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Isisford
Isisford is a rural town and locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Isisford had a population of 218 people. Geography The locality is in Central Western Queensland. The town of Isisford is in the north of the locality. It is on the Barcoo River, and is approximately south east of the town of Longreach. Emmet is a town in the east of the locality (), located south of the town of Isisford by road. Yaraka is a town in the south of the locality (), located south-west of the town of Isisford by road. Small sections of both Idalia National Park and Welford National Park are located within the boundary of the town. Isisford has the following mountains: * Double Top () * Mount Aaron () * Mount Ellen () * Mount Grey () * Mount Malcolm () * Mount Mingera () * Mount Misery () * Mount Moses () * Mount Perrier () * Mount Slowcan () * Mountain Black () * Observatory Hill () * Opal Hill () * Penny Knob () * The Sisters () * Yellow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaraka, Queensland
Yaraka is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Longreach Region of Queensland, Australia. Until 2021, the town of Yaraka was part of the locality of Isisford, Queensland, Isisford. Geography Yaraka is in Central West Queensland, Australia. It was the terminus of a Blackall and Yaraka Branch Railways, Yaraka branch railway line. It is located south of Longreach, Queensland, Longreach, west of Blackall, Queensland, Blackall and south of the town of Isisford, Queensland, Isisford. The landscape is an open Mitchell Grass Downs, Mitchell grass downs country, which provides good Pastoralism, grazing country. Grey Range is located near Yaraka and is characterised by rocky ridges, Triodia (plant), spinifex grass and mulga. The locality has the following mountains: * Boundary Point () * Merry Peaks () * Mount Brookes () * Mount Margaret () * Mount Remarkable ( * Mount Slowcombe () * Sun Down Hill () History The first European to pass through ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yaraka
Yaraka is a rural town and locality in the Longreach Region of Queensland, Australia. Until 2021, the town of Yaraka was part of the locality of Isisford. Geography Yaraka is in Central West Queensland, Australia. It was the terminus of a Yaraka branch railway line. It is located south of Longreach, west of Blackall and south of the town of Isisford. The landscape is an open Mitchell grass downs country, which provides good grazing country. Grey Range is located near Yaraka and is characterised by rocky ridges, spinifex grass and mulga. The locality has the following mountains: * Boundary Point () * Merry Peaks () * Mount Brookes () * Mount Margaret () * Mount Remarkable ( * Mount Slowcombe () * Sun Down Hill () History The first European to pass through the area was Edmund Kennedy in 1847. In 1860, graziers began to populate the area and farm sheep and cattle. In 1910, the Queensland Government authorised the building of the railway line in Western Queensland to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longreach Region
The Longreach Region is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it superseded three previous local government areas that had existed for more than a century. It has an estimated operating budget of A$22.3m. Traditionally, pastoral activities, tourism, and rural education have been the areas of focus within the region, with a major agricultural college and attractions such as the Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame and the Qantas Founders Outback Museum. History Longreach Region lay on the traditional tribal lands of the Iningai. Iningai (also known as Yiningay, Muttaburra, Tateburra, Yinangay, Yinangi) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Iningai people. The Iningai language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Longreach Region, particularly the towns of Longreach, Barcaldine, Muttaburra and Aramac as well as the properties of Bowen Downs and catchments of Cornish Creek and A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Longreach, Queensland
Longreach is a town and a locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Longreach Regional Council, which was established in 2008 as a merger of the former Longreach, Ilfracombe, and Isisford shires. Longreach is a well known tourist destination due to its aviation history and importance. In the , the locality of Longreach had a population of 3,124 people. Geography Longreach is in Central West Queensland, approximately from the coast, west of Rockhampton. The town is on the Tropic of Capricorn in the south-east of the locality. The town is named after the ‘long reach’ of the Thomson River on which it is situated. Lochern National Park is in the south-western part of the locality (formerly in Vergemont). The main industries of the area are cattle, sheep, and, more recently, tourism. The Landsborough Highway enters the locality from the south-east (Ilfracombe), passes through the town and then exits to the north-west ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Western Queensland
Central West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers 396,650.2 km2. The region lies to the north of South West Queensland and south of the Gulf Country. It has a population of approximately 12,387 people. History The first exploration by Europeans was by Major Thomas Mitchell who passed through the area in 1846. Mitchell was near Isisford on the Barcoo River when his party was lacking supplies and threatened by Aboriginals. He then decided to return to Sydney, completing a successful expedition which had explored a large area of unknown country. Geography The eastern extent of the Simpson Desert lies within the region. Haddon Corner and Poeppel Corner on the Queensland border are also located here. Bioregions in the area include the Channel Country. Part of the Cooper Basin is located in the region. The basin contains the most significant on-shore petroleum and natural gas deposits in Australia. At the federal level the region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ilfracombe, Queensland
