Seventeen Seventy, Queensland

Seventeen Seventy Queensland
Seventeen Seventy
Coordinates	24°10′7″S 151°52′55″E / 24.16861°S 151.88194°ECoordinates: 24°10′7″S 151°52′55″E / 24.16861°S 151.88194°E
Population	76 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	4677
Elevation	34.2 m (112 ft)
Location	494 km (307 mi) from Brisbane 130 km (81 mi) from Gladstone 128 km (80 mi) from Bundaberg
LGA(s)	Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)	Burnett
Federal Division(s)	Hinkler
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall 25.6 °C ^78 °F 18.8 °C ^66 °F 1,137.7 mm ^44.8 in
Localities around Seventeen Seventy: Coral Sea Coral Sea Coral Sea Eurimbula Seventeen Seventy Coral Sea Eurimbula Agnes Water Coral Sea

Seventeen Seventy, also written as 1770, is a town and locality in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia,^[2][3] built on the site of the second landing by James Cook and the crew of HM Bark Endeavour in May 1770 (Cook's 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 in 1970 to commemorate the bicentenary of Cook's visit. The community of Seventeen Seventy hold the re-enactment of this historic landing each year as part of the 1770 Festival held in May.^[4]

Official name

Marker at the town of Seventeen Seventy (QLD) to commemorate the landing of Lieutenant James Cook on 24 May 1770 at that location

Although the town is referred to locally as "1770", the official name of the town is Seventeen Seventy,^[2][3] as it is principle of Queensland's place naming that numbers are spelled out.^[5]

Geography

The village is a tourist destination on Queensland's Discovery Coast. It is situated on a peninsula, with the Coral Sea and Bustard Bay on three sides. Agnes Water is eight kilometres (five miles) to the south. 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.

Seventeen Seventy can be reached by a sealed road from Bundaberg, 120 kilometres (75 mi) to the south, going through Agnes Water. 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 area also has four national parks. These are Deepwater, Eurimbula, Mount Colosseum, and Round Hill. These all offer wilderness camping and hiking.

Tourism

The area's wildlife and vegetation have been preserved as far as possible, and this, together with the area's natural beauty, and an outer surf and inner still water beach, is the main tourist attraction. It also offers day cruises and flights to the outer Great Barrier Reef, to nearby Lady Musgrave Island and Pancake Creek, and the historic Bustard Head lighthouse.

Heritage listings

Seventeen Seventy has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Round Hill Creek and Round Hill Head: Cook's Landing Place^[6]

See also

• List of places with numeric names

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Seventeen Seventy (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
2. "Seventeen Seventy - town (entry 44530)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
3. "Seventeen Seventy - locality (entry 47286)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
4. The 1770 Festival. Lets Connect. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
5. "How places are named". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 May 2016.
6. "Cook's Landing Place, Town of Seventeen Seventy (entry 601614)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.

External links

Media related to Seventeen Seventy, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons