Nicholson, Queensland


Nicholson is a coastal locality in the Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia.

Hells Gate

Hells Gate Roadhouse is a tourist stop on the Savannah Way, 80 km from Doomadgee and 50 km from the Northern Territory border, and on the Cliffdale Station cattle property. The name refers to a pass in the nearby escarpment.
The Hells Gate airstrip has one runway of length.

Heritage listings

Nicholson has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yukulta language region is the Gulf Country including the local government areas of the Aboriginal Shire of Doomadgee and Shire of Mornington.
Yulluna is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Yulluna language region includes the local government boundaries of the Shire of Cloncurry and other areas near the Gulf of Carpentaria.