CAIRNS a TROPICAL PARADISE of FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND

 

CAIRNS

a

TROPICAL PARADISE

of

FAR NORTH QUEENSLAND

Cairns, established in 1876 as a port for goldfields to its west, is now a cosmopolitan, second biggest city in Queensland. The area was populated by Yidinji Indigenous people and Yie-Nie, the Peace-maker was their King. Eventually a treaty between Yidinji tribe and European settlers has been signed to help Cairns develop and built a railway.

Cairns was named after a State Governor at the time Sir William Cairns.

Cairns was built on a swamp that provided indigenous people with food and floral medicine. One of the main streets is called Lake Street. Although it is named after Captain Lake the Skipper of one of the first ships arriving in Cairns, the name seems appropriate since the city was built on the wetlands.

During the WWII Cairns was a base for operations in the Pacific. Now Cairns is a gateway to Great Barrier Reef, the National Heritage Reef and many nearby islands and hosts many international visitors. The climate is tropical and the sunsets impressive.