Corfield
Located in Yirandali country on the Kennedy Developmental Road in the Winton Shire, about 80 kilometres north-northeast of Winton, 130 kilometres southwest of Hughenden, 420 kilometres east-southeast of Mount Isa and 620 kilometres west-southwest of Mackay, Corfield was initially called Manuka — after a nearby sheep station.
From as early as 1881, the settlement was part of the twice-weekly mail route covering Oondooroo, Manuka, Stock’s Dam (or Sesbania), Afton Downs, a Cobb & Co changing station and a stop on coach route between Hughenden and Winton.
The settlement was relocated — a one-kilometre move to the west — when the railway line that replaced the old coach route reached the area in 1899 and was renamed after local carrier, businessman and parliamentarian William Henry Corfield, who, as Member for Gregory (1888-1899), lobbied for the rail link.
Sources:
Experience Winton.com.au: https://www.experiencewinton.com.au/corfield
Wikipedia: Corfield:https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfield,_Queensland
Missing links:
Kennedy Development Road
Manuka
