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Greenvale Railway Line
Greenvale railway line is in northern Queensland, Australia. It carries nickel ore from a mine in Greenvale to the Queensland Nickel's refinery in Yabulu, approximately north of Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 180,820 as of June 2018, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland; it is unofficially considered its capital. Estimated resident population, 3 .... History Construction commenced in 1972 of a branch line from the North Coast railway line at Cobarra, north of Townsville. It was long. It featured 5 tunnels through the Hervey Range. It was opened in 1974 and operated until 1992 when the mine ran out of ore. Ore was then shipped from New Caledonia to the port of Townsville and railed from there to Yabulu until the refinery closed in 2016. Proposals were made to try to retain part of the line as a tourist route but nothing came of it. In mid-2000 the railway tracks were removed but oth ... [...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] |
Four-wheel-driving
Off-roading is the activity of driving or riding in a vehicle on unpaved surfaces such as sand, gravel, riverbeds, mud, snow, rocks, and other natural terrain. Types of off-roading range in intensity, from leisure drives with unmodified vehicles, to competitions with customised vehicles and professional drivers. Off-roaders have been met with criticism for the environmental damage caused by their vehicles. There have also been extensive debates over the role of government in regulating the sport, including a Supreme Court case brought against the Bureau of Land Management in the United States. Off-road vehicle Travelling over difficult terrain requires vehicles capable of off-road driving such as ATVs. These vehicles have features designed specifically for use in off-road conditions such as extended ground clearance, off-road tires and a strengthened drive-train. Some manufacturers offer vehicles specifically designed for off-road use. Recreational off-roading Some ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lynam, Queensland
Lynam is a locality in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Lynam had a population of 7 people. Geography Most of the locality is undeveloped mountainous land with Mount Cataract as the highest peak (721 metres). The northwestern part of the locality is within the Paluma Range National Park. The central part is within the Clemant State Forest. The now-closed Greenvale railway line Greenvale railway line is in northern Queensland, Australia. It carries nickel ore from a mine in Greenvale to the Queensland Nickel's refinery in Yabulu, approximately north of Townsville Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of ... passes through the locality; there were no stations on it within the locality. History The locality was named and bounded on 27 July 1991. References City of Townsville Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervey Range, Queensland
Hervey is both an English surname and a masculine given name, probably derived from French Hervé. Notable people with the name include: Surname: *Lord Alfred Hervey (1816–1875), English politician *Lord Arthur Hervey (1808–1894), English bishop *Arthur Hervey (1855–1922), Irish composer and author *Augustus Hervey, 3rd Earl of Bristol (1724–1779), English admiral and politician *Lord Augustus Hervey (1837–1875), English politician *Lord Charles Hervey (1814–1880), English clergyman and cricketer * Edward Hervey (born 1973), retired Canadian football player *Lord Francis Hervey (1846–1931), English barrister and politician * Frederick Hervey (other), several people *George Hervey, 2nd Earl of Bristol (1721–1775), English soldier, diplomat and courtier * Geraldine Hervey, Marchioness of Bristol *Herbert Hervey, 5th Marquess of Bristol (1870–1960), English diplomat *Irene Hervey (1909–1998), American actress *Lady Isabella Hervey (born 1982), English socia ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dotswood, Queensland
Dotswood is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Dotswood had a population of 101 people. Geography The neighbourhood of Macrossan is located in the west of the locality beside the bridge over the Burdekin River. The Great Northern Railway passes through the locality. There are a number of abandoned railway stations on that line within the locality: * Macrossan railway station () *Exley railway station () * Eneby railway station () Another abandoned station is Keelbottom railway station () on the now-closed Greenvale railway line. The Hervey Range Developmental Road runs through from east to west. History In 1863 Phillip Somer and Matthew Hervey were granted the license to occupy the and of the Keelbottom and Watershed Pastoral Runs respectively, by the Crown Lands Office in Brisbane. By late 1865 these men had transferred their holdings of the Emysland, Dotswood, Nursiedob, Keelbottom, Watershed, and Tala (or Tula).runs to the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paluma, Queensland
Paluma is a town in the City of Townsville and a locality split between the City of Townsville and the Charters Towers Region in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Paluma had a population of 68 people. It is in the Mount Spec Ranges and is the southernmost point of Townsville's heritage-listed Wet Tropics. Geography The town of Paluma is in the east of the locality in the of the locality within the City of Townsville. The residential land use is mostly within the town.The remaining to the west in the Charters Towers Region has a mix of uses including grazing on native vegetation, the Paluma Range National Park, the Paluma State Forest, and the Mount Zero Taravale Private Nature Reserve (operated by the Australian Wildlife Conservancy). The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality which was served by the now-abandoned Girrinjah railway station (). Paluma has the following mountains: * Black Hill () * Krugers Hill () * Mount Bitalli () ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Basalt, Queensland
