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Quilpie
Quilpie ( ) is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the , Quilpie had a population of 595 people. The town is the administrative centre of the Shire of Quilpie, Quilpie Shire Local government in Australia, local government area. The town of Toompine, Queensland, Toompine is also within the locality. The economy of the area is based on the grazing and mining industries. The area has one of the largest deposits of opal, boulder opal in the world, and also has extensive deposits of natural gas, gas and Petroleum, oil. Geography Quilpie is in Channel Country on the banks of the Bulloo River. It is on the Diamantina Developmental Road, west of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and west of the state capital, Brisbane. Quilpie is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire. The town of Toompine, Queensland, Toompine () is within the locality of Quilpie Other townships in the shire include Adavale a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Quilpie
The Shire of Quilpie is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie, Queensland, Quilpie. The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire. In June 2018, the Shire of Quilpie had a population of 790, having fallen by -3.5 per cent over the preceding year, the second fastest decline in the state. History Margany language, Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany, Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Queensland, Quilpie, Cheepie, Queensland, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo, Queensland, Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor, Queensland, Dynevor Downs and Ardoch. The Shire was created on 17 July 1930 from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Quilpie Shire
The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie. The dominant industry is grazing. Opal fields are also worked within the shire. In June 2018, the Shire of Quilpie had a population of 790, having fallen by -3.5 per cent over the preceding year, the second fastest decline in the state. History Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch. The Shire was created on 17 July 1930 from parts of the Shires of Barcoo, Murweh and Paroo and part of the abolished Shire of Adavale and all of the abolished Shire of Bulloo. However, on 4 July 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diamantina Developmental Road
The Diamantina Developmental Road is a gazetted road in Queensland, Australia, that runs from Charleville in the south-central part of the state to Mount Isa in the north-west. Route description The road passes through the towns of Quilpie, Eromanga, Windorah, Bedourie, Boulia, and Dajarra in its 1344 kilometer length, and most of it is sealed. Some sections between Windorah and Boulia are unsealed. The section from Boulia to Mount Isa is also known as the Boulia Mount Isa Highway and the section from Bedourie to Boulia is also known as the Boulia Bedourie Road. The section from the Eromanga boundary to the Windorah CBD is also known as the Quilpie Windorah Road. The road crosses several well known rivers and creeks of the Channel Country of south-west Queensland, including the Paroo River, Bulloo River, Cooper Creek and Diamantina River. Responsible authority Maintenance of the road is the responsibility of the Queensland Government. Northern Australia Beef Roads up ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adavale
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] |
Thargomindah
Thargomindah (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the , Thargomindah had a population of 270 people. It was founded on Wongkumara and Kalali territory. On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government decided to reorganise the nine localities in the Shire of Bullo, resulting in six localities. Thargomindah, previously being of the area immediately surrounding the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of all of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra which was absorbed into Bulloo Downs), all of Dynevor and all of Norley, creating a locality of . Geography Thargominah is located in South West Queensland on the Adventure Way, approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane, and west of the town of Cunnamulla. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheepie, Queensland
Cheepie is a town in the locality of Adavale in Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. It has a population of 2 people. History Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch. Gunya (also known as Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah. Cheepie was originally a Cobb & Co station. Cheepie railway station () on the Western railway line was built between 1914 and 1916 and was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eromanga, Queensland
Eromanga is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Eromanga had a population of 119 people. Geography The town lies on the edge of what is called the Eromanga Inland Sea, which existed in the Early Cretaceous. The Eromanga region has abundant oil wells and opal mines. Dinosaur fossils, including Australia's largest dinosaur a titanosaur species of sauropod, have also been found here making it an area of interest for palaeontologists. It is located on Ngandangara territory. Eromanga has been touted as the town in Australia located the farthest from any ocean. However, this claim does not stand up to scrutiny.Ken BlanchEromanga's Boast Doesn't Hold Water!, Courier Mail, 9 November 1985. See Pole of inaccessibility for approximations of other locations in Australia that could also make such claims. History The name of the town Eromanga goes back as far as about 1860. The name is thought to have come from an Aborigin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toompine, Queensland
Toompine is a town in the locality of Quilpie in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. History The town of Toompine was surveyed in 1870. The name is believed to derive from the Aboriginal name Thaumpine, meaning ''leech''. Toompine Provisional School opened in 1900. In 1901, it became a half-time school in conjunction with Duck Creek Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher between the two schools). The school closed in July 1902. Education There are no schools in Toompine nor nearby. Options are distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ... and boarding school. Amenities The town has a pub, a town hall, a recreation facility, a tennis court and a playground. References External links * {{authority control Towns ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eulo, Queensland
Eulo is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eulo had a population of 95 people. It is known for its opal mining. Geography Eulo is west of Cunnamulla and west of Brisbane. The town is located beside and to the east of the Paroo River which flows in a roughly north–south direction. The Bulloo Developmental Road (part of the Adventure Way) connects Eulo to Cunnamulla to the east and Thargomindah to the west. History Prior to white settlement, Eulo was in the area of the Kalali tribe. Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch. The town takes its name from a settlement on the Paroo River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dynevor, Queensland
Dynevor is a former locality in the Shire of Bulloo The Shire of Bulloo ( ) is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities by making the following changes: *Thar ..., Queensland, Australia. In the , Dynevor had a population of 21 people. On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. This included discontinuing Dynevor, incorporating its land into an enlarged locality of Thargomindah. Geography Dynevor was in the Channel Country. It was arid land, mostly flat and approximately 150 metres above sea level. Although there was a network of mostly unnamed creeks through the locality, these were usually dry creek beds. An area of higher land (about 200 metres above sea level) ran north to south through the locality, resulting in the creeks in the west of the locality ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Margany
The Maranganji (also rendered Margany, Mardigan) were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Country Norman Tindale's estimate of Maranganji tribal lands was . They were the original people of Quilpie, Cheepie and Beehchal, and the stretch of land the Paroo River to Eulo to Eulo. They were also present in the Bulloo River, at Ardoch, and south to the vicinity of Thargomindah Thargomindah (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the , Thargomindah had a population of ..., and at Dynevor Downs. Alternative names * ''Marganj'' * ''Marnganj'' * ''Marukanji'' * ''Murgoan'' * ''Murgoin'' * ''Murngain'' Mardigan Source: Notes Citations Sources * * * {{authority control Aboriginal peoples of Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humeburn, Queensland
Humeburn is a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Humeburn had a population of 22 people. Geography The Paroo River flows through the locality from the north (Cooladdi) to the south (Eulo Eulo is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Eulo had a population of 95 people. It is known for its opal mining. Geography Eulo is west of Cunnamulla and west of Brisbane. The town is located ...). The Boobara Opal Reserve () is located in the south-east of the locality. The county is divided into civil parishes. History The locality most likely takes its name from the Humeburn pastoral lease of operated by A.F. Sullivan in the District of Warrego in 1865. Sullivan also operated two similarly sized pastoral leases in the area called Humeburn North and Humeburn South. As at 2016, the Humeburn pastoral station still operates as a beef cattle producer. References {{Shire of Paroo Shire of Paroo L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
