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Springsure
Springsure is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Springsure had a population of 950 people. Geography Springsure is situated by road south of Emerald, Queensland, Emerald, at the southern end of the Gregory Highway, and at the northern end of the Dawson Highway. Springsure is northwest of Brisbane. The terrain varies from above sea level, with a number of named mountain features: * Mount Booramool () * Mount Zamia () * Eclipse Gap () The Minerva Hills National Park is in the north-west of the locality (). The town of Springsure serves the surrounding community of cattle farms, and sunflower, sorghum, wheat and chickpea plantations. Springsure is the hub for several coal mines such as the Minerva Mine and the Rolleston Mine. Significant exploration is ongoing in the district. Springsure was served by a branch railway from the Central Western railway line. The S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dawson Highway
The Dawson Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia. It runs for between Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone and Springsure, Queensland, Springsure where it terminates. From Gladstone to Rolleston, Queensland, Rolleston it is signed as State Route 60, and then A7 onwards to Springsure. It continues west for another as Dawson Developmental Road to Tambo, Queensland, Tambo on the Landsborough Highway. North of Springsure, A7 becomes the Gregory Highway. Many of the towns along the Dawson Highway are coal-mining establishments. State-controlled road Dawson Highway is a state-controlled regional road, a small part of which is rated as "state-strategic". It is defined in four sections, as follows: * Number 46A, Gladstone to Biloela. * Number 46B, Biloela to Banana. * Number 46C, Banana to Rolleston. * Number 46D, Rolleston to Springsure, part state-strategic. List of towns along the Dawson Highway * Gladstone, Queensland, Gladstone (Gladstone Region) **Gladstone Central * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Highway
The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer. Route description The highway runs southward from Quartz Blow Creek, a point west of Mount Surprise on the Gulf Developmental Road, via Charters Towers, to Springsure, over away. The northern section of is designated by the state government as the Gregory Developmental Road. The shorter southern section between Clermont and Springsure () is designated the Gregory Highway. As of 2015, the first between the Gulf Developmental Road via Einasleigh to the Lynd Junction are unsealed and may be corrugated. The next section to Charters Towers has been upgraded from single lane to mostly dual-laned bitumen. The road is used by many road trains. File:Gregory Highway, QLD, Australia.jpeg, High quality road section File:Gregory Highway 2, QLD, Australia.jpeg, Example of poorer quality roa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arcturus, Queensland
Arcturus is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Arcturus had a population of 130 people. Geography The land use in Arcturus is a mixture of cropping and grazing on native vegetation. Demographics At the , Arcturus had a population of 75 people. In the , Arcturus had a population of 130 people. Economy There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Adelong () * Arcturus Downs () * Bambar () * Boongulla () * Cowley () * Crystal Plains () * Den-Lo-Park () * Erskinville () * Goonoo () * Kelso () * Kilmore () * Koala Creek () * Kolane () * Milroy Downs () * Moorooloo () * Mostyndale () * Oasis () * Pengarra () * Pinnacle () * Shalimar () * Springton () * Tarana () * Turkey Creek () * Wallalee () * Willoughby () * Wyntoon () Education There are no schools in Arcturus. The nearest government primary schools are Springsure State School in neighbouring Springsure to the south-west, Gindie State School in neighbouring Gindie to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minerva, Queensland
Minerva is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Minerva had a population of 55 people. Geography The Nogoa River forms the western boundary of the locality. The terrain is mountainous with many named peaks, including: * Bimbenang Peak () * Birdcage () * Crystal Hill () * Funnel Mountain () * Little St Peter () * Mount Alexander () * Mount Cullender () * Mount Ebenezer () * Mount Elizabeth () * Mount Helmet () * Mount Horatio () * Mount Minerva () * Mount Promenade () * Mount Spencer () * Mount Wallaroo () * Mount Wandoo () * Mount Wills () * Red Hill () * Spring Hill () * St Peter () * Summer Hill () * Sunrise Hill () History Minerva Provisional School opened on 8 November 1904 with Miss Elsie Hyde the first teacher. By June 1905, there were 31 students enrolled. On 1 January 1909, it became Minerva State School. It closed on 31 December 1928 due to low student numbers and no suitable accommodation for the tea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central Western Railway Line
The Central Western railway line is a railway line in Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1867 and 1928. It commences at Rockhampton and extends west to Winton. History Following the separation of Queensland from the colony of New South Wales in 1859, Queensland consisted of a vast area with a population of approximately 30,000 people, most of who lived in the southeast corner of the colony. The new Queensland Government was keen to facilitate development and immigration, and had approved the construction of the Main Line from Ipswich, about to the fertile Darling Downs region in 1864. This was the first narrow gauge () main line in the world. Following the establishment of the settlement of Rockhampton in 1858, and the discovery of gold at nearby Canoona in 1859, there were calls for improved land transportation in the region. Despite the goldrush being short-lived, it established Rockhampton as the main port for Central Queensland, an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
