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Eskdale, Queensland
Eskdale is a rural locality in the Somerset 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 , Eskdale had a population of 34 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the north-west by Maria Creek and to the south-east loosely by the Biarra mountain range (). The Esk Crows Nest Road enters the locality from the south-west ( The Bluff) and exits to the south-east ( Biarra). Within the locality, there are two named mountain features: * Round Mountain () rising to * Ivorys Gap () History In 1877, were resumed from the Eskdale pastoral run and offered for selection on 24 April 1877. In the , Eskdale had a population of 33 people. In the , Eskdale had a population of 34 people. Education There are no schools in Eskdale. The ... [...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] |
Anduramba, Queensland
Anduramba is a rural locality in the Toowoomba 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 , Anduramba had a population of 77 people. Geography The northeast of the locality is marked by Emu Creek, a tributary of the Brisbane River. History Anduramba State School opened in 1912. It closed in 1952 but re-opened in 1953. It closed permanently on 18 October 1959. The school was in McGreevy Road (). Anduramba was officially named and bounded as a locality in February 1999. The boundaries were amended in September 2005 to include the locality of Nudindenda. In the , Anduramba had a population of 77 people. References {{authority control Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yarraman, Queensland
Yarraman is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yarraman had a population of 1,064 people. Geography Yarraman is located northwest of the state capital, Brisbane on the junction of the New England and D'Aguilar highways. Yarraman is set in a fertile valley and produces timber, grain and beef and dairy goods, which it exports to larger cities. Yarraman is surrounded by the various components of the fragmentary Bunya Mountains and Yarraman Important Bird Area which contains the largest remaining population of the vulnerable black-breasted button-quail. In the far west the Meandu Mine extracts coal for the nearby power station. History The name ''Yarraman'' means ''horse'' in the Port Jackson Pidgin English spread by Aboriginal stockmen in eastern Australia. It might derive from word ''yira'' or ''yera'' meaning ''large teeth''. The creek at Yarraman was used in the 1870s as a place for local graziers and stockmen to meet and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
