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Mena Creek, Queensland

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Postcode(s)
  
4871

Postal code
  
4871

LGA(s)
  
Cassowary Coast Region

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Mena Creek is a locality in Queensland, Australia, located within the local government authority of Cassowary Coast Region.

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Map of Mena Creek QLD 4871, Australia

History

The locality took its name from the nearby creek, which is turn acquired its name from two possible origins:

  • local resident, Mena Fallon (née Noone)
  • Mena Camp, Cairo, Egypt, near the Mena House Hotel, where the First Australian Imperial Forces had a training camp from December 1914 to April 1915 in preparation for the ANZAC landing at Gallipoli

    • Mena Creek Post Office opened on 10 February 1934.

    Heritage listings

    Mena Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Mena Creek-Jappoon Road: Paronella Park

    • References

    Mena Creek, Queensland Wikipedia
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