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Willows Gemfields
Willows Gemfields is a rural town in the Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality of Willows, Queensland, Willows in the Central Highlands Region of Queensland, Australia. In the , Willows Gemfields had a population of 114 people. Sapphires are extensively mined. History The town was named on 1 October 1979. At the , the Willows Gemfields town had a population of 108. In the , Willows Gemfields had a population of 114 people. Education There are no schools in Willows Gemfields. The nearest primary school is Anakie State School in Anakie, Queensland, Anakie to the north-east. The nearest secondary school is Emerald State High School in Emerald, Queensland, Emerald to the east. References External linksMap and facilities list {{authority control Mining towns in Queensland Towns in Queensland Central Highlands Region ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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] |