Ilfracombe is a rural town and locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ilfracombe had a population of 259 people. Ilfracombe calls itself ''The Hub of the West''. The main industry is sheep rearing, mainly for wool. Geography Ilfracombe is situated on the Landsborough Highway, about east of Longreach, above sea level. Mount Rodney is in the north-east of the locality (). It was named in 1861 by Frederick Walker after Rodney, an Aboriginal member of Walker's expedition. It rises to . The Central Western railway line passes through the locality with a number of rail stops in the locality (from west to east): * Ilfracombe railway station, serving the town () * Dartmouth railway station, now abandoned () * Deroora railway station () History Sheep stations were established in the area from 1864. The townsites of Ilfracombe and Longreach were amongst resumed portions of Wellshot Station. In 1892, Wellshot was known as the biggest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emmet, Queensland
Emmet is a ghost town in the rural locality of Isisford in the Longreach Region of Queensland, Australia. Today, the town has a population of two. History Emmet was once a prosperous town built around the Emmet railway station () on the Blackall and Yaraka Branch railway. Attractions The site now contains a picnic shelter and a small museum that is housed in the former railway station building. Its relative proximity to the Idalia National Park Idalia is a national park in South West Queensland, Australia, 893 km west of Brisbane. Idalia National Park is located near the town of Blackall in the Queensland outback. The park protects 144,000 hectares of mulga lands with conservat ... makes it a popular stopping off point for tourists. References External links * {{authority control Longreach Region Isisford, Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcoo River
The Barcoo River in western Queensland, Australia rises on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range, flows in a south-westerly direction and unites with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek. The first European to see the river was Thomas Mitchell in 1846, who named it Victoria River, believing it to be the same river as that named Victoria River by J. C. Wickham in 1839. It was renamed by Edmund Kennedy after a name supplied by local Aborigines. The waters of the river flow towards Lake Eyre in central Australia while those of rivers further east join the Murray-Darling basin and reach the sea in South Australia. The river forms a boundary between outback Australia and the "Far Outback"; legend has it that west of the Barcoo there is very little in the way of civilisation. Tributaries include the Alice River Towns situated on the banks of the Barcoo River include Blackall, Isisford, Tambo and Retreat. The southern boundary of Welford National Park is marked by the Ba ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stonehenge, Queensland (Barcoo Shire)
Stonehenge is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stonehenge had a population of 44 people. Geography Stonehenge is in the Channel Country. Nearby is one of three areas used to base the Australian Department of Defence's over-the-horizon radar system. History Its name originates from when the area was a stopping point for bullock teams. A stone hut used by the bullock drivers to overnight in eventually fell into disuse, and the stone remains became known as 'Stonehenge'. The Stonehenge State School opened on 3 September 1900. The school closed in 1947 but subsequently reopened. It closed again on 1 February 1977 but reopened again on 27 January 1981. At the , Stonehenge and the surrounding area had a population of 106. The Stonehenge Library opened in 2009. Facilities Stonehenge has a sports centre and community centre. The Barcoo Shire Council operates a public library at 9 Stratford Street. Education Stonehenge St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackall, Queensland
Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,416 people. The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry in the area is grazing with over 70 homesteads in the locality (as at 2020). Yalleroi is another town in the north of the locality (). Geography Blackall is in Central Western Queensland, approximately by road from the state capital, Brisbane, 106 kilometres (65 mi) south of Barcaldine and 302 kilometres (187 mi) north of Charleville. The town is situated on the Barcoo River and Landsborough Highway (Matilda Highway). The locality contains numerous mountains, including: * Battery Knob () * Carlton Hill () * Cory Peak () * Flat Top () * Joey Peak () * Lorne Mountain () * Mount Battery () * Mount Calder () * Mount Conebreak () * Mount Cullen () * Mount Harden () * Mount Mistake () * Mount Northampton () * Mount Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isis Downs Station
Isis Downs Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station but has previously operated as a sheep station in Queensland. The property is situated approximately south of Ilfracombe and west of Blackall. The property is flanked by the Barcoo River It was initially established by Charles Lumley-Hill, W. St John Holberton and W. B. Allen in 1867. They named it after the Isis River, a tributary of the Thames River, in England. The same group advertised the property for sale in 1872, when it was stocked with about 20,000 sheep. By 1877 a town was established not far from the station by William and James Whitman to support the local pastoral industry. To begin with the town was known as Whittown or Whittington but by 1897 was named Isisford. It was sold in 1873 for £17,067 to Messrs Govett and Thomson, Isis Downs North; eight blocks of unstocked country to the north of the property was sold to Mr. Stevenson for £3750. In 1877 Isis Downs was acquired by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adavale, Queensland
Adavale is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Adavale had a population of 93 people. Geography Adavale is in South West Queensland, west of the state capital, Brisbane. Between Adavale and Yaraka is Yapunyah waterhole. The town is only accessible along a gravel road from Charleville in the east, Quilpie in the south and Blackall in the north. History The town is named after Ada Constance Stevens (wife of Ernest James Stevens). The Stevens family had the Tintinchilla (later Milo) pastoral run in the area. There is a story that Ada lost her hat veil where the Milo road crosses Blackwater Creek. Town and suburban lots in the town of Adavale were sold on 9 February 1881 at Charleville. Adavale Post Office opened on 1 January 1881 and closed in 1991. Milo Station Provisional School opened circa 1888 and closed circa 1891. It reopened as Milo Provision School circa 1902 and closed circa 1905. Adavale Provisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
