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Millaroo
Millaroo is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millaroo had a population of 96 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River. The place is located about south-east of Townsville, about inland from the Coral Sea. It is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops. History The name Millaroo comes from Millaroo Creek, which in turn was recorded by surveyor Robert Abbott in 1895, but the original of that name are unknown. There was a pastoral property of that name. Following World War II, a number of soldier settlement blocks were established in the area for the purpose of growing tobacco, but it was not successful. In 1952, there was a plan to establish a new irrigation area along the Burdekin River based around a new town. The town to be called Millaroo was to be established as a "modern" "first class" planned town with reserves, parks, and indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Millaroo State School
Millaroo is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Millaroo had a population of 96 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River. The place is located about south-east of Townsville, about inland from the Coral Sea. It is a sugarcane growing area with underground water supplies to irrigate crops. History The name Millaroo comes from Millaroo Creek, which in turn was recorded by surveyor Robert Abbott in 1895, but the original of that name are unknown. There was a pastoral property of that name. Following World War II, a number of soldier settlement blocks were established in the area for the purpose of growing tobacco, but it was not successful. In 1952, there was a plan to establish a new irrigation area along the Burdekin River based around a new town. The town to be called Millaroo was to be established as a "modern" "first class" planned town with reserves, parks, and indu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dalbeg, Queensland
Dalbeg is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dalbeg had a population of 76 people. Geography Dalbeg farming community located inland from the townships of Ayr and Home Hill. Situated on the banks of the Burdekin River, it is a fertile area famous for growing sugar cane and vegetables. On many maps there appears to be a road crossing the Burdekin River at Dalbeg. In fact this was once a fording point. The earliest explorers coming from the Gulf region (The Plains of Promise) used Expedition Pass through the mountains to arrive at the banks of the Burdekin River at this fording point where they then crossed into Strathalbyn Station. The river can no longer be forded at this point. History The area was originally known as ''Akala'' until the Queensland Surveyor General changed the name to ''Dalbeg'', the name of a pastoral run taken up by pastoralist James Hall Scott on 28 May 1863. In the early 1950s, an irrigation schem ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Swans Lagoon, Queensland
Swans Lagoon is a locality in the Shire of Burdekin, 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_ ..., Australia. In the , Swans Lagoon had no population. History The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. It presumably takes its name from the waterhole of the same name. References Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulgrave, Queensland
Mulgrave is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, 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 , establishe ..., Australia. In the , Mulgrave had a population of 21 people. History The locality was named and bounded on 23 February 2001. References Shire of Burdekin Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Burdekin
The Shire of Burdekin is a Local government in Australia, local government area located in North Queensland, Australia in the Dry Tropics region. The district is located between Townsville and Bowen, Queensland, Bowen in the River delta, delta of the Burdekin River. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1888. History Yuru language, Yuru (also known as ''Juru, Euronbba, Juru, Mal Mal, Malmal'') is an Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuru country. The Yuru language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Burdekin, including the town of Home Hill, Queensland, Home Hill.' On 16 January 1888, the Ayr Division was created out of Subdivision 3 of the Thuringowa Division in 1888 under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Ayr Division became the Shire of Ayr on 31 March 1903. On 12 June 1982, the Shire of Ay ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirknie, Queensland
Kirknie is a rural locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kirknie had a population of 70 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the west by the Burdekin River and to the south by the Bogie River. The west and centre of the locality are at relatively low elevations, but the terrain rises steeply in other parts of the locality. The Stokes Range is in the north () rising to elevations of . Mount Leslie is in the east () at . Mount Louisa is in the south () rising to , together with the Gregory Ranges (). The west and centre of the locality are used for crop growing, predominantly sugarcane. The rest of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation. There is a cane tramway to transport the harvested sugarcane to the Inkerman Sugar Mill in Home Hill Home Hill is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Home Hill had a population of 2,954 people. At the delta of the Burdeki ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bogie, Queensland
