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Saltern Creek, Queensland
Saltern Creek is a former rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Saltern Creek had a population of 12 people. On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Queensland, Alpha, Aramac, Queensland, Aramac, Barcaldine, Queensland, Barcaldine, Jericho, Queensland, Jericho and Muttaburra. Saltern Creek was incorporated into Barcaldine. Geography The watercourse Saltern Creek (after which the locality is presumably named) flows through the locality from south-east (Ingberry, Queensland, Ingberry) to south-west (Tara Station, Queensland, Tara Station). The principal land use is Pastoralism, grazing on native vegetation. History On 23 March 1888, an artesian bore successfully struck a supply of fresh water at , flowing at a rate of per hour. On 17 September 1889 the No 2 bore was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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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, 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, Victoria, Tasmania, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
