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Blackall
Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry in the area is grazing with over 70 homesteads in the locality (as at 2020). In the , the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,365 people. Yalleroi is another town in the north of the locality (). Geography Blackall is in Central Western Queensland, approximately by road from the state capital, Brisbane, south of Barcaldine and north of Charleville. The town is situated on the Barcoo River and Landsborough Highway (Matilda Way). Blackall–Jericho Road runs north-east from the town to the locality of Jericho. Isisford–Blackall Road enters from the locality of Isisford to the west. The locality contains numerous mountains, including: * Battery Knob () * Carlton Hill () * Cory Peak () * Flat Top () * Joey Peak () * Lorne Mountain () * Mount Battery () * Mount Calder () * Mount ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Blackall-Tambo Region
The Blackall-Tambo Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by two previous local government areas dating from the 1870s. For the financial year 2010/11 it had an approximate operating budget of A$30m. In the , the Blackall-Tambo Region had a population of 1,905 people. History Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Longreach Shire Council and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council. Prior to the 2008 amalgamation, the Blackall-Tambo Region existed as two distinct local government areas: * the Shire of Blackall; * and the Shire of Tambo (Queensland), Shire of Tambo. The entire Region was originally part of Kargoolnah Division, which was created on 11 November 1879 as one of 74 divisions around Queensland under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1879''. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Enniskillen, Queensland
Mount Enniskillen is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mount Enniskillen had a population of 44 people. Geography The Enniskillen Range forms part of the south-western boundary of the locality. The mountain Mount Enniskillen () at the northern end of the range rises to above sea level. The Landsborough Highway enters the locality from the south-east ( Macfarlane) and exits to the west (Blackall). History The mountain was named on 1 October 1846 by Thomas Mitchell, the New South Wales Surveyor-General. It is believed to be named after Enniskillen in Northern Ireland. Demographics In the , Mount Enniskillen had a population of 13 people. In the , Mount Enniskillen had a population of 44 people. Education There are no schools in Mount Enniskillen. The nearest government school is Tambo State School (Early Childhood to Year 10) in neighbouring Tambo to the south-east; however this school is only within range of a daily commu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minnie Downs, Queensland
Minnie Downs is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Minnie Downs had a population of 12 people. Geography The Landsborough Highway passes to the north-east. Langlo Road commences at the highway and enters the locality from the north-east ( Macfarlane) and exits to the south ( Lumeah). Elizabeth Creek commences in the north of the locality at the confluence of Western Head Creek and Boggy Creek. It is a braided creek which flows south, exiting to the south (Lumeah) where Elizabeth Creek becomes a tributary of the Langlo River. The pastoral station "Minnie Downs" is in the north-east of the locality. The land use in the locality is grazing on native vegetation. History In 1861, Mr J. T. Allen established the "Elizabeth Creek" pastoral station. In 1873, it was bought by the Archer brothers who renamed it Minnie Downs in honour of Mary Louise (Minnie) Mackenzie, the eldest daughter of Sir Robert Ramsay Mackenzie, who married Alex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tambo, Queensland
Tambo is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. Cattle and tourism are the major industries of the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement. In the , the population of the locality was 318 people, while the population of the town was 283 people. Geography Tambo is in Central West Queensland, Australia, on the banks of the Barcoo River. Tambo is southeast of the town of Blackall, Queensland, Blackall via the Landsborough Highway, north of Augathella, north of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, north west of Toowoomba and approximately north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Barcoo River runs through the town and sits near the Grey Range – part of the "Roof of Queensland" section of the Great Dividing Range. The Landsborough Highway—part of the National Highway (Australia), National Highway network linking Brisbane and Darwin, Northern Territory, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Windeyer, Queensland
Windeyer is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Windeyer had a population of 29 people. Geography The Dawson Developmental Road enters the locality from the east ( Mantuan Downs) and exits to the south (Tambo), where it joins the Landsborough Highway within the town of Tambo. The Great Dividing Range forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality with the locality being within the Lake Eyre drainage basin, and more specifically within the catchments of the Barcoo River and Cooper Creek. Windeyer has the following mountains (from north to south): * Mount Solitary near the northern boundary of the locality (), rising to above sea level * Mount Birkhead in the north of the locality () * Mount Windeyer in the centre of the locality () * Mount Blunt in the south of the locality () The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation. History Sir Thomas Mitchell mapped the area in 1846 naming Mount Windeyer (possibly after ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lumeah, Queensland
