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Mirriwinni, Queensland

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traverse the locality from south to west, both passing through the town. There is no railway station in the locality, but historically it was served by two now-abandoned stations:
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Miriwinni Provisional School opened on 16 October 1916 and became Miriwinni State School on 1 March 1918. On 9 July 2012, it was renamed Mirriwinni State School.
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Mooliba railway station opened in 1912. It was renamed Moolaba railway station in 1917 and renamed Pawngilly railway station in 1926. The name
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Most of the land in the locality is flat low-lying land (approx 10 metres above sea level) and is used for farming, predominantly growing
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forms the eastern and south-eastern boundary, while Babinda Creek forms part of the northern boundary. The foothills of
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Mirriwinni State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 3 Whitman Street (
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There is a network of tramways that transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mill.
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There is no secondary school in Mirriwinni. The nearest government secondary school is
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at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the
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The town takes its name from the railway station name, first used by the
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on 18 February 1915, reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning
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The town is south of the centre of the locality. The
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is the official spelling from 8 October 2010. In the
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It was a 254:65.0 km (40 mi) S of 1239:, Miriwinni State School, 1991 996: 968: 911: 570:is an Aboriginal word meaning 557:Queensland Railways Department 13: 1: 733: 713:(to Year 12) in neighbouring 662:Mirriwinni State School, 2022 311:Localities around Mirriwinni: 242:7.0 km (4 mi) S of 72:Town in Queensland, Australia 653: 405: 197:10.513/km (27.23/sq mi) 7: 1206:"ACARA School Profile 2018" 426:form the western boundary. 62:GPX (secondary coordinates) 10: 1697: 631:had been open from 1915). 542: 390:, Australia. The spelling 1648: 1305: 1144:"Mirriwinni State School" 1060:. 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Mirriwinni
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Queensland

Mirriwinni is located in Queensland
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17°23′54″S 145°54′33″E / 17.3983°S 145.9091°E / -17.3983; 145.9091 (Mirriwinni (town centre))
2021 census
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Babinda
Innisfail
Cairns CBD
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Cairns Region
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Kennedy
Babinda
Babinda
Babinda
Wooroonooran

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