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Homestead, Queensland
Homestead is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Homestead had a population of 38 people. Geography The Flinders Highway traverses from east to south-west through the locality, passing through the town which is located in the east of the locality. The Great Northern railway line follows a similar route parallel and immediately south of the highway with the Homestead railway station servicing the town. History In 1883, gold was discovered to the north of the town but it was not regarded as an important discovery and it was mined sporadically over the next 50 years. The town of Homestead was surveyed by C.A.S Andrews on 23 December 1905. It takes its name from the Homestead Station pastoral run owned by pastoralist W.D. Stewart; it was later known as Allandale Station. Homestead Provisional School opened on 31 October 1893, becoming Homestead State School on 1 January 1909. Demographics In the , the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
AEST
Australia uses three main time zones: Australian Eastern Standard Time (AEST; UTC+10:00), Australian Central Standard Time (ACST; UTC+09:30) and Australian Western Standard Time (AWST; UTC+08:00). Time is regulated by the individual states and territories of Australia, state governments, some of which observe daylight saving time (DST). Daylight saving time (+1 hour) is used between the first Sunday in October and the first Sunday in April in jurisdictions in the south and south-east: * New South Wales, Victoria, Australia, Victoria, Tasmania, Jervis Bay Territory and the Australian Capital Territory switches to the Australian Eastern Daylight Saving Time (AEDT; UTC+11:00), and * South Australia switches to the Australian Central Daylight Saving Time (ACDT; UTC+10:30). 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 mea ... [...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 Electio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Kennedy
The Division of Kennedy is an Electorates of the Australian House of Representatives, Australian electoral division in the States and territories of Australia, state of Queensland. It is the state's second-largest division after the neighbouring Division of Maranoa, stretching from the Northern Territory border and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the Coral Sea, just southeast of Cairns and northwest of Townsville. Since 1993 its Australian House of Representatives, MP has been Bob Katter, who has been Father of the House since 2022. Katter founded Katter's Australian Party in 2011, after sitting 10 years as an Independent following him leaving the National Party of Australia, National Party. Geography The Division of Kennedy includes the regional city of Mount Isa in the west, as well as surrounding towns such as Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry and Camooweal. In the Gulf of Carpentaria, it includes the Wellesley Islands. On the Pacific coast, it includes settlements such as Forrest ... [...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 215 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. The Great Basalt Wall National Park is in the south-west of the locality in two sections. The area has road access via the Gregory Developmental Road. The Hervey Range Developmental Road enters from the east to intersect the Gregory Highway. The now-closed Greenvale railway line passed through the locality with Tulay railway station now abandoned (). Apart from the protected areas, the land use is grazing on native vegetation. Demographics In the , Basalt had a population of 229 people. In the , Basalt had a population of 190 people. In the , Basalt had a population of 215 people. Heritage listings There are a number of heritage sites in B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Campaspe, Queensland
Campaspe is a rural locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Campaspe had a population of 123 people. There are two neighbourhoods in the north of the locality: Balfes Creek () and Powlathanga (). Geography The '' Cape River'' flows south-east through a portion of the west of the locality before exiting, then returning to form part of the southern boundary. The '' Campaspe River'' flows south-east through the locality before joining the ''Cape'' on the southern boundary. The Flinders Highway runs through the north of the locality, entering from the north-east (Basalt / Black Jack) and exiting to the north-west ( Homestead). The Gregory Highway enters the locality from the north-east ( Seventy Mile) and then heads south through the locality, briefly passing through Seventy Mile, and then exiting to south-east ( Llanarth). The two highways do not have a junction within Campaspe. The Great Northern railway line runs mostly immediately south ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pentland, Queensland
Pentland is a rural town and locality in the Charters Towers Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Pentland had a population of 248 people. Geography Pentland is located between Charters Towers and Hughenden. In the east, a small section of the Campaspe River flows through Pentland. White Mountains National Park has been established in the north. The Cape River rises in the area. In the south is the salt lake known as Lake Buchanan. The Flinders Highway passes through Pentland (both town and locality) from east to west, as does the Great Northern railway line. The locality is served by the following railway stations (from west to east): * Burra railway station () * Warrigal railway station () * Pentland railway station, serving the town () * Cape River railway station, now abandoned () * Kimburra railway station, now abandoned () The former town of Capeville () on the Cape River is within the locality of Pentland approximately NNW of the town of P ... [...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. Postcodes in Australia, 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 of suburb (municipality outside of a big city). The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "neighbourhood" or "district", 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 boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has sub ... [...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. In the , the Charters Towers Region had a population of 11,794 people. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south, respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and the Pacific Ocean; to the state's north is the Torres Strait, separating the Australian mainland from Papua New Guinea, and the Gulf of Carpentaria to the north-west. With an area of , Queensland is the world's List of country subdivisions by area, sixth-largest subnational entity; it List of countries and dependencies by area, is larger than all but 16 countries. Due to its size, Queensland's geographical features and climates are diverse, and include tropical rainforests, rivers, coral reefs, mountain ranges and white sandy beaches in its Tropical climate, tropical and Humid subtropical climate, sub-tropical c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Flinders Highway, Queensland
The Flinders Highway is a highway that crosses Queensland east to west, from Townsville on the Pacific coast to Cloncurry. The road continues as the Barkly Highway from Cloncurry to the Northern Territory border at Camooweal and beyond. The Flinders Highway passes a number of small outback towns and typical outback landscape predominates towards the inland. It was known as National Route 78 before Queensland began to convert to the alphanumeric system being adopted in Australia and is now designated as A6. The highway is also known as Overlanders Way. Its entire length is part of the National Land Transport Network (formerly Auslink). State-controlled road Flinders Highway is a state-controlled national road. It is defined in five sections, as follows: * Number 14A, Townsville to Charters Towers. * Number 14B, Charters Towers to Hughenden. * Number 14C, Hughenden to Richmond. * Number 14D, Richmond to Julia Creek. * Number 14E, Julia Creek to Cloncurry. History As at 195 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa Line)
The Great Northern Railway is a 3 ft 6 in gauge railways, 1067 mm gauge Glossary of rail terminology#Railway line, railway line in Queensland, Australia. The line stretches nearly 1,000 kilometres linking the port city of Townsville, Australia to the mining town of Mount Isa in north-west Queensland. Along with a passenger service called The Inlander (Queensland Rail), the Inlander, it is a major freight route connecting the Mount Isa Mines to the Port of Townsville. In 2010, the line moved 5.8 million tonnes of cargo, and this is expected to increase significantly in coming years. History Originally approved in 1877, its construction over nearly thirty years along with the building of other lines in Queensland was dictated by the pressing need to transport minerals and wool from isolated inland areas to the coast for shipment. To the goldfields In Townsville's case, it was given impetus by the discovery of gold at Ravenswood, Queensland and Charters Towers, Queensl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charters Towers Regional Council
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. In the , the Charters Towers Region had a population of 11,794 people. 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