Bogie is a rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Bogie had a population of 161 people. Geography The terrain is mountainous and relatively undeveloped. The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. The Bowen Developmental Road passes through the middle of the locality from the south-west (Springlands) to the north-east (Bowen). The Newlands railway system roughly follows the same route as the road through the locality. History On 4 December 1956, the Queensland Government opened for selection a grazing lot of being portions 33 and 34, parish of Adaleigh, County of Herbert in the Bowen Land Agent's district and the Shire of Wangaratta (). It was west of the Bogie Range and the Bogie River flowed through the property. The property is known as Reedy Creek as at 2020. On 4 August 2022, a triple murder occurred on a cattle property in the Bogie area. One additional person was shot in the abdomen by the perpetrator, but survive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Cook University
James Cook University (JCU) is a public university in North Queensland, Australia. The second oldest university in Queensland, JCU is a teaching and research institution. The university's main campuses are located in the tropical cities of Cairns and Townsville, and one in the city state of Singapore. JCU also has study centres in Mount Isa, Mackay, Queensland, Mackay, Thursday Island and Rockhampton. A Brisbane campus, operated by Russo Higher Education, delivers undergraduate and postgraduate courses to international and domestic students. The university's main fields of research include environmental sciences, biological sciences, mathematical sciences, earth sciences, agricultural and veterinary sciences, technology and medical and health sciences. History In 1957, Professor John Douglas Story, vice chancellor of the University of Queensland, proposed a regional university college be established to cater to the people of North Queensland. At that time, the only higher educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Department Of Agriculture And Stock
The Department of Agriculture and Fisheries is a department of the Queensland Government which aims to maximise the economic potential for Queensland's primary industries on a sustainable basis through strategic industrial development. The section known as Biosecurity Queensland is responsible for biosecurity matters within the state. The department was formerly known (with varying responsibilities) as: * Department of Agriculture (17 June 1887 – 1 January 1904) * Department of Agriculture and Stock (1 January 1904 – 26 September 1963) * Department of Primary Industries (26 September 1963–26 February1996) * Department of Primary Industries, Fisheries and Forestry (26 February 1996 – 29 June 1998) * Department of Primary Industries (29 June 1998 – 12 February 2004) * Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries (12 February 2004 – 25 March 2009) * Department of Employment, Economic Development and Innovation (25 March 2009 – 3 April 2012) * Department of Agricul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ravenswood, Queensland
Ravenswood is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Ravenswood had a population of 255 people. It is historically and currently a gold mining town. Geography The Flinders Highway loosely bounds parts of the north-western boundary of the locality, entering from the north-east ( Reid River) and exiting to the west ( Broughton). The Great Northern railway line takes a similar route to the highway mostly immediately parallel to the highway to the north or the south, with the following stations: * Cardington railway station, now abandoned () * Woldston railway station() * Fanning railway station, now abandoned () There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality: * Boori () * Cardington () * Kirk () * Rochford () * Silver Valley () * Waigera () * Woldston () History After the discovery of gold in 1868 through to the early 1900s, the township flourished and grew to nearly 5000 residents and boasted 48 hot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Wyatt, Queensland
Mount Wyatt is a mountain and rural locality in the Whitsunday Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people. Geography Mount Wyatt is a largely undeveloped and sparsely populated area. There are large areas of mining exploration permits in the southern part of the locality. The Burdekin Dam is on the western boundary of the locality. The Suttor River which flows into the Burdekin Dam forms the south-western boundary of the locality; the Sellheim River flows through the south-western part of the locality into the Suttor River. The Burdekin River (upstream from the dam) forms the north-western boundary; the Bowen River flows through the northern part of the locality into the Burdekin River. History In the Mount Wyatt had a population of 51 people. Heritage listings Mount Wyatt has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Strathbowen-Leichhardt Range Road: Bowen River Hotel Bowen River Hotel is a heritage-listed hotel at Strath ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30), and Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00). Time is regulated by the individual state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Australia's external territories observe different time zones. Standard time was introduced in the 1890s when all of the Australian colonies adopted it. Before the switch to standard time zones, each local city or town was free to determine its local time, called local mean time. Now, Western Australia uses Western Standard Time; South Australia and the Northern Territory use Central Standard Time; while New South Wales, Queensland, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Jervis Bay Territory, and the Australian Capital Territory use Eastern Standard Time. Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: South Australia, New South Wales, Vict ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
