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Rockhampton

American  
[rok-hamp-tuhn, -ham-] / rɒkˈhæmp tən, -ˈhæm- /

noun

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


Rockhampton British  
/ -ˈhæmtən, rɒkˈhæmptən /

noun

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

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

From BBC • Dec. 29, 2024

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

From Science Daily • May 8, 2024

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.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 24, 2024

Jana Johnson, 32, had driven 1,700 miles from Rockhampton, near the coast in Queensland, with her family and two others.

From New York Times • Oct. 24, 2019

In the same year the Rockhampton Waterworks Act, being the first for a provincial body, was passed.

From Our First Half-Century: A Review of Queensland Progress Based Upon Official Information by Queensland