CABOOLTURE

town, southeastern Queensland, Australia, on the Caboolture River. The town was originally a livestock station. Its name was derived from cabul-tur, the Aboriginal word for the carpet snake. To relieve shortages brought about by the American Civil War in the 1860s, Caboolture became a cotton-farming centre. Today, citrus fruits, tobacco, and vegetables are grown, and dairy and stud beef cattle are raised. Timber is milled in the town, which is on the main northern rail line and the highway to Brisbane (26 miles south). Caboolture served during 194445 as the secret headquarters for the Allied High Command in the Pacific theatre of World War II. Pop. (1991) 12,716.