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Yulabilla, Queensland
Yulabilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Yulabilla had a population of 41 people. Geography The locality is bounded to the south by the Condamine River and from the north to the south-west by Dogwood Creek. Their confluence at the south-west of the locality is the start of the Balonne River. The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation. History The locality was officially named and bounded on 25 February 2000. The locality name derives from the parish name, which in turn is believed to be the name of an early settlement or pastoral station which first appears on the 1883 Darling Downs Run Map. Demographics In the , Yulabilla had a population of 44 people. In the , Yulabilla had a population of 41 people. Education There are no schools in Yulabilla. The nearest government primary schools are Condamine State School in neighbouring Condamine to the east and Glenmorgan State School i ... [...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] |
Warkon, Queensland
Warkon is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Warkon had a population of 30 people. Geography The Balonne River (a continuation of the Condamine River) forms the southern boundary of the locality and a number of creek flow through the locality into the river. Bingi Crossing (also written as Bingie Crossing) is the ford on the Balonnne River near the current River Road () which connects Warkon with neighbouring Noorindoo. The Roma-Condamine Road passes from west to east through the locality. The land use is predominantly cattle grazing and there are a number of areas of state forests: Yuleba State Forest, Wallabella State Forest 1, and Tinowon State Forest. History The locality name derives from a pastoral run name used from 1850 and is an Aboriginal word group (possibly from the Mandandanji language) meaning ''plenty of water''. Warkon Station was established on the Balonne River in 1850 by Henry Bingham, one of the early settlers in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pastoralism
Pastoralism is a form of animal husbandry where domesticated animals (known as "livestock") are released onto large vegetated outdoor lands (pastures) for grazing, historically by nomadic people who moved around with their herds. The animal species involved include cattle, camels, goats, yaks, llamas, reindeer, horses, and sheep. Pastoralism occurs in many variations throughout the world, generally where environmentally effected characteristics such as aridity, poor soils, cold or hot temperatures, and lack of water make crop-growing difficult or impossible. Operating in more extreme environments with more marginal lands means that pastoral communities are very vulnerable to the effects of global warming. Pastoralism remains a way of life in many geographic areas, including Africa, the Tibetan plateau, the Eurasian steppes, the Andes, Patagonia, the Pampas, Australia and many other places. , between 200 million and 500 million people globally practiced pa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a Parliament, parliamentary constitutional monarchy. Government is formed by the party or coalition that has gained a majority in the Queensland Legislative Assembly, state Legislative Assembly, with the governor officially appointmenting office-holders. The first government of Queensland was formed in 1859 when Queensland separated from New South Wales under the Constitution of Queensland, state constitution. Since Federation of Australia, federation in 1901, Queensland has been a States and territories of Australia, state of Australia, with the Constitution of Australia regulating its relationship with the Australian Government, federal government. Queensland's system of government is influenced by the Westminster system and Federalism in Australia, Australia's federal system of government. Executive acts are given legal force through the actions of the governor of Queensland (the representative of ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Balonne River
The Balonne River, part of the Murray-Darling Basin system, is a short yet significant part of the inland river group of South West Queensland, Australia. Course and features The river is a continuation of the Condamine River. After flowing through Surat the river flows south south-westerly down through the E.J. Beardmore Dam (Lake Kajarabie). Passing through St George it continues in the same south-west direction, until about north of Dirranbandi, where it branches, with the western branch then being called the Culgoa River. The eastern branch continues on as the Balonne River through Dirranbandi. Shortly after flowing through Dirranbandi, the Balonne River again branches into the Bokhara River on the west side (the right side when going down stream) and the Narran River on the eastern (left) side. The Narran River flows into Narran Wetlands. The Bokhara River joins with the Barwon River west of Brewarrina. The confluence of the Culgoa River (a western branch of the Balon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogwood Creek (Queensland)
Dogwood Creek is a creek in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Dogwood Creek is long and drops from an elevation 361 metres to 260 metres (101 metres in total). Fish found in the creek include golden perch, Mary River cod, Murray cod, Bidyanus bidyanus, silver perch, spangled perch and Freshwater yabby, yabbies. The creek eventually merges with the Balonne River to become part of the Condamine River. History The creek was named after the Jacksonia scoparia, dogwood bushes in the area by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt on 23 October 1844 on his expedition from Moreton Bay to Port Essington (now Darwin, Northern Territory). A commonly used track to access homesteads in the area (now the Warrego Highway) crossed the creek; that location became known as Dogwood Crossing. This would later develop into the town of Miles, Queensland, Miles. Dogwood Creek has flooded on many occasions, including 1908 and 1938. References {{coord, 27, 02, 59, S, 149, 37, 59, E, type: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condamine River
The Condamine River, part of the Balonne catchment that is part of the Murray-Darling Basin, drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland, Australia. The river is approximately 500 kilometres (310 mi) long and rises on Mount Superbus, South East Queensland's highest peak, on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range, approximately from the east coast of Queensland, and then flows north west across the Darling Downs, then west.Shaw, John H., ''Collins Australian Encyclopedia'', Collins, Sydney, 1984, The Condamine River is a tributary of the Darling River. Course and features The headwaters of the river rise on the slopes of Mount Superbus, part of the Main Range, before passing through Cambanoora Gorge. The river flows through the towns of , , and Chinchilla and the tributary Gowrie Creek drains the slopes around Toowoomba. At the junction with Dogwood Creek, south of Yuleba, the Condamine turns to the sout ... [...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] |
Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 in June 2018, it is over 228 times less densely populated. The area is home to prime farming land and thus agriculture is a major industry in the area. Dalby, the biggest town in the region is home to the second largest cattle saleyards in Australia. The Dalby Saleyards process over 200,000 cattle annually in its facility which is comparable to Rockhampton and Casino, New South Wales, Casino. The Western Downs Regional Council's Corporate Office is situated at 30 Marble Street, Dalby. In the , the Western Downs Region had a population of 33,843 people. History Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom, Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baruŋgam, Baranggum people. The Baranggum language reg ... [...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] |
Glenmorgan, Queensland
Glenmorgan is a rural town in the Western Downs Region and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality split between the Western Downs Region and the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Glenmorgan had a population of 121 people. Geography The town is located on Surat Developmental Road (known as Sybil Street within the town), west of the state capital, Brisbane. Erringibba National Park is a protected area in the east of the locality (). Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation, along with some crop growing. History The township derived its name from the Glenmorgan railway station used to honour Godfrey Morgan (Australian politician), Godfrey Morgan, a Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly, 1935–1938, member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly (1909–1938), Pastoral farming, grazier, journalist, and Secretary for Railways 1929–32. The local street names, have been n ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condamine, Queensland
Condamine is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Condamine had a population of 294 people. Condamine is claimed to be the location of the invention of the Condamine Bell, a small bell made from sheet metal used to locate herds of cattle. Geography The town is north west of the state capital Brisbane and south from the town of Miles, in the Western Downs Region local government area. It is located in the centre of the locality. The Leichhardt Highway traverses the locality from north to south passing through the town, and the Roma-Condamine Road enters from the west. The Condamine River passes to the west of the town. The Roma to Brisbane Pipeline passes to the south of Condamine. There are two gas compression facilities to the east of Condamine. This location is the intersection of the Roma to Brisbane pipeline, the Peat/Scotia Lateral and the Braemar Line Pack Pipeline. History Tieryboo Post Offic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
