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    "verified_text": "mackay, a seaport of carlisle county, queensland, australia, on the pioneer river, 625 m. direct n.n.w. pop. (1901), 4091. the harbour is not good. sugar, tobacco and coffee thrive in the district. there are several important sugar mills, one of which, the largest in queensland, is capable of an annual output of 8000 tons. rum is distilled, and there are a brewery and a factory for tinning butter for export. workable coal is found in the district. this is the port of the mt orange and mt gotthart copper mines, and the mt britten and eungella gold-fields. it is a calling-station for the queensland royal mail steamers. the town is named after captain john mackay, who discovered the harbour in 1860. mckeesport, a city of allegheny county, pennsylvania, u.s.a., at the confluence of the monongahela and youghiogheny rivers (both of which are navigable), 14 m. s.e. of pittsburg. pop. (1890), 20,741; (1900), 34,227, of whom 9349 were foreign-born and 748 were negroes; (1910 census) 42,694. it is served by the baltimore & ohio, the pittsburg & lake erie and the pennsylvania railways. the city has a carnegie library, a general hospital, and two business schools. bituminous coal and natural gas abound in the vicinity, and iron, steel, and tin and terne plate are extensively manufactured in the city, the tin-plate plant being one of the most important in the united states. the total value of the city's factory products was $36,058,447 in 1900 and $23,054,412 in 1905. the municipality owns and operates its water-works. the first white settler was david mckee, who established a ferry here in 1769. in 1795 his son john laid out the town, which was named in his honour, but its growth was very slow until after the discovery of coal in 1830. mckeesport was incorporated as a borough in 1842 and chartered as a city in 1890. mckees rocks, a borough of allegheny county, pennsylvania, u.s.a., on the ohio river, about 3 m. n.w. of pittsburg. pop. (1890) 1687; (1900) 6352 (1264 foreign-born); (1910) 14,702. mckees rocks is served by the pittsburg & lake erie and the pittsburg, chartiers & youghiogheny railways, the latter a short line extending (13 m.) to beechmont. bituminous coal and natural gas are found in the vicinity, and the borough ships coal and lumber, and has various important manufactures. there is an ancient indian mound here. the first settlement was made in 1830, and the borough incorporated in 1892.",
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