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Tuen, Queensland
Tuen is a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Tuen had a population of 12 people. Geography The Warrego River flows from the north of the locality through to the south. The Mitchell Highway Mitchell Highway is an outback state highway located in the Central West Queensland, central and South West Queensland, south western regions of Queensland and the North West Slopes, northern and Central West, New South Wales, central western ... (also known as Barringun Road) runs roughly parallel and east of the river. Tuen Creek flows from the south-east of the locality and joins the Warrego River in roughly the centre of the locality; the highway crosses Tuen Creek near the confluence and at that spot is the undeveloped town of Tuen, a grid of 4 x 3 streets (). History The locality derives its name from Tuen Creek. In April 1881, 57 town lots were offered for sale in the town of Tuen "at the junction of Warrego River and Tuen Creek" with prices start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral District Of Warrego
Warrego is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. The electorate lies in the extreme southwest of Queensland, running along the western part of the border with New South Wales. It includes the large town of Dalby, as well as the rural centres of Surat, Roma, Tara, Charleville, Augathella, St George and Cunnamulla. History The electoral district of Warrego was created by the ''Additional Members Act of 1864'' which introduced six new single-member electorates. A by-election was held to fill the seat. The nomination date was 18 March 1865 and the election was held on 25 March 1865. Warrego was, as with the rest of the state, held by independents and loose groupings of members around the government of the day until the first years of the twentieth century, when the partisan system took hold. It then became a stronghold of the centre-left Labor Party, which held it without interruption from 1908 to 1974. The decline of the ru ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Division Of Maranoa
The Division of Maranoa is an Australian electoral division in Queensland. Maranoa extends across the Southern Outback and is socially conservative. In the 2016 and 2019 federal elections, Pauline Hanson's One Nation finished ahead of Labor, reaching 20% of the primary vote. Maranoa is a stronghold for the Liberal National Party of Queensland. The current MP is David Littleproud, former Minister of Agriculture and current leader of the National Party. Geography Since 1984, federal electoral division boundaries in Australia have been determined at redistributions by a redistribution committee appointed by the Australian Electoral Commission. Redistributions occur for the boundaries of divisions in a particular state, and they occur every seven years, or sooner if a state's representation entitlement changes or when divisions of a state are malapportioned. History The division was proclaimed in 1900, and was one of the original 65 divisions to be contested at the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cunnamulla, Queensland
Cunnamulla () is a town and a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the , Cunnamulla had a population of 1,140 people. Geography Cunnamulla lies on the Warrego River in South West Queensland within the Murray-Darling drainage basin. It flows from the north (Coongoola) through the town, which is in the centre of the locality, and exits to the south ( Tuen). The Mitchell Highway passes through the locality from north (Coongoola) to south (Tuen), while the Balonne Highway enters the location from the east ( Linden). The two highways intersect in the town, which is located in the centre of the locality. The Bulloo Developmental Road starts in Cunnamulla and exits the locality to the west (Eulo). Cunnamulla is the administrative centre for the Paroo Shire, which also includes the townships of Wyandra, Yowah and Eulo, and covers an area of . Major industries of the area are wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Widgeegoara, Queensland
Widgeegoara is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Widgeegoara had a population of 34 people. Geography Noorama Creek and Widgeegoara Creek flow through the locality from the north-west (Cunnamulla) to the south ( Noorama). These creeks are distributaries of the Warrego River The Warrego River is an intermittent river that is part of the Darling River, Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, which is located in South West Queensland and in the Orana (New South Wales), Orana region of New South Wales, Aus .... The predominant land use is grazing of cattle and sheep. History The locality's name come from the parish and creek of the same name, which in turn was the name of a pastoral run used since 1867. It is believed to be an Aboriginal word combination meaning ''turn around quickly''. In 1878 the Widgeegoara Station was described when offered for sale as: ''The well-known Widgeegoara Station, in the Warrego district, sit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Noorama, Queensland
Noorama is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It in on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Noorama had a population of 21 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the south by the border of Queensland and New South Wales. Noorama Creek and Widgeegoara Creek flow from the north of the locality ( Widgeegoara) through to the south of the locality (Enngonia, New South Wales). These creeks are distributaries of the Warrego River. Jobs Gate Road traverses the locality from Jobs Gate in the east through to Widgeegoara in the north. The predominant land use is grazing of cattle and sheep. History Pastoralists moved into the Noorama district from the 1860s to the 1880s. The locality presumably takes its name from the Noorama pastoral station which was established in 1879 by the North British Australian Company. By 1900 the property was approximately with over 40,000 sheep and 240 cattle. Subsequently the property was reduced in s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barringun, Queensland
