Rockhampton

[ rok-hamp-tuh n, -ham- ]

/ rɒkˈhæmp tən, -ˈhæm- /

noun

a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.

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Examples from the Web for rockhampton

Hearing of the teams being stuck up, we immediately wired a duplicate order to Rockhampton.
Reminiscences of Queensland|William Henry Corfield
The last established was the school for girls in Rockhampton, which was founded in 1892.
Our First Half-Century|Government of Queensland
You heard her deliver her last appeal in the cause at Rockhampton.
The Last Voyage|Lady (Annie Allnutt) Brassey
Mostly shed hands, rouseabouts and suchlike, bound for Rockhampton and Townsville.
From Chart House to Bush Hut|Charles W. L. Bryde

In the same year, 1855, the site of the future town of Rockhampton was examined.
Early Days in North Queensland|Edward Palmer

British Dictionary definitions for rockhampton

Rockhampton

/ (rɒkˈhæmptən, -ˈhæmtən) /

noun

a port in Australia, in E Queensland on the Fitzroy River. Pop: 59 475 (2001)

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