Seventeen Seventy, Queensland
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Seventeen Seventy, sometimes written 1770 or Town of 1770, is a coastal town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia and 90 minutes north of Bundaberg on the Discovery Coast. The Town of 1770 is the closest access point to the Great Barrier Reef. [2][3] In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 125.[1]
The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of the bark Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in May 1770 (and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland).
Official name
Although the town is referred to locally as 1770 using numerals, the official name of the town is in words Seventeen Seventy,[2][3] as per Queensland's place naming convention that numbers are spelled out.[4]
History
The town is built on the site of the second landing in Australia by James Cook and the crew of Script error: No such module "WPSHIPS utilities". in May 1770 (and their first landing in what is now the state of Queensland). Originally known as Round Hill – after the creek it sits on – the name was changed on 24 June 1936 after the town allotments were surveyed in 1935 to recognise the historical importance of the town.[2][5]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, the town of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 76.[6]
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 69.[7]
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Seventeen Seventy had a population of 125.[1]
Education
There are no schools in Seventeen Seventy. The nearest government primary school is Agnes Water State School in neighbouring Agnes Water to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Miriam Vale State School (to Year 10) in Miriam Vale to the south-west. There is no nearby school providing secondary education to Year 12; options are distance education and boarding school.[8]
Tourism
The village is a tourist destination on Queensland's Discovery Coast. The village itself contains holiday accommodation, restaurants, general store, hotel, picnic areas with free barbecues and a small marina where daily trips depart for Lady Musgrave Island on the Great Barrier Reef, and several trips a week to Bustard Head Light Station.Script error: No such module "Unsubst". The village has several caravan parks, camping grounds and an eco-camp.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
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The local tourism and commerce organisation responsible for promoting the region is Discovery Coast Tourism and Commerce.[9]
Heritage listings
Seventeen Seventy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Cook's Landing Place, Round Hill Creek and Round Hill Head[10]
Amenities
There is a boat ramp with pontoon on Captain Cook Drive at Round Hill Creek (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".). It is managed by the Gladstone Regional Council.[11]
There is a heliport on Captain Cook Drive (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[12] It is adjacent to the Agnes Water/1770 SES Facility (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[13]
Events
The community of Seventeen Seventy hold the re-enactment of this historic landing each year as part of the 1770 Festival held in May.[14]
Attractions
There are two lookouts on the northern tip of the peninsula:
- Joseph Banks Lower Lookout (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[15]
- Joseph Banks Top Lookout (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[15]
Geography
The town is situated on a peninsula, with the Coral Sea and Bustard Bay on three sides.
Seventeen Seventy can be reached by a sealed road from Bundaberg, Script error: No such module "convert". to the south, going through Agnes Water (immediately to the south). The town sustains a small permanent population; a significant holiday population makes it to the area to take advantage of fishing, Great Barrier Reef trips and other water activities.
The northern tip of the peninsula is mostly with the protected area of Joseph Banks (Round Hill Head) Conservation Park (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[16][17]
Seventeen Seventy has the following headlands:
- Monument Point (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[18][19]
- Round Hill Head (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[18][20]
Monument Point is named because of the monument erected there to commemorate the landing by James Cook on 23 May 1770.[19]
Offshore from Seventeen Seventy is:
- Bustard Bay (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[21][22]
- the Fairfax Islands group (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[23][24]
- the Hoskyn Islands group (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[23][25]
- the Bunker Group of islands (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[23][26]
- Capricorn Channel (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[27][28]
- Curtis Channel (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[27][29]
Climate
Seventeen Seventy has a tropical savannah climate (Aw) with warm, wet summers and relatively dry, sunny winters. The town has 95.6 clear days annually.
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See also
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References
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External links
- VisitAgnes1770 is your first stop for all things to see and do on the Discovery Coast and the towns of Agnes Water and 1770 in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia on the Great Barrier Reef.
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- Town of 1770 is your first stop for all things to see and do on the Discovery Coast and the towns of Agnes Water and 1770 in Gladstone, Queensland, Australia on the Great Barrier Reef