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Mungindi
Mungindi is a town and locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia. The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales. Within Queensland, the locality is split between the Shire of Balonne (the western part) and the Goondiwindi Region (eastern part) with the town in the Shire of Balonne. It possesses a New South Wales postcode. Mungindi sits on the Carnarvon Highway and straddles the Barwon River which is the border between New South Wales and Queensland. In the , the locality of Mungindi had a population of 487 people in New South Wales and 124 people in Queensland, a total of 611 people. Geography ''Mungindi'' means ''water hole in the river'' in Kamilaroi. Located on both sides of the New South Wales and Queensland border, Mungindi is the only border town in the Southern Hemisphere with the same name on both sides of the border. The state border runs down the centre of the Barwon River and under the centre of the Mungindi Bridge, bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mungindi Bridge
The Mungindi Bridge is a road bridge that carries the Carnarvon Highway across the Barwon River (New South Wales), Barwon River on the Queensland/New South Wales border at Mungindi, New South Wales, Mungindi, New South Wales, Australia. Current bridge The current Mungindi Bridge is a two-lane concrete bridge with a pedestrian footpath on one side. The bridge is higher to improve flood immunity of the rural highway. Construction of the current bridge and road approaches was jointly funded by Government of New South Wales, New South Wales and Government of Queensland, Queensland state governments under the Southern Queensland Accelerated Road Rehabilitation Project. Old bridge The original Mungindi Bridge was a Historic bridges of New South Wales#Dare type truss, Dare-type truss road bridge, designed by Harvey Dare. It was one of forty Dare-type truss bridges built in New South Wales. The bridge was built by Lawson and Wladro in 1914. It was a single timber truss span of , with ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carnarvon Highway
Carnarvon Highway is a state highway in Queensland and New South Wales, Australia, linking the township of Rolleston in Queensland's Central Highlands Region, via the town of St George, eventually to Moree in northern New South Wales. It is the main access road to the Carnarvon National Park, and serves as a strategic route to take B-doubles and other large vehicles (which cannot use Bruce Highway) to the Queensland ports north of Rockhampton. Route Carnarvon Highway commences at the intersection with Dawson Highway just west of Rolleston in Queensland, and heads in southerly direction until it reaches Roma, where it shares a short concurrency with Warrego Highway, and continues south to St George, where it meets the Moonie, Balonne, and Castlereagh Highways. It crosses the state border at Mungindi to eventually terminate at the intersection with Gwydir Highway in Moree, in New South Wales. History The passing of the ''Main Roads (Amendment) Act of 1929'' (which amended ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Weemelah, New South Wales
Weemelah is a small village in Moree Plains Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It is 3 km north off the Carnarvon Highway and 27 km east of Mungindi. At the , Weemelah had a population of 139. The main industry is agriculture. The Country Women's Association of New South Wales meets in Weemelah Hall. The nearest public transport is at Moree railway station. There are no schools in Weemelah, local children travel to Mungindi Mungindi is a town and locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia. The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales. Within Queensland, the locality is split between the Shire of Balonne (the western part) ... for their education. The residents of Weemelah were isolated in January 2004 after local flooding. Weemalah is situated on the Mungindi, or North West railway line, 762 km from Sydney. A railway station opened in 1914 as Bunarba and was renamed Weemalah in 1926. Passenger trains operated to Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barwon River (New South Wales)
Barwon River, a perennial river that is part of the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the north-west slopes and Orana regions of New South Wales, Australia. The name "barwon" is derived from the Australian Aboriginal words of ' or ', meaning great, wide, awful river of muddy water; and also ''baawan'', a Ngiyambaa name for both the Barwon and Darling rivers. The history, culture and livelihoods of the local Aboriginal people are closely intertwined with the Barwon River and its associated tributaries and downstream flows. Course The river is formed through the confluence of the Macintyre River and Weir River (part of the Border Rivers system), north of Mungindi, in the Southern Downs region of Queensland. The Barwon River generally flows south and west, joined by 36 tributaries, including major inflows from the Boomi, Moonie, Gwydir, Mehi, Namoi, Macquarie, Bokhara and Bogan rivers. During major flooding, overflow from the Narran Lakes and the Narran Riv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thallon, Queensland
Thallon is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Thallon had a population of 231 people. There is a second town within the locality, Nindigully. Geography Thallon is in South West Queensland, west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is situated in roughly towards the east of the locality. The Moonie River flows from south to north through the locality and just to the west of the town. The Carnarvon Highway passes from north to south through the locality and through the town (as Hill Street) connecting the town to St George, Queensland, St George to the north and Mungindi on the Queensland borders, border with New South Wales. The South Western railway line, Queensland, South-Western railway line passes through the locality from east to west and the town is served for freight rail by the Thallon railway station. The land use is a mixture of crop growing and Pastoralism, graz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Boomi, New South Wales
