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Kynuna
Kynuna is an outback town in the Shire of McKinlay and a locality split between the Shire of McKinlay and the Shire of Winton in Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Kynuna had a population of 55 people. Geography Kynuna is on the banks of the Diamantina River. The town is located on the Landsborough Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south east of the regional centre of Mount Isa. The Richmond–Winton Road follows a section of the south-eastern boundary. Kynuna lies at the northern rim of a roughly circular zone measuring some 130 km across that has been identified by Geoscience Australia as a crustal anomaly. Proof is currently lacking as to the cause, but it is believed likely that the anomaly was caused by an asteroid strike that happened about 300 million years ago. History The Wanamara lands ran from the north as far as Kynuna. '' Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'') is an Australian Aboriginal language in Nor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mckinlay, Queensland
McKinlay is an outback town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of McKinlay had a population of 178 people. Geography McKinlay is in the Gulf Country in the remote north-west of Queensland, north west of the state capital Brisbane and south east of the regional centre of Mount Isa. The town is located slightly north of the centre of the locality. The Landsborough Highway enters the locality from the east (Kynuna), passes through the town along Kirby Street, and exits to the north-west (Kuridala, Queensland, Kuridala / Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry). The McKinlay River (Queensland), McKinlay River enters the locality from the south-west (Selwyn, Queensland, Selwyn), flows immediately north-west of the town, exiting the locality to the north (Julia Creek, Queensland, Julia Creek) where it becomes a tributary of the Gilliat River, Gilliart River, ultimately becoming a tributary of the Flinders River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway is a highway in western Queensland, Australia, running in the northwest–southeast direction from Morven, Queensland, Morven to Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsborough, an Australian explorer of the 19th century. It is also the central part of the tourist route known as the Matilda Way after the popular Australian song Waltzing Matilda, which extends from Bourke, New South Wales, Bourke in central northern New South Wales to Karumba, Queensland, Karumba on the Gulf of Carpentaria. The entire highway is an important part of the National Highway (Australia), National Highway system linking Darwin, Northern Territory, Darwin and Brisbane: formerly National Route 66 (Cloncurry to Barcaldine) and National Route 71 (Barcaldine to Augathella), Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system much of Australia had adopted in the early-2000s and is now designated ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julia Creek, Queensland
Julia Creek is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Mckinlay, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Julia Creek had a population of 511 people. The town of Oorindi is within the west of the locality () beside the Oorindi railway station; as at 2019, there is nothing in the town. The town of Gilliat is within the west of the locality () beside the Gilliat railway station; as at 2019, there is nothing in the town. Geography Julia Creek is a town in mid northern Queensland, located on the Flinders Highway (Overlanders Way), the main road between Mount Isa and Townsville. It is west of Townsville, and is located 123 m above sea level. The town of Julia Creek is on the Great Northern Railway; the locality being served by a number of railway stations (from west to east): * Oorindi railway station () * Bookin railway station, now abandoned () * Tibarri railway station is a railway station () * Gilliat railway station () * Eddington railway station, now aband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamantina River
The Diamantina River is a major river located in Central West Queensland and the far north of South Australia. The river was named by William Landsborough in 1866 for Lady Diamantina Bowen (née Roma), wife of Sir George Bowen, the first Governor of Queensland.Diamantina History retrieved 7 May 2008 It has three major tributaries the Western River, and Farrars Creek. Geography Rising north-west of in the Swords Range in Queensland, the river f ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richmond–Winton Road
Richmond–Winton Road is a continuous road route in the Richmond and Winton local government areas of Queensland, Australia. It is a state-controlled district road (number 5803) rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). It is part of the shortest route from the / area to and . It is also part of the inland freight network linking cattle properties to major freight routes on the Landsborough and Flinders highways. Route description The Richmond–Winton Road commences at an intersection with the Flinders Highway in , about west of the town. It runs generally south-west through Richmond and Albion, and then roughly follows the boundary between and , ending at an intersection with the Landsborough Highway at the Corfield / Kynuna midpoint. This intersection is about north-west of Winton. Land use along this road is mainly stock grazing on native vegetation. There are no major intersections on this road. Road condition Much of the road remains unsealed, but ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Corfield, Queensland
