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Shire Of Richmond
The Shire of Richmond is a local government area in north western Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1916. It is part of the Gulf Country. History '' Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'' is an Australian Aboriginal language in North West Queensland. The language region includes areas within the Shire of McKinlay, Shire of Cloncurry and Shire of Richmond, including the Flinders River area, and the towns of Kynuna and Richmond. The Shire of Wyangarie, named for a prominent grazing homestead in the area, was created on 1 January 1916 out of part of the Shire of Flinders under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. On 24 July 1930, it lost part of its area to Shire of McKinlay. On 31 July 1954, it was renamed Richmond. Towns and localities The Shire of Richmond includes the following settlements: * Richmond * Albion * Burleigh * Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university ... [...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] |
Shire Of Cloncurry
The Shire of Cloncurry is a Local government in Australia, local government area in North West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1884. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry. Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Mitakoodi, Kalkatungu, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta Indigenous Australians, Aboriginal people. The ghost town of Mary Kathleen, Queensland, Mary Kathleen, a town servicing a uranium mine since closed, is in the shire. History ''Wanamara language, Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'' is an Australian Aboriginal language in North West Queensland. The language region includes areas within the Shire of Mckinlay, Shire of McKinlay, Shire of Cloncurry and Shire of Richmond, including the Flinders River area, and the towns of Kynuna and Richmond, Queensland, Richmond. Yulluna language, ''Yulluna'' (also known as ''Yalarnga'', ''Ya ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Richmond
The Shire of Richmond is a local government area in north western Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1916. It is part of the Gulf Country. History '' Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'' is an Australian Aboriginal language in North West Queensland. The language region includes areas within the Shire of McKinlay, Shire of Cloncurry and Shire of Richmond, including the Flinders River area, and the towns of Kynuna and Richmond. The Shire of Wyangarie, named for a prominent grazing homestead in the area, was created on 1 January 1916 out of part of the Shire of Flinders under the ''Local Authorities Act 1902''. On 24 July 1930, it lost part of its area to Shire of McKinlay. On 31 July 1954, it was renamed Richmond. Towns and localities The Shire of Richmond includes the following settlements: * Richmond * Albion * Burleigh * Cambridge Cambridge ( ) is a College town, university ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Commission Of Queensland
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland. Functions The Commission has three main functions. It must administer Queensland's electoral laws, conduct democratic parliamentary and industrial elections which are free and review local government boundaries. It is also responsible for referendums, electoral redistributions, education and research into matters related to Queensland elections, providing information to all levels of government, ensuring the electoral roll is maintained and the registering of political parties. Electronic voting In 2010, the Commission announced it was conducting research into assisting the deaf and blind to cast a secret vote electronically. However, due to legislative restrictions, electronic voting was not available for the 2012 state election. See also *Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Library Of Queensland
The State Library of Queensland is the main reference and research library provided to the people of the State of Queensland, Australia, by the state government. Its legislative basis is provided by the Queensland Libraries Act 1988. It contains a significant portion of Queensland's documentary heritage, major reference and research collections, and is an advocate of and partner with public libraries across Queensland. The library is at Kurilpa Point, within the Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank. History The Brisbane Public Library was established by the government of the Colony of Queensland in 1896, and was renamed the Public Library of Queensland in 1898. The library was opened to the public in 1902. In 1934, the Oxley Memorial Library (now the John Oxley Library), named for the explorer John Oxley, opened as a centre for research and study relating specifically to Queensland. The Libraries Act of 1943 established the Library Board of Queen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woolgar, Queensland
Woolgar is a rural locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. In the Woolgar had a population of 8 people. History On 14 September 1881, Sub-inspector Henry Pollock Kaye of the Native Mounted Police, was responding to complaints from at the Woolgar gold fields townspeople of the First Nations persons stealing and other offences. Together with other police and a native trooper, he mustered the indigenous persons to remove them from the area. It was indicated there may have been up to 800 indigenous persons in the area, although only some thirty to forty to be removed. Within fifteen minutes of Sub-inspector Nichols leaving to get other officers, Kaye was fatally speared by the persons. A retaliatory massacre is believed to have occurred against the indigenous persons. Woolgar Upper Provisional School opened on 19 June 1901 and Woolgar Lower Provisional School opened on 24 June 1901, to work together as part-time schools (meaning a single teacher was shared ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Saxby, Queensland
Saxby is a locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. In the , Saxby had a population of 12 people. Road infrastructure The Richmond–Croydon Road Richmond–Croydon Road is a continuous road route in the Richmond, Croydon and Etheridge local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the shortest route from the / area to and . It is also part of the inland freight net ... runs along part of the south-eastern boundary and then crosses the north-eastern corner. References Shire of Richmond Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nonda, Queensland
Nonda is a rural town in the locality of Maxwelton in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. Geography Nonda railway station () is on the Great Northern Railway from Townsville to Mount Isa. History The town of Nonda appears on a 1907 survey plan. The name ''Nonda'' is an Aboriginal word meaning the "plum" tree, ''Parinari nonda ''Parinari nonda'' is a shrub or small tree in the family Chrysobalanaceae. It occurs in northern Australia and New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua ...''. Nonda State School opened on 14 April 1925 and closed on 25 July 1975. It was in Corella Street (). References External links * {{authority control Towns in Queensland Shire of Richmond ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maxwelton, Queensland
Maxwelton is an outback town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Richmond in central north Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Maxwelton had a population of 22 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north by the Flinders River. The town of Maxwelton is located in the north of the locality. The Flinders Highway, Queensland, Flinders Highway (from Townsville to Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry) enters the locality from the north-east (Richmond, Queensland, Richmond), bypasses the town of Maxwelton to the immediate south, and exits to the north-west (Julia Creek, Queensland, Julia Creek). The Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line), Great Northern railway from Townsville to Mount Isa runs mostly immediately parallel to the highway, entering from the north-east (Richmond), but passing through the town, and then exiting to the north-west (Julia Creek). The locality is served by three railway stops (from west to east): * Nonda railw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cambridge, Queensland
Cambridge is a locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cambridge had a population of 42 people. Geography The Flinders River forms the southern boundary of the locality and Express Creek forms the eastern part of the northern boundary. The land use is predominantly cattle grazing. The Richmond–Croydon Road Richmond–Croydon Road is a continuous road route in the Richmond, Croydon and Etheridge local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the shortest route from the / area to and . It is also part of the inland freight net ... runs along the north-eastern boundary. References Shire of Richmond Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burleigh, Queensland
Burleigh is a rural locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. In the , Burleigh had a population of 44 people. Geography The Flinders River forms the southern boundary of the locality. The land use is predominantly cattle grazing. The Richmond–Croydon Road Richmond–Croydon Road is a continuous road route in the Richmond, Croydon and Etheridge local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is part of the shortest route from the / area to and . It is also part of the inland freight net ... runs through from south to north-west. References Shire of Richmond Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Albion, Queensland (Richmond Shire)
Albion is a rural locality in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. In the , Albion had a population of 16 people. History In the , Albion had a population of 16 people. Road infrastructure The Landsborough Highway passes the south-western corner, near Kynuna. The Richmond–Winton Road runs through from north to south-east. Education There are no schools in Albion, nor anywhere nearby. Distance education and boarding schools A boarding school is a school where pupils live within premises while being given formal instruction. The word "boarding" is used in the sense of "room and board", i.e. lodging and meals. As they have existed for many centuries, and now exten ... are options. References Shire of Richmond Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
