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Southern Cross, Queensland
Southern Cross is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Southern Cross had a population of 542 people. Geography The locality is mainly rural, except for a small area in the south-east which adjoins the city of Charters Towers. This area is best described as rural-residential. History The former railway station of Southern Cross, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was just over the boundary in the locality of Black Jack, Queensland Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Black Jack had a population of 161 people. It was formerly a mining town which is now abandoned. Geography Black Jack is a triangular-shaped locality .... A crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity. Southern Cross Provisional School opened circa 1895. On 1 January 1909 it became Southern Cross State School. It closed circa 1932. In the Southern Cross had a population of 54 ... [...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] |
Electoral District Of Traeger
Traeger is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It was created in the 2017 redistribution, and was named after Alfred Traeger, inventor of the pedal-powered radio, which was a significant contribution to people living in remote and rural communities in Queensland, such as those within Traeger. It takes in most of the urbanised portions of the abolished districts of Mount Isa and Dalrymple. It includes the local government areas of Burke, Doomadgee, Carpentaria, Croydon, Etheridge, Charters Towers, Mount Isa, Cloncurry, McKinlay, Richmond and Flinders. From results of the previous 2015 election, Traeger was estimated to be a safe seat for the Katter's Australian Party with a margin of 16.1%. Robbie Katter, the last member for Mount Isa and the Queensland leader of Katter's Australian Party, opted to follow most of his constituents into Traeger. He won the seat with an increased majority. Members for Traeger Election re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Kennedy
The Division of Kennedy is an Australian electoral division in the state of Queensland. History The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first federal election. It is named after Edmund Kennedy, an explorer in the area where the division is located in Queensland. The member since 1993 is Bob Katter Jr., the leader of Katter's Australian Party. He was previously elected as a member of the National Party, but became an independent in 2001 before forming his own party in 2011. Geographically, the electorate is rural. It takes in the Pacific coast of Queensland between Cairns and Townsville, including a small portion of Cairns itself, before sweeping westward to take in most of Queensland's northern outback—a large, increasingly sparsely populated area stretching west to the border with the Northern Territory. The largest population centre in the electorate is the city of Mount Isa, in its far west. Until 1949, the ... [...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] |
Breddan, Queensland
Breddan is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Breddan had a population of 485 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north-east by the Burdekin River, to the south-east by Flinders Highway, and in part to the west by the Lynd Highway. Sellheim is a town in the easternmost part of the locality (). It was named after pastoralist Philip Frederic Sellheim who was the gold warden in Charters Towers from 1880 to 1888. Mount Boddington is in the centre of the locality and is part of the Pinnacles Range (). It rises to above sea level. The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some irrigated cropping in the north of the locality near the Burkedin River. History The Burdekin River Pumping Station was erected as part of the important Charters Towers water supply system, constructed from 1887 to 1891 for the Burdekin Water Scheme Joint Board. When completed the scheme included a pumping station, rising ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Toll, Queensland
Toll is a residential locality of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Toll had a population of 696 people. History In the 2011 census, Toll had a population of 412 people. In the Toll had a population of 696 people. Heritage listings Toll has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Bore Sight Range and Compass Swinging Platform Education There are no schools in Toll. The nearest government primary schools are Richmond Hill State School in neighbouring Richmond Hill to the south and Charters Towers Central State School in Charters Towers City to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public high school in Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Aus ... in Charters Towers City. References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grand Secret, Queensland
Grand Secret is a Suburbs and localities (Australia), suburb in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Grand Secret had a population of 168 people. Geography Only the south-eastern strip of the suburb is used for residential purposes with the bulk of the suburb being used for Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation. History The suburb is presumably named after the two Grand Secret gold mines which were worked from: * 1882 to 1884 () * 1895 to 1897 () These mines were located in the far south of the suburb. In 2010 the central suburb of Charters Towers City, Queensland, Charters Towers City was created by combining the former suburb of Lissner with land excised from Queenton, Queensland, Queenton and Grand Secret. In the census in Australia#2011, 2011 census, Grand Secret had a population of 145 people. In the Grand Secret had a population of 168 people. Education There are no schools in Grand Secret. The nearest primary school is Charters Towers Central ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alabama Hill, Queensland
Alabama Hill is a suburb of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Alabama Hill had a population of 121 people. History In the , Alabama had a population of 103 people. In the , Alabama Hill had a population of 121 people. Heritage listings Alabama Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Charters Towers mine shafts Education There are no schools in Alabama Hill. The nearest primary school is Charters Towers Central State School in neighbouring Charters Towers City to the east. The nearest secondary school is Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School (CTSHS) is a public high school in Charters Towers City, Charters Towers, Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Aus ... in Charters Towers City. References {{Charters Towers Region Suburbs of Charters Towers ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Towers Hill, Queensland
Towers Hill is a suburb of Charters Towers in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Towers Hill had a population of 218 people. Geography The suburb is to the immediate south-west of the Charters Towers CBD. Visually it is dominated by the hill Towers Hill (), the highest point in Charters Towers at above sea level with the elevation in the rest of the town being approximately above sea level. History The suburb presumably takes its name from the hill. In the 2011 census, Towers Hill had a population of 224 people. In the Towers Hill had a population of 218 people. Heritage listings Towers Hill has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Mining works on Towers Hill () * Charters Towers mine shafts () Education There are no schools in Towers Hill. The nearest government primary school is Charters Towers Central State School The nearest government secondary school is Charters Towers State High School Charters Towers State High School ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Black Jack, Queensland
Black Jack is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Black Jack had a population of 161 people. It was formerly a mining town which is now abandoned. Geography Black Jack is a triangular-shaped locality. The Great Northern railway line forms the northern boundary of Black Jack. There are two railway stations within the locality, Wellington Yards railway station in the far north-east corner (on the outskirts of the suburban area of Charters Towers) and Southern Cross railway station Southern Cross railway station (until 2005 known as Spencer Street station) is a major railway station in Docklands, Melbourne. It is on Spencer Street, between Collins and La Trobe Streets, at the western edge of the Melbourne central bu ... on its north-west border. The Flinders Highway passes through the northern part of the locality, while the Diamantina Road forms its eastern boundary. Black Jack is approximately 350 metres above sea level ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suburbs And Localities (Australia)
Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charters Towers Region
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] |