Basalt is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Basalt had a population of 190 people. Geography In the north and west lies the Clarke River. The Burdekin River drains the south where a confluence of waterways meet. Dalrymple National Park was established along the Burdekin in 1990. In the south west is the Great Basalt Wall National Park. The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned (). History In the , Basalt had a population of 229 people. In the , Basalt had a population of 190 people. Heritage listings There are a number of heritage sites in Basalt, including: * Lolworth Creek Battery * Bluff Downs Station: Hann Family Grave Hann Family Grave is a heritage-listed cemetery at Bluff Downs Station, Basalt, Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1864 to 1865. It was added to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the democratic administrative authority of the Australian state of Queensland. The Government of Queensland, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy was formed in 1859 as prescribed in its Constitution, as amended from time to time. Since the Federation of Australia in 1901, Queensland has been a State of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating the relationships between all state and territory governments and the Australian Government. Under the Australian Constitution, all states and territories (including Queensland) ceded powers relating to certain matters to the federal government. The government is influenced by the Westminster system and Australia's federal system of government. The Governor of Queensland, as the representative of Charles III, King of Australia, holds nominal executive power, although in practice only performs ceremonial duties. In practice executive power lies with the Premier and Cabinet. The Cabinet of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hervey Range
The Hervey Range is a large mountain range about north of Townsville, in Queensland, Australia. It is one of the highest peaks in the Townsville region and is also the location of the Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms. The highest point of the range is Mount Cataract, which is high. Thorntons Gap is a historic feature on the range, where a walking track that provided access to goldfields crossed the range. Apart from the tea house, there are few houses, no estates and no shops around the Hervey Range because it is mostly rural. There are other attractions on the range, such as the former Greenvale Rail Trail, which runs up the range and into a tunnel in the mountain. The Greenvale railway line was opened from Cobarra, north of Townsville, to the nickel mine at Greenvale in 1974, and closed in 1993 with the closure of the mine. The line passed under the Hervey Range through a series of tunnels. The tracks were removed and re-used on coal rail lines in Central Queensland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greenvale, Queensland
Greenvale is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Greenvale had a population of 232 people. Geography Greenvale is a nickel mining area, approximately northwest of Townsville. Other metal ores are also extracted there. Greenvale lies on the banks of the Burdekin River and on the Gregory Highway. A good sealed road crosses the hills over to Townsville. Greenvale railway line (an ore-carrying railway line) ran between Greenvale and Queensland Nickel Industries (QNI) processing plant at Yabulu, approximately north of Townsville from 1974 to 1993. There are a number of abandoned railway stations on the line: * Greenvale railway station () * Miners Lake railway station () * Pilkara railway station () * Malan railway station () There are a number of airstrips, including (from north to south): * Craigs Pocket Airstrip () * Marionvale Airstrip () * Wyandotte Airstrip () * Miners Lake Airstrip, east of the town on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charters Towers Regional Council
The Charters Towers Region is a local government area in North Queensland, Australia southwest of, and inland from the city of Townsville, based in Charters Towers. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas which dated back to the 1870s. It has an estimated operating budget of A$27.5 m. History ''Gugu Badhun'' (also known as ''Koko-Badun'' and ''Kokopatun'') is an Australian Aboriginal language of North Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Charters Towers Region, particularly the localities of Greenvale and the Valley of Lagoons, and in the Upper Burdekin River area and in Abergowrie. Prior to 2008, the Charters Towers Region was an entire area of two previous and distinct local government areas: * the City of Charters Towers; * and the Shire of Dalrymple. The City of Charters Towers had its beginning in the Charters Towers Municipality which was proclaimed on 21 June 1877 under the ''Munici ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cobarra, Queensland
Yabulu is a town and coastal suburb in the City of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yabulu had a population of 697 people. Geography Yabulu is approximately north of Townsville, Queensland, Australia. The Bruce Highway passes through the suburb which fronts Halifax Bay. Yabulu is the site of a major nickel and cobalt refinery, owned by Clive Palmer. Cobarra is a neighbourhood () near the nickel refinery. Mount Saunders is in the centre of the locality () and is above sea level. There are two railway lines passing through the locality, the North Coast railway line and the now-closed Greenvale railway line. The locality has the following railway stations on the North Coast line * Purono railway station () * Yabulu railway station() and one at the nickel refinery from which processed ore was carried to the Port of Townsville via the North Coast line *Cobarra railway station () History Yabulu is situated in the traditional Wulgurukaba Aboriginal country, ne ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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