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Cardwell is tropical coastal town in northeastern Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
. It is located at the southern extremity of the Cassowary Coast
Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Cassowary Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007....
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. The most recent census was conducted on 8 August 2006....
, Cardwell had a population of 1,250. The Bruce Highway National Highway 1
Highway 1 (Australia)

Highway 1 is Australia's coastal highway, joining all mainland's state capitals and coastal towns, and circumnavigating the entire Australian continent....
 and Queensland Rail are the dominant transport routes; connecting with the Queensland Provincial Cities of Cairns and Townsville.

The Aboriginal heritage is defined by Language Groups; the boundary of the Dyirbal
Dyirbal language

Dyirbal is an Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northeast Queensland by about 5 speakers of the Dyirbal tribe. It is a member of the small Dyirbalic branch of the Pama-Nyungan languages....
 and Warrgamay lies between Cardwell and Tully in the north.






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Cardwell is tropical coastal town in northeastern Queensland
Queensland

Queensland is a States and territories of Australia of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory to the west, South Australia to the south-west and New South Wales to the south....
. It is located at the southern extremity of the Cassowary Coast
Cassowary Coast Regional Council

Cassowary Coast Regional Council is a Local Government Areas of Australia in Queensland, Australia. The Local Government Area was created on 15 March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007....
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia

The Australian census is administered by the Australian Bureau of Statistics every five years. The most recent census was conducted on 8 August 2006....
, Cardwell had a population of 1,250. The Bruce Highway National Highway 1
Highway 1 (Australia)

Highway 1 is Australia's coastal highway, joining all mainland's state capitals and coastal towns, and circumnavigating the entire Australian continent....
 and Queensland Rail are the dominant transport routes; connecting with the Queensland Provincial Cities of Cairns and Townsville.

The Aboriginal heritage is defined by Language Groups; the boundary of the Dyirbal
Dyirbal language

Dyirbal is an Australian Aboriginal languages spoken in northeast Queensland by about 5 speakers of the Dyirbal tribe. It is a member of the small Dyirbalic branch of the Pama-Nyungan languages....
 and Warrgamay lies between Cardwell and Tully in the north. The first Europeans settled in the area in January 1864 in order to create a port initially called "Port Hinchinbrook". Subsequently the town was renamed after Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell
Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell

Edward Cardwell, 1st Viscount Cardwell, Privy Council of the United Kingdom was a prominent United Kingdom politician in the Peelite and Liberal Party parties during the middle of the 19th century....
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West of Cardwell is the Australian hinterland craton; tropical savanna transitions to open woodland eucalypt forest. The elevated Cardwell Range and coastal escarpment topography intercepts favourable rainfall. Cardwell Range biodiversity is protected as Forestry Reserves, National Parks and Queensland World Heritage Wet Tropics. Seaward lies the Coral Sea, Great Barrier Reef and Lagoon, Rockingham Bay and the Hinchinbrook Channel. Tropical continental island National Parks are visible from Cardwell, among them is Hinchinbrook Island
Hinchinbrook Island

Hinchinbrook Island is an island in tropical north Queensland, between the mainland and the Great Barrier Reef, and between the region's major cities Townsville, Queensland and Cairns ....
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Oyster Point
Oyster Point

Oyster Point lies at the mouth of Stoney Creek, about one kilometre south of Cardwell, Queensland in northern Australia. The location provides excellent boating access to the shallow, warm waters of the Hinchinbrook Channel, numerous reefs and many islands including Hinchinbrook Island and Goold Island....
 is one kilometre south of Cardwell. This location experienced one of Australia's important conservation battles
Conservation in Australia

Conservation in Australia is an issue of state and federal policy. Australia is one of the most biologically diverse countries in the world, with a large portion of species endemic to Australia....
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