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Ward, Queensland
Ward is a rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the Ward had a population of 74 people. Geography The Ward River enters the locality from the north ( Bayrick) and then flows south through the locality becoming a tributary of the Langlo River in the south of the locality. Glengarry is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (). Meecha is a neighbourhood in the far south of the locality (). Castle Hill is in the centre of the locality (). The land use is almost entirely grazing on native vegetation. History Meecha was surveyed for a town site by A. T. Macfarlane on 17 March 1891. Two of the 20 town lots were purchased on 30 January 1894 and were held until ownership was transferred to Murweh Shire Council on 30 July 1968 and then became Crown land on 15 September 1977. The locality was named and bounded on 28 March 2002. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Aubigny () * Balmacarra () * Barford () * Binga Minor ... [...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] |
Scrubby Creek, Queensland
Scrubby Creek is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, 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 Scrubby Creek had a population of 55 people. History Scrubby Creek Provisional School opened on 20 August 1934. In 1935 it became Scrubby Creek State School. It closed on 6 May 1960. In the Scrubby Creek had a population of 55 people. References Gympie Region Localities in Queensland {{GympieRegion-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Augathella
Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. Geography Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charleville, west of Roma and west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). The town lies on the banks of the Warrego River. Grazing is still the predominant industry of the area. History ''Bidjara'' (also known as ''Bidyara, Pitjara,'' and ''Peechara'') is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bidjara people. The Bidjara language region includes the local government areas of the Shire of Murweh, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathella and Blackall as well as the properties of Nive Downs and Mount Tabor. '' Gungabula'' (also known as ''Kongabula'' and ''Khungabula'') is an Australian Aboriginal language of the headwaters of the Dawson River in Central Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Maranoa Region, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathell ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
