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Cairns History

Cairns is a city located in Far North Queensland, Australia. The area has a rich history that dates back thousands of years to the time of the Indigenous Australians, who were the first inhabitants of the region. The Indigenous people of the area are the Yidinji, Djabugay, Gimuy Walubara Yidinji, and Mandingalbay Yidinji, who have lived in the region for over 40,000 years.

In the late 1700s, Captain James Cook sailed past the Cairns region on his way up the east coast of Australia. However, it wasn't until the late 1800s that Cairns was founded as a town. The town was named after William Wellington Cairns, the Governor of Queensland at the time.

In the early years, Cairns was a small port town that served the local mining and agricultural industries. The region's natural resources, including gold, tin, and sugar, were important economic drivers in the area. In 1923, the construction of the Cairns Railway helped to boost the local economy by connecting Cairns to the rest of the country.