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Shire Of Bulloo
The Shire of Bulloo ( ) is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities by making the following changes: *Thargomindah, previously being the surrounding area around the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of most of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra), all of Dynevor, Queensland, Dynevor and all of Norley, Queensland, Norley. *Bulloo Downs, Queensland, Bulloo Downs gained the small portion from the south of Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah) and lost a small portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner. *Cameron Corner, Queensland, Cameron Corner gained a small portion of land from the west of the Bulloo Downs. *Nockatunga, Queensland, Nockatunga was renamed ''Noccundra'' after the Noccundra, only town in the locality. Th ... [...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] |
Dynevor, Queensland
Dynevor is a former locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dynevor had a population of 21 people. On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. This included discontinuing Dynevor, incorporating its land into an enlarged locality of Thargomindah. Geography Dynevor was in the Channel Country. It was arid land, mostly flat and approximately 150 metres above sea level. Although there was a network of mostly unnamed creeks through the locality, these were usually dry creek beds. An area of higher land (about 200 metres above sea level) ran north to south through the locality, resulting in the creeks in the west of the locality forming part of the Bulloo River drainage basin and in the east of the locality forming part of the Paroo River drainage basin. The land was predominantly leased for pastoral purposes, the northern part of the locality being the Dynevor Downs pastora ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paroo Division
#REDIRECT Shire of Paroo The Shire of Paroo is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of . In the , the Shire of Paroo had a populati ... Paroo Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Galali People
The Galali or Kalali were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland. Language Garlali is now extinct, but some outlines of the language were written out by Nils Holmer, Maryalyce McDonald and Stephen Wurm. The Garlali spoke two languages, the Bulloo River language and the Wilson River language, both shared with other peoples. Country According to an estimate by Norman Tindale Kalali tribal territory stretched over some . Proceeding west from Eulo to Thargomindah Thargomindah (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the , the locality of Thargomindah h ... and the Bulloo River, and upstream as far as Norley. Their southern extension went as far as, Clyde, Orient and Currawinya. The descendants of the Kalali speakers mostly live in Brisbane, Cherbourg (the old Aboriginal Mission), and small New South W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bulloo Division, March 1902
Bulloo may refer to: ; Australia * Bulloo River in South-West Queensland ** Bulloo-Bancannia drainage basin in Queensland and New South Wales * Shire of Bulloo The Shire of Bulloo ( ) is a Local government in Australia, local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities by makin ..., a local government area in Queensland ** Bulloo Downs, Queensland, a locality in the Shire of Bulloo * Bulloo Downs Station, a pastoral property in South-West Queensland * Bulloo Downs Station (Western Australia), a pastoral property in Western Australia * Electoral district of Bulloo, an electoral district in South-West Queensland {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Opal
Opal is a hydrated amorphous form of silicon dioxide, silica (SiO2ยท''n''H2O); its water content may range from 3% to 21% by weight, but is usually between 6% and 10%. Due to the amorphous (chemical) physical structure, it is classified as a mineraloid, unlike crystalline forms of silica, which are considered minerals. It is deposited at a relatively low temperature and may occur in the fissures of almost any kind of rock (geology), rock, being most commonly found with limonite, sandstone, rhyolite, marl, and basalt. The name ''opal'' is believed to be derived from the Sanskrit word (), which means 'jewel', and later the Greek derivative (). There are two broad classes of opal: precious and common. Precious opal displays play-of-color (iridescence); common opal does not. Play-of-color is defined as "a pseudo chromatic optical effect resulting in flashes of colored light from certain minerals, as they are turned in white light." The internal structure of precious opal cause ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cameron Corner Survey Marker
Cameron Corner Survey Marker is a heritage-listed survey marker in the locality of Cameron Corner, Queensland, Cameron Corner, Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The survey marker is at the border corner of South-West Queensland with New South Wales and South Australia; it was established in 1880. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 9 November 2012. History Cameron Corner Survey Marker was established in September 1880 during the first official survey of the western section of the border between Queensland and New South Wales (NSW) undertaken in 1879-1881. It defines the westernmost extension of the Queensland-New South Wales border. Its marking was a surveying feat of its time. After debate about a suitable southern boundary for the proposed new colony to the north of New South Wales (NSW), letters patent were issued by Queen Victoria in June 1859 which Separation of Queensland, separated the new Colony of Queensland from NSW. The letters patent descri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hungerford, Queensland
Hungerford is an outback town in the Shire of Bulloo and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Bulloo and Shire of Paroo, South West Queensland, South West Queensland, Australia. The town and locality are on the Queensland borders, Queensland border with New South Wales (which is also the Dingo fence). In the , the locality of Hungerford had a population of 19 people. The locality of Hungerford on the New South Wales side of the border had a population of 15. Hungerford will be the site of a Solar eclipse of July 22, 2028, total solar eclipse on 22 July 2028. Geography The locality is split between the Shire of Bulloo (western part) and the Shire of Paroo (eastern part). The town is located in the Shire of Bulloo immediately north of the border between Queensland and New South Wales. The intermittent Paroo River enters the locality from the north-east (Eulo, Queensland, Eulo) and flows in a south-westerly direction through the locality, passing imm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Durham, Queensland
Durham is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. It is on the Queensland border with South Australia. In the , Durham had a population of 31 people. Geography Cooper Creek passes north-south through the centre of the locality. Three major outback roads pass through Durham: * Adventure Way to South Australia * Bullo Developmental Road to Cunnamulla * Cooper Developmental Road to Quilpie History The area is the traditional lands of the Yandruwandha people. In the 17th century, Spain and Portugal divided the world between them with a line running through Durham, which eventually became the border with South Australia. No representatives of either empire visited the site and no consultation with the Yandruwandha people was ever under taken. The first Europeans to the area were the various parties within the Burke and Wills expedition. Demographics In the , Durham had a population of 36 people. In the , Durham had a population of 31 people. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noccundra
Noccundra is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Bulloo in South West Queensland, South West Queensland, Australia. The town was previously known as Nocundra. Prior to 2020 the locality was previously known as Nockatunga. In the , the locality of Noccundra had a population of 16 people. Geography The town is on the banks of the Wilson River (Queensland), Wilson River 145 kilometres from and 160 kilometres west of ThargomindahNoccundra''Bulloo Shire (accessed 7 July 2006) and contained within the pastoral holding of Nockatunga Station. History Andrew Hume's ill-fated expedition, to rescue long-term survivors of Ludwig Leichhardt, Leichhardt's 1848 expedition, perished of thirst to the west of Noccundra. The name ''Noccundra'' comes from the pastoral run, name in 1866, derived from the Aboriginal words ''nocka'' meaning ''water'' and ''tunga'' meaning ''smell''. The town was established in 1882 with the construction of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nockatunga, Queensland
Noccundra is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo in South West Queensland, Australia. The town was previously known as Nocundra. Prior to 2020 the locality was previously known as Nockatunga. In the , the locality of Noccundra had a population of 16 people. Geography The town is on the banks of the Wilson River 145 kilometres from and 160 kilometres west of ThargomindahNoccundra''Bulloo Shire (accessed 7 July 2006) and contained within the pastoral holding of Nockatunga Station. History Andrew Hume's ill-fated expedition, to rescue long-term survivors of Leichhardt's 1848 expedition, perished of thirst to the west of Noccundra. The name ''Noccundra'' comes from the pastoral run, name in 1866, derived from the Aboriginal words ''nocka'' meaning ''water'' and ''tunga'' meaning ''smell''. The town was established in 1882 with the construction of the Noccundra Hotel which is also known as the Noccundra Pub.Noccundra''Outback Queensland Tourism Authorit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
