O'Connell, Queensland


O'Connell is a suburb of Gladstone in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.

History

The suburb is named after Sir Maurice Charles O'Connell who was the Government Resident at Port Curtis from 1854 to 1859. In 1860 O'Connell was appointed a member of the Queensland Legislative Council and was its President from 1860 to 1879.