Boomi is a town in north western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Moree Plains Shire local government area, north west of the state capital, Sydney, on the border on the New South Wales side of the MacIntyre River. Boomi is west of the Queensland town of Goondiwindi and north of Moree in New South Wales. At the 2016 census, Boomi and the surrounding farming area had a population of approximately 200. History Gamilaraay (Gamilaroi, Kamilaroi, Comilroy) is a language from South-West Queensland and North-West New South Wales. The Gamilaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Balonne Shire Council, including the towns of Dirranbandi, Thallon, Talwood and Bungunya as well as the border towns of Mungindi and Boomi extending to Moree, Tamworth and Coonabarabran in NSW. Climate The average annual rainfall has been but the recordings show that the pattern over the years has not been consistent. The. climate varies from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talwood, Queensland
Talwood is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. On 17 May 2024, the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities of North Talwood, Queensland, North Talwood and South Talwood into a single locality called Talwood (with the already existing town of Talwood as its main urban area). Geography The town lies in the south-east of the locality. Prior to the 2024 amalgamation, the town of Talwood was at the southern edge of the locality of North Talwood, Queensland, North Talwood, immediately north of the boundary of South Talwood, Queensland, South Talwood. The Barwon Highway enters the locality from the east (Bungunya, Queensland, Bungunya), passes just north of the town, and exits to the north-west (Weengallon). The South Western railway line, Queensland, South-Western railway line also enters the locality from the east (Bungunya) just south of the highway. The town is served by Talwood railway ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garah, New South Wales
Garah is a town in north western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Moree Plains Shire local government area. At the , Garah and the surrounding area had a population of 306. Geography Garah is on the Carnarvon Highway, north west of the state capital, Sydney and north west of the regional centre of Moree. It is on the Mungindi railway line (also known as the North West railway line) between Mungindi and Moree. History The name of the town is an Aboriginal word meaning long or a long distance. The Garah railway station was open between 1913 and 1974. A branch of the Bank of New South Wales was opened in Garah in January 1919. The Presbyterian church in Garah was officially opened on Sunday 21 April 1929 by the Right Reverend A. P. Camerson, church Moderator. Facilities Facilities in the town include a post office, primary school, police station, tennis courts, grain silo, CWA hall, town hall, pre-school, corner shop, pub, race course, small petrol bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Moree, New South Wales
Moree () is a town in Moree Plains Shire in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the banks of the Mehi River, in the centre of the rich black-soil plains. Newell and Gwydir highways intersect at the town. It can also be reached from Sydney by daily train and air services. The Weraerai and Kamilaroi peoples are the earliest known inhabitants of the area, and the town's name is said to come from an Aboriginal word for "rising sun", "long spring", or "water hole". The town was established by colonial British in the 1850s. They forced the local Aboriginal residents in missions, and later Aboriginal reserves. The town, and in particular the Moree Baths and Swimming Pool, are known for having been visited by the group of activists on the famous 1965 Freedom Ride. This historic trip through northern NSW was led by Charles Perkins to bring media attention to discrimination against Indigenous Australians. Moree is a major agricultural centre, noted for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
County Of Belmore
The County of Belmore is a county in Queensland, Australia, located west of the Darling Downs in the Shire of Balonne. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. It was officially named and bounded by the Governor in Council on 7 March 1901 under the ''Land Act 1897''. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. From 30 November 2015, the government no longer referenced counties and parishes in land information systems however the Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying The Museum of Lands, Mapping and Surveying is a museum at 317 Edward Street, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia. It collects and exhibits material relating to the surveying of Queensland and the maps created. It is a sub-branch of the Queensland ... retains a record for historical purposes. Parishes Belmore is d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Collarenebri, New South Wales
Collarenebri ( ) is a town in north western New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Walgett Shire Local Government Area and is situated on the Barwon River (New South Wales), Barwon River approximately northeast of Walgett, New South Wales, Walgett and south west of Mungindi, New South Wales, Mungindi on the Gwydir Highway. It is from Pokataroo, New South Wales, Pokataroo which was the nearest railway town prior to closure of the rail service there. The town is above sea level. Collarenebri is one of three towns ending in 'BRI' in Northern New South Wales. In the 2021 Australian census, 2021 census, Collarenebri had a population of 638. ''Collarenebri'' is an indigenous word of the Gamilaraay language, Gamilaraay ''galariinbaraay'', meaning 'place of flowers' or 'eucalyptus blossoms'. Collarenebri is well known for its flowers History Yuwaalaraay-Gamilaraay, Yuwaalaraay (also known as ''Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi'') is an Au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dirranbandi
Dirranbandi is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the border of Queensland with New South Wales. In the , the locality of Dirranbandi had a population of 610 people. Geography Dirranbandi is on the Castlereagh Highway and the Balonne River. It is notable for the population variations each year as seasonal workers come to work on the extensive cotton fields. Due to the low annual rainfall, irrigation is used extensively. History Yuwaalaraay (also known as ''Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kamilaroi, Yuwaaliyaayi'') is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Yuwaalaraay country. The Yuwaalaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Shire of Balonne, including the town of Dirranbandi as well as the border town of Hebel extending to Walgett and Collarenebri in New South Wales.' Yuwaalayaay (also known as ''Yuwalyai, Euahlayi, Yuwaaliyaay, Gamilaraay, Kami ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
