the motivation for the development of the port at Port Douglas was to transport gold from the Hodgkinson Minerals Area, in 1877 Christie Palmerston created the Bump Track which passed over the Cassowary Range from (present day) Mowbray to (present day) Julatten. Coming from Port Douglas, the teamsters would camp at the base of the range at Four Mile (as Craiglie was then known) before tackling "The Bump". A village formed there to supply services needed by the teamsters, such as hotels, a blacksmith, a saddlery, and a butcher shop.^[4] The Bump Track was the only road access to Port Douglas until a coast road (now the Captain Cook Highway) was built to Cairns in 1933.^[5] Today the Mossman Mount Molloy Road provides a range crossing from the Captain Cook Highway at Shannonvale/Cassowary to Julatten,^[3] and The Bump Track is no longer in use (except for bushwalking and mountain biking).^[6]

Craiglie State School opened in 1888 and closed in 1928.^{[7][8][9][10][11]}

Killaloe State School opened on 23 July 1928, replacing Craiglie State School. It closed on 15 July 1935.^[12] Despite its name, Killaloe State School was on the northern corner of the Captain Cook Highway and Mcclellan Road in present-day Craiglie (approx 16°30′39″S 145°26′33″E / 16.51096°S 145.44257°E / -16.51096; 145.44257 (Killaloe State School (former))).^[13][14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Craiglie had a population of 954 people.^[15]

In the 2021 census, Craiglie had a population of 1,062 people.^[2]

Education

There are no schools in Craiglie. The nearest government primary school is Port Douglas State School in neighbouring Port Douglas to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Mossman State High School in Mossman to the north-west.^[3]

References

1. "Craiglie – locality in Shire of Douglas (entry 48591)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Craiglie (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 September 2023.
4. "PATHWAYS OF YESTERDAY". The Northern Herald. Vol. 105, no. 1365. Queensland, Australia. 10 June 1939. p. 14. Retrieved 27 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Brief History Of Mowbray, Far North Queensland". Douglas Shire Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
6. "The Bump Track". Port Douglas Historical Society. Retrieved 27 November 2018.
7. Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, 2010, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
8. "Port Douglas". The Week. Vol. XXII, no. 565. Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1886. p. 23. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
9. "Port Douglas". The Week. Vol. XXIV, no. 609. Queensland, Australia. 27 August 1887. p. 25. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "THE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XLV, no. 9, 514. Queensland, Australia. 12 July 1888. p. 6. Retrieved 1 September 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
11. "Advertising". Cairns Post. No. 9422. Queensland, Australia. 13 April 1932. p. 2. Retrieved 2 October 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
12. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
13. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m428" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
14. "Agency ID 9077, Killaloe State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 October 2023.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Craiglie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  

Further reading

• Finn, Marie (2005). No load to carry : the history of Craiglie, Mowbray River and Killaloe State Schools 1888-1962. Home Hill, Queensland.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Craigslie, Queensland.

• "Craiglie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.