Lumeah is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, 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 Austr ..., Australia. In the , Lumeah had "no people or a very low population". Demographics In the , Lumeah had "no people or a very low population". In the , Lumeah had "no people or a very low population". References {{Blackall-Tambo Region Blackall-Tambo Region Localities in Queensland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isisford, Queensland
Isisford is a rural town and locality in the Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Isisford had a population of 218 people. Geography Isisford is situated in Central Western Queensland on the Barcoo River, and is approximately south east of the town of Longreach. The town of Emmet () is located south of Isisford, and Yaraka () is located to the south-west. Isisford–Blackall Road runs east from the town to the locality of Blackall. Idalia National Park and Welford National Park are accessible from the town. The following hills are near Isisford: * Double Top () * Mount Aaron () * Mount Ellen () * Mount Grey () * Mount Malcolm () * Mount Mingera () * Mount Misery () * Mount Moses () * Mount Perrier () * Mount Slowcan () * Mountain Black () * Observatory Hill () * Opal Hill () * Penny Knob () * The Sisters () * Yellow Mountain () Climate History The Indigenous people of the Isisford region are known as the Kuungkari people ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macfarlane, Queensland
Macfarlane is a rural locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Macfarlane had a population of 17 people. Geography The Barcoo River enters the locality from the east (Tambo) and exits to the north-east ( Mount Enniskillen). The locality is within the Lake Eyre drainage basin. The Landsborough Highway also enters the locality from the east (Tambo) and exits to the north-east (Mount Enniskillen), running west of the river. The land use is grazing on native vegetation. Demographics In the , Macfarlane had a population of 14 people. In the , Macfarlane had a population of 17 people. Education There are no schools in Macfarlane. The only nearby school is Tambo State School (Prep to Year 10) in neighbouring Tambo to the east. There are no nearby schools providing education to Year 12; the alternatives are distance education Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yalleroi
Yalleroi is a rural town in the north of the locality of Blackall in the Blackall-Tambo Region, 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 Austr ..., Australia. History The locality name is derived from pastoral run name and is an Aboriginal word, meaning ''stone/stony''. The town of Yalleroi appears on a 1913 survey plan. Yalleroi State School Yalleroi State School opened on 2 February 1933 and closed in 1983. The school is where Bill D'Arcy taught during the 1960's prior to embarking on a political career. On 1 November 2000, a jury found D'Arcy was guilty of 18 child sex charges, including three of rape, which occurred at Yalleroi State School. On 17 November 2000, D'Arcy was sentenced to 14 years jail. D'Arcy was released from prison in 2007. He has continued to p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charleville, Queensland
Charleville () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Charleville had a population of 2,992. Geography Located in southwestern Queensland, Australia, Charleville is the terminus for the Warrego Highway, which stretches from Brisbane and is situated: * 89 kilometres (55 miles) west of Morven, Queensland, Morven * 135 kilometres (83 miles) west of Mungallala * 178 kilometres (111 miles) west of Mitchell, Queensland, Mitchell * 203 kilometres (126 miles) west of Amby, Queensland, Amby * 226 kilometres (140 miles) west of Muckadilla, Queensland, Muckadilla * west of Roma, Queensland, Roma * west of Miles, Queensland, Miles * 454 kilometres (282 miles) west of Chinchilla, Queensland, Chinchilla * west of Dalby, Queensland, Dalby * 591 kilometres (367 miles) west of Oakey, Queensland, Oakey * west of Toowoomba * west of Brisbane It is the largest town and administrative centre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcaldine, Queensland
Barcaldine ( ) is a rural town and suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Barcaldine Region in Queensland, Australia. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine Region. Barcaldine played a major role in the Australian labour movement. In the , Barcaldine had a population of 1,540. Geography Barcaldine is in Central West Queensland, approximately by road west of the city of Rockhampton, Queensland, Rockhampton, north of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville. The town is situated on Lagoon Creek, which flows into the Alice River (Barcoo River), Alice River approximately five kilometres south of the Barcaldine. Major industries are sheep and beef cattle rearing. The streets in Barcaldine are named after different types of trees. History Barcaldine lay on the traditional tribal lands of the Iningai. Iningai language, Iningai (also known as Yiningay, Muttaburra, Tateburra, Yinangay, Yinangi) is an Australian Aboriginal languages, Australian Aboriginal language ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barcoo River
The Barcoo River in western Queensland, Australia rises on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range, flows in a south-westerly direction and unites with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek. The first European to see the river was Thomas Mitchell in 1846, who named it Victoria River, believing it to be the same river as that named Victoria River by J. C. Wickham in 1839. It was renamed by Edmund Kennedy after a name supplied by local Aborigines. The waters of the river flow towards Lake Eyre in central Australia while those of rivers further east join the Murray-Darling basin and reach the sea in South Australia. The river forms a boundary between outback Australia and the "Far Outback"; legend has it that west of the Barcoo there is very little in the way of civilisation. Tributaries include the Alice River Towns situated on the banks of the Barcoo River include Blackall, Isisford, Tambo and Retreat. The southern boundary of Welford National Park is marked by ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
