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Browns Falls
The Browns Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Spring Creek (South Branch) in Killarney, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. Location and features The falls are located approximately east of Killarney in the Darling Downs, just north of the Queensland/New South Wales border. The falls descend approximately as it plunges over basalt columns into the valley floor. Access to the falls is possible by walking approximately from the Browns Picnic Area. Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Teviot Falls in the north at Teviot Gap, Queen Mary Falls The Queen Mary Falls is a Waterfall#Types, plunge waterfall on Spring Creek, in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The falls are situated in the Main Range National Park and descend from the McPherson Rang ..., Daggs Falls and Upper Browns Falls. See also * List of waterfalls of Queensland References Waterfalls of Queensland Dar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Killarney, Queensland
Killarney is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It borders New South Wales. In the , the locality of Killarney had a population of 954 people. Geography Killarney is located south-east of Warwick on the Condamine River in the Darling Downs. Killarney is located about from the Queensland/New South Wales border. It is close to Queen Mary Falls in the Main Range National Park, where Spring Creek plunges into the valley. Mountain View is a neighbourhood within the locality of Killarney (). Melrose is a neighbourhood within the locality of Killarney (); it is associated with the Melrose pastoral station. History The Githabal (also known as Gidabal, Kitabal) language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Southern Downs Regional Council, particularly Warwick, Killarney and Woodenbong extending into New South Wales. Killarney bordered on the northern boundaries of the Yetimarala. Originally p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Downs Region
The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. It has an estimated operating budget of A$22.8 million. History The majority of the former Warwick Shire is home to the Githabul people who have lived around this area for tens of thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans in the early 1840s. The current area of the Southern Downs Region existed as two distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Warwick; which in turn consisted of four previous local government areas: ** the City of Warwick; ** the Shire of Allora; ** the Shire of Glengallan; ** the Shire of Rosenthal; * and the Shire of Stanthorpe. The City of Warwick came into being as the Warwick Municipality on 25 May 1861 under the ''Municipalities Act 1858'', a piece of New South Wales legislation inherited by Qu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Waterfall
A waterfall is a point in a river or stream where water flows over a vertical drop or a series of steep drops. Waterfalls also occur where meltwater drops over the edge of a tabular iceberg or ice shelf. Waterfalls can be formed in several ways, but the most common method of formation is that a river courses over a top layer of resistant bedrock before falling on to softer rock, which Erosion, erodes faster, leading to an increasingly high fall. Waterfalls have been studied for their impact on species living in and around them. Humans have had a distinct relationship with waterfalls for years, travelling to see them, exploring and naming them. They can present formidable barriers to navigation along rivers. Waterfalls are religious sites in many cultures. Since the 18th century they have received increased attention as tourist destinations, sources of hydropower, andparticularly since the mid-20th centuryas subjects of research. Definition and terminology A waterfall is gen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spring Creek (South Branch)
A spring creek is a stream that flows from a spring. Spring Creek may also refer to any of the following specific places: Australia *Spring Creek, Queensland (Banana Shire) *Spring Creek, Queensland (Darling Downs), a locality split between Toowoomba Region and Southern Downs Region in southeastern Queensland *Spring Creek, Queensland (Lockyer Valley Region) *Spring Creek, former name of Graytown, Victoria Canada *Spring Creek (Lake Erie), a watershed administered by the Long Point Region Conservation Authority, that drains into Lake Erie * Spring Creek (Grenadier Pond), a tributary to Grenadier Pond, see Wendigo Creek New Zealand *Spring Creek, New Zealand, a township near Blenheim, New Zealand United States Settlements *Spring Creek, Minnesota, an unincorporated community *Spring Creek Township, Becker County, Minnesota *Spring Creek Township, Norman County, Minnesota * Spring Creek, Missouri, a ghost town *Spring Creek Township, Custer County, Nebraska *Spring Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally applied to an area approximating to that of the Condamine River catchment upstream of Condamine township but is now applied to a wider region comprising the Southern Downs, Western Downs, Toowoomba and Goondiwindi local authority areas. The name Darling Downs was given in 1827 by Allan Cunningham, the first European explorer to reach the area and recognises the then Governor of New South Wales, Ralph Darling. The region has developed a strong and diverse agricultural industry largely due to the extensive areas of vertosols (cracking clay soils), particularly black vertosols, of moderate to high fertility and available water capacity. Manufacturing and mining, particularly coal mining are also important, and coal seam gas extraction ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
New South Wales