Corfield is a town and locality in the Shire of Winton in north-western Queensland, Australia. In the , Corfield had a population of 183 people. Geography The town is on the Kennedy Developmental Road—the road linking Winton and Hughenden— north west of the state capital Brisbane and south west of the regional centre of Townsville. The Landsborough Highway also passes through the locality (but not through the town) merging with the Kennedy Developmental Road just before crossing into Winton. The Central Western railway line passes through the south of the locality to its terminus at Winton railway station. The Richmond–Winton Road follows a section of the north-western boundary. The principal land use is cattle grazing. As the boundaries of Winton hug the grid layout of its streets, a number of Winton's facilities are actually located in Corfield. These include the Winton Golf Course and the Winton Showground and Racecourse. As Winton uses bore water from the ... [...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] |
Wanamara Language
Ngawun is an extinct Mayi language once spoken on the Cape York Peninsula of Queensland, Australia, by the Wunumara and Ngawun peoples. The last speaker of the language was Cherry O'Keefe (or ''Tjapun'' in the language) who died of pneumonia on 24 August 1977. The etymology of the name ''Ngawun'' is unknown. ''Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura)'' was spoken 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 Richmond most often refers to: * Richmond, Virginia, the capital of Virginia, United States * Richmond, London, a part of London * Richmond, North Yorkshire, a town in England * Richmond, British Columbia, a city in Canada * Richmond, California, .... References Mayabic languages Extinct languages of Queensland {{ia-lang-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wanamara
The Wanamara (Wunumara) were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Country The Wanamara's tribal lands extended over, in Norman Tindale's calculations, some from the headwaters of the Flinders River, eastwards as far as Richmond. Their western frontier was at the Williams River near Cloncurry. Their southern limits were at the Great Dividing Range and to Kynuna Kynuna is an outback town in the Shire of McKinlay and a locality split between the Shire of McKinlay and the Shire of Winton in Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Kynuna had a population of 55 people. Geography Kynuna is on the ban .... They ranged north as far as Cambridge Downs and Dalgonally. Alternative names * ''Wunamara'' * ''Woonamurra, Woonomurra'' * ''Unamara'' * ''Oonoomurra'' * ? ''Quippen-bura''. (Possible a northern horde near Richmond) Notes Citations Sources * * * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North West Queensland
The Gulf Country is the region of woodland and savanna grassland surrounding the Gulf of Carpentaria in north western Queensland and eastern Northern Territory on the north coast of Australia. The region is also called the Gulf Savannah. It contains large reserves of zinc, lead and silver. The Gulf Country is crossed by the Savannah Way highway. Location and description The Gulf Country is a block of dry savanna between the wetter areas of Arnhem Land and the Top End of the Northern territory to the west and the Cape York Peninsula of Far North Queensland to the east, while to the south and east lie upland plains of Mitchell grasses and the Einasleigh Uplands. The Northern Territory side of the area is the Gulf Fall area of sandstone slopes and gorges draining the interior uplands into the gulf. The main land uses in the Gulf Country are beef cattle and mining. The region covers an area of . The landscape is generally flat and low-lying tropical savannah cut through with ri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Middleton, Queensland
Middleton is a rural locality in the Shire of Winton, Queensland, Australia. In the Middleton had a population of 9 people. Geography The locality is on the Kennedy Developmental Road, northwest of the state capital Brisbane and southeast of the regional centre of Mount Isa. Lying within the locality is the former site of Collingwood (), a town that lost out in regional competition to its neighbour, Winton. It had been given up by about 1900. The region in which Middleton lies is a circular zone that has been shown to be a crustal anomaly. Scientists from Geoscience Australia believe that it is an impact structure formed by an asteroid that struck the area about 300 million years ago. Final proof of this as the anomaly's genesis has not yet been found. History European exploration of the Middleton area began with explorer John McKinlay's expedition in search of the missing Burke and Wills expedition in 1862. McKinlay named a watercourse in the area Middleton Creek after ... [...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] |
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