Rockhampton

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  1. 1
    A village in Gloucestershire, England.
  2. 2
    A regional city in Queensland, Australia.

    "The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines."

  3. 3
    A local government area in Queensland, Australia, which includes the city; in full, Rockhampton Region.

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"The coastal port cities, Mackay and Rockhampton, are 100 miles or more from Queensland's coal mines."

Etymology

From rock + Hampton (“a placename, considered generic”), referring to a bar of rocks that prevented further travel upriver. European settlement dates from 1855.

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