) , nickname = , image_map = New South Wales in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of New South Wales in AustraliaCoordinates: , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_date = Colony of New South Wales , established_title2 = Establishment , established_date2 = 26 January 1788 , established_title3 = Responsible government , established_date3 = 6 June 1856 , established_title4 = Federation , established_date4 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Wales , demonym = , capital = Sydney , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center = 128 local government areas , admin_center_type = Administration , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Margaret Beazley , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Dominic Perrottet (Liberal) , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type1 = Senat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RACQ
The Royal Automobile Club of Queensland Limited (RACQ) is a mutual organisation and Queensland’s largest Club, providing services including roadside assistance, insurance, banking and travel to its approximately 1.75 million members. RACQ is the largest provider of car insurance in Queensland and the second largest provider of home insurance. The Club's bimonthly magazine, '' The Road Ahead'', is Queensland’s highest circulating magazine, with 836,995 printed copies and 410,584 digital copies distributed each edition. An earlier journal of the RACQ was the long-running ''Steering Wheel'' (1915-1932) which profiled makes of cars and motoring personalities, and carried anecdotes of pioneering days, humorous stories, social gossip, as well as supplementary lists of Registrations. In financial year 2020, the Club returned $167.1 million to members including $8.6 million in fuel discounts and $5.6 million in theme park, attraction and movie ticket discounts. RACQ provides free- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basalt
Basalt (; ) is an aphanite, aphanitic (fine-grained) extrusive igneous rock formed from the rapid cooling of low-viscosity lava rich in magnesium and iron (mafic lava) exposed at or very near the planetary surface, surface of a terrestrial planet, rocky planet or natural satellite, moon. More than 90% of all volcanic rock on Earth is basalt. Rapid-cooling, fine-grained basalt is chemically equivalent to slow-cooling, coarse-grained gabbro. The eruption of basalt lava is observed by geologists at about 20 volcanoes per year. Basalt is also an important rock type on other planetary bodies in the Solar System. For example, the bulk of the plains of volcanism on Venus, Venus, which cover ~80% of the surface, are basaltic; the lunar mare, lunar maria are plains of flood-basaltic lava flows; and basalt is a common rock on the surface of Mars. Molten basalt lava has a low viscosity due to its relatively low silica content (between 45% and 52%), resulting in rapidly moving lava flo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Teviot Falls
The Teviot Falls is a plunge waterfall in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The falls are part of the Scenic Rim and are located near the town of . The falls descend from the McPherson Range near Wilsons Peak, north of the Queensland/New South Wales border. The falls may be viewed via accessing a sealed road up the range towards Teviot Gap, also known as The Head. Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Queen Mary Falls, Daggs Falls, Browns Falls and Upper Browns Falls. Etymology The naming of the falls is derived from the naming of Teviot Brook on 6 August 1828 by Allan Cunningham, a botanist and explorer, after the River Teviot, Roxburghshire, Scotland. See also * List of waterfalls of Queensland *Wyaralong Dam The Wyaralong Dam is a mass concrete gravity dam with an un-gated spillway across the Teviot Brook that is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. The main ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queen Mary Falls
The Queen Mary Falls is a Waterfall#Types, plunge waterfall on Spring Creek, in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The falls are situated in the Main Range National Park and descend from the McPherson Range near the Queensland/New South Wales border. They are located south-east of and east of the town of . The falls formed when water erosion by streams created gorges through layers of basalt and resistant trachyte. The falls are currently retreating as large blocks at the bottom of the falls were not evident in photos taken in the 19th century. Facilities at the falls include toilets, tables and fireplaces. Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Teviot Falls, Daggs Falls, Browns Falls and Upper Browns Falls. See also * List of waterfalls of Australia#Queensland, List of waterfalls of Queensland References External links Queen Mary Falls Circuit * Waterfalls of Queensland Darling Dow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Daggs Falls
The Daggs Falls is a plunge waterfall on Spring Creek that is located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The falls are located east of the town of and descend from the McPherson Range, north of the Queensland/New South Wales border. The falls are situated directly on the roadside and there is a lookout provided. Four other waterfalls are located in the area surrounding Killarney, including the Queen Mary Falls, Teviot Falls, Browns Falls The Browns Falls is a plunge waterfall on the Spring Creek (South Branch) in Killarney, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. Location and features The falls are located approximately east of Killarney in the Darling Downs, just nort ... and Upper Browns Falls. See also * List of waterfalls of Queensland References Waterfalls of Queensland Darling Downs Plunge waterfalls {{Waterfall-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