Barringun is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Barringun had a population of 7 people. The former border town of Wooroorooka is within the south-west of the locality (). Geography Barrigun is bounded to the west by the Warrego River and to the south by the border with New South Wales. Barrigun Road enters the locality from the north ( Tuen) and exits to the south ( Barringun, New South Wales). It is part of the Mitchell Highway that connects Cunnamulla, Queensland to Bourke, New South Wales. The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. Binya National Park is to the immediate west of the locality in Cuttaburra. Barringun is also the capital of the self-proclaimed Murrawarri Republic. Wooroorooka is located immediately north of the border with New South Wales and is on the Owangowan Creek; it is now abandoned. History The name ''Barringun'' derives from an early settl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cuttaburra, Queensland
Cuttaburra is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the , Cuttaburra had a population of 10 people. Geography Cuttaburra Creek is a tributary of the Warrego River, joining it south of Cunnamulla. The creek forms the north-east boundary of the locality. The southern boundary of the locality is the border of Queensland with New South Wales ( latitude 29 South). The Binya National Park is located within the locality on the south-western boundary. In 1916, geologist and palaeontologist Robert Etheridge described the area as having "shifting" sand hills and claypans. The shifting sand hills were of colours that varied by colour from a yellowish tint to a deep brick red and were up to 50 feet in height. He observed that the wind drove these shifting sand hills along over time. He said that the claypans were:"shallow depressions, more or less oval or circular in outline, large or small, distributed throughout the red soil country, treeless, often bearin ... [...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. 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, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to the American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", 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 boundarie ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Paroo
The Shire of Paroo is a 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 had a population of 1,679. The region incorporates the towns of Cunnamulla, Yowah, Eulo and Wyandra, with Cunnamulla being the hub of the Shire and is centrally situated on the crossroads of the Balonne and Mitchell Highways. Cunnamulla, meaning “long stretch of water”, gets its name from the picturesque Warrego River which meanders past the town and is a popular spot for fishing and water sports. The Paroo Shire has an ever changing landscape, from the Open Mitchell Grass Flood Plains in the East to the Yowah opal fields where the Yowah Nut is found and the Mulga lands to the West. It is an area rich in history, eco systems, flora and fauna. The shire is highly regarded by birdwatchers as the diverse eco-systems lend themselves to ideal habitats for many species. Main industries w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 , established_date = Colony of Queensland , established_title2 = Separation from New South Wales , established_date2 = 6 June 1859 , established_title3 = Federation , established_date3 = 1 January 1901 , named_for = Queen Victoria , demonym = , capital = Brisbane , largest_city = capital , coordinates = , admin_center_type = Administration , admin_center = 77 local government areas , leader_title1 = Monarch , leader_name1 = Charles III , leader_title2 = Governor , leader_name2 = Jeannette Young , leader_title3 = Premier , leader_name3 = Annastacia Palaszczuk ( ALP) , legislature = Parliament of Queensland , judiciary = Supreme Court of Queensland , national_representation = Parliament of Australia , national_representation_type ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Warrego River
The Warrego River is an intermittent river that is part of the Darling River, Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, which is located in South West Queensland and in the Orana (New South Wales), Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Warrego River is the northernmost tributary of the Darling River. Course and features The river rises from below Mount Ka Ka Mundi in the Carnarvon Range, near Tambo, Queensland, Tambo in Queensland, and flows generally south, reaching its confluence with the Darling River, downstream from Bourke, New South Wales, Bourke. The river is joined by thirty-seven tributary, tributaries, including the Nive River (Queensland), Nive and Langlo River, Langlo rivers; descending over its watercourse, course. The river flows through a series of reservoirs, including the Dillalah Waterhole, Ten Mile Waterhole, Lower Lila Dam, Six Mile Dam, Turtle Waterhole, and Boera Dam. The towns of Augathella, Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, Wyan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mitchell Highway
Mitchell Highway is an outback state highway located in the Central West Queensland, central and South West Queensland, south western regions of Queensland and the North West Slopes, northern and Central West, New South Wales, central western regions of New South Wales in Australia. The southern part of the Mitchell Highway forms part of the National Highway A32 corridor, which stretches from Sydney to Adelaide via Dubbo and Broken Hill. Mitchell Highway also forms part of the shortest route between Sydney and , via and Mount Isa, making it an important road transport, road link for the transport of passengers and Truckload shipping, freight for regional New South Wales and Queensland. The highway is a part of route Alternative A2 between Augathella and Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, route A71 and B71 between Charleville and Nyngan, and part of route A32 between Nyngan and Bathurst, New South Wales, Bathurst. In New South Wales, the highway's south-eastern terminus is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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