Ingham (Ingham)
Ingham is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia. It is named after William Bairstow Ingham and is the administrative centre for the Shire of Hinchinbrook.
Ingham is approximately 110 km north of Townsville and 1437 km north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is positioned about 17 km inland within the Herbert River floodplain where Palm Creek drains the low-lying lands. It is surrounded by sugar cane farms which are serviced by a number of private railways
The North Coast railway line passes through the town, which is served by the Ingham railway station. The Bruce Highway also passes through the town.
Tokalon is neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (-18.6666°N, 146.1666°W). It takes its name from the Tokalon railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 24 December 1924, from the name of a local selection. Tokalan is an Aboriginal word meaning beautiful land.
Ingham is approximately 110 km north of Townsville and 1437 km north of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is positioned about 17 km inland within the Herbert River floodplain where Palm Creek drains the low-lying lands. It is surrounded by sugar cane farms which are serviced by a number of private railways
The North Coast railway line passes through the town, which is served by the Ingham railway station. The Bruce Highway also passes through the town.
Tokalon is neighbourhood in the south-east of the locality (-18.6666°N, 146.1666°W). It takes its name from the Tokalon railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 24 December 1924, from the name of a local selection. Tokalan is an Aboriginal word meaning beautiful land.
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