Rockhampton

[rok-hamp-tuhn, -ham-]

noun

1. a city in E Queensland, in E Australia.

Rockhampton

/ -ˈhæmtən, rɒkˈhæmptən /

noun

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

Example Sentences

Walford had been a school chaplain and pastor at the Cathedral of Praise church in Rockhampton, Queensland.

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Together, they confirmed reports of Australian brook lamprey in Queensland, including as far north as Rockhampton!

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Several airlines have cancelled their flights to and from Townsville and Hamilton Island, and Queensland Rail services north of Rockhampton had been suspended in anticipation of the severe weather.

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As a result, the rail corridor between the towns of Rockhampton and Gladstone, which carries coal from the state's Bowen Basin, will be closed until the line can be repaired, Aurizon said.

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Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek said she intends to deny approval for the Central Queensland Coal Project to be excavated northwest of the Queensland state town of Rockhampton.

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