Edmonton is a town and suburb in the Cairns Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Edmonton had a population of 10,753 people. Geography Edmonton is located by road south-southwest of the Cairns CBD. It is within the Cairns Region local government area. The Bruce Highway passes from the south (Mount Peter / Wrights Creek) to the north (Mount Sheridan / White Rock) through the centre of the suburb and the North Coast railway line passes from south to north through Edmonton parallel and to the east of the highway. The suburb is served by Edmonton railway station () and Queerah railway station (). A cane tramway network delivers harvested sugarcane to the Mulgrave Sugar Mill at Gordonvale. The average elevation of Edmonton, Cairns is 16.8 metres (55.1 feet) above sea level. History Edmonton is situated in the Yidinji traditional Aboriginal country. Originally known as Hambledon, then Hambledon Junction, Edmonton began as a group of sugarcane plantations selected in 1883 by Thomas Swallow. Blackfellow's Creek Provisional School opened in 1887, becoming Blackfellow's Creek State School in 1903. In 1910 it was renamed Hambledon State School. There was a railway station known as Hambledon Junction from 1897, but in 1911 the Queensland Railways Department took over the Cairns-Mulgrave Tramway from the Cairns Divisional Board and renamed it Edmonton, probably after Edmonton, London, England. The town then took this name. On 20 April 1916, the Cane Beetles March commenced at Mooliba (now Mirriwinni). It was a snowball march to recruit men into the Australian Imperial Force during World War I at a time when enthusiasm to enlist had waned after the loss of life in the Gallipoli campaign. The march began at Mooliba with 4 men, passing through Babinda, Aloomba, Gordonvale, and Edmonton, and ending in Cairns 60 kilometers later with 29 recruits. After some years of fund raising, in September 1924, the Anglican community in Edmonton called for tenders to erect a church building. A stump-capping ceremony was held on Saturday 8 November 1924. The new church was opened and dedicated on Christmas Day, 25 December 1924. In 2000, the Anglican Church sold the church building. It was at 32 Queen Street (). It has been converted into a private residence. Queerah railway station was originally called Wahwon, an Aboriginal name meaning scrub turkey and on 8 September 1925 was renamed Queerah, an Aboriginal word, meaning a cyclone. The Edmonton Catholic School