Einasleigh

Einasleigh, a small rural town in Etheridge shire, is 220 km south-west of Innisfail. It was named after the Einasleigh River, named by Francis and Alexander Jardine on their Rockhampton to Cape York expedition in 1864.

Further Reading: 

Jan Wegner, The Etheridge, Townsville, James Cook University, Department of History and Politics, 1990

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