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Shire Of Mckinlay
The Shire of McKinlay is a local government area in outback north-western Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1891. The shire economy is based on beef production and mining. BHP operate the Cannington Mine in the shire, extracting silver, lead and zinc. In the , the Shire of McKinlay had a population of 836 people. History '' Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'' is an Australian Aboriginal language in North West Queensland. The language region includes areas within the Shire of McKinlay, Shire of Cloncurry and Shire of Richmond, including the Flinders River area, and the towns of Kynuna and Richmond. The Mackinlay Division was created on 9 December 1891 out of parts of Boulia and Cloncurry under the ''Divisional Boards Act 1887''. With the passage of the ''Local Authorities Act 1902'', Mackinlay Division became the Shire of Mackinlay on 31 March 1903. In 1932, the spelling of the shire's n ... [...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] |
Kynuna
Kynuna is an outback town in the Shire of McKinlay and a locality split between the Shire of McKinlay and the Shire of Winton in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kynuna had a population of 52 people. Geography Kynuna is on the banks of the Diamantina River. The town is located on the Landsborough Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south east of the regional centre of Mount Isa. The Richmond–Winton Road follows a section of the south-eastern boundary. Kynuna lies at the northern rim of a roughly circular zone measuring some across that has been identified by Geoscience Australia as a crustal anomaly. Proof is currently lacking as to the cause, but it is believed likely that the anomaly was caused by an asteroid strike that happened about 300 million years ago. History The Wanamara lands ran from the north as far as Kynuna. '' Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'') is an Australian Aboriginal language in North Wes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Local Government Areas Of Queensland
This is a list of Local government in Australia, local government areas (LGAs) in Queensland, Australia, sorted by region. For the history and responsibilities of local government in that state, see Local government in Queensland. For former local government areas in Queensland, see List of former local government areas of Queensland. __TOC__ LGAs sorted by region See also * List of former local government areas of Queensland * List of places in Queensland by population References External links * * {{Queensland Local government areas of Queensland, Queensland-related lists, Local Government Areas Lists of subdivisions of Australia, QLD ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Electoral Commission Of Queensland
The Electoral Commission of Queensland (ECQ) is established under the ''Electoral Act 1992'' as an independent statutory authority, responsible for the impartial conduct of state and local government elections in Queensland. Functions The Commission has three main functions. It must administer Queensland's electoral laws, conduct democratic parliamentary and industrial elections which are free and review local government boundaries. It is also responsible for referendums, electoral redistributions, education and research into matters related to Queensland elections, providing information to all levels of government, ensuring the electoral roll is maintained and the registering of political parties. Electronic voting In 2010, the Commission announced it was conducting research into assisting the deaf and blind to cast a secret vote electronically. However, due to legislative restrictions, electronic voting was not available for the 2012 state election. See also * Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
State Library Of Queensland
State Library of Queensland (State Library) is the state public reference and research library of Queensland, Australia, operated by the Government of Queensland, state government. The Library is governed by the Library Board of Queensland, which draws its powers from the ''Libraries Act 1988.'' State Library is responsible for collecting and preserving a comprehensive collection of Queensland's cultural and documentary heritage, providing free access to information for all Queenslanders and for the advancement of public libraries across the state. The Library is at Kurilpa Point, within the Queensland Cultural Centre on the Brisbane River at South Bank, Queensland, South Bank. History The Brisbane Public Library was established by the government of the Colony of Queensland in 1896, and was renamed the Public Library of Queensland in 1898. The library was opened to the public in 1902. In 1934, the Oxley Memorial Library (now the John Oxley Library), named for the explorer Jo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nelia, Queensland
Nelia is an outback town in the locality of Julia Creek in the Shire of Mckinlay, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is just north off the Flinders Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. '' The Inlander'' rail service from Townsville to Mount Isa on the Great Northern railway passes through Nelia, which is served by Nelia railway siding (). History The area was named by explorer William Landsborough after a friend of his wife. European settlement began in the 1870s with the establishment of the Willibah and Benannee runs. Nelia Post Office opened on 23 June 1909 (a receiving office had been open from 1908). A townsite was surveyed in 1912 and the first land sales took place in 1913. Nelia State School opened on 4 May 1926 and closed in 1932. It reopened in 1953 and closed permanently in 1960. An artesian bore was constructed in 1928 to provide water to the town. Due to not following government advice, the bore flowed suddenly and dramatically sen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McKinlay, Queensland
McKinlay is an outback town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in McKinlay Shire, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of McKinlay had a population of 162 people. Geography McKinlay is in the Gulf Country in the remote north-west of Queensland, north west of the state capital Brisbane and south east of the regional centre of Mount Isa. The town is located slightly north of the centre of the locality. The Landsborough Highway enters the locality from the east (Kynuna), passes through the town along Kirby Street, and exits to the north-west (Kuridala, Queensland, Kuridala / Cloncurry, Queensland, Cloncurry). The McKinlay River (Queensland), McKinlay River enters the locality from the south-west (Selwyn, Queensland, Selwyn), flows immediately north-west of the town, exiting the locality to the north (Julia Creek, Queensland, Julia Creek) where it becomes a tributary of the Gilliat River, Gilliart River, ultimately becoming a tributary of the Flinders River ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kynuna, Queensland
Kynuna is an outback town in the Shire of McKinlay and a locality split between the Shire of McKinlay and the Shire of Winton in Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Kynuna had a population of 52 people. Geography Kynuna is on the banks of the Diamantina River. The town is located on the Landsborough Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south east of the regional centre of Mount Isa. The Richmond–Winton Road follows a section of the south-eastern boundary. Kynuna lies at the northern rim of a roughly circular zone measuring some across that has been identified by Geoscience Australia as a crustal anomaly. Proof is currently lacking as to the cause, but it is believed likely that the anomaly was caused by an asteroid strike that happened about 300 million years ago. History The Wanamara lands ran from the north as far as Kynuna. '' Wanamarra'' (also known as ''Maykulan'' and ''Wunumura'') is an Australian Aboriginal language in North West ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cannington, Queensland
The Cannington Silver and Lead Mine is an Australian underground mine located in north-west Queensland, in the Shire of McKinlay, about southeast of Mount Isa. The deposit was discovered by BHP in 1990.Abstract The mine was the supplier of silver for the Sydney 2000 Summer Olympics and the Beijing 2008 Summer Olympics. Cannington takes its name from the pastoral property near the deposit. Geography Cannington lies on a broad plain with a few low mesas. The plain is crossed by meandering rivers which are dry for a large part of the year, but which flood periodically. The area is semi-arid with of annual rainfall falling mostly between November and March. The mine itself lies near the confluence of the Hamilton River and Trepell Creek.Geology ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John McKinlay
John McKinlay (26 August 1819 – 31 December 1872) , , Volume 5, MUP, 1974, pp 174–176. Retrieved 2009-10-01 was a Scottish-born n explorer and cattle grazier, and leader of the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Mackinlay
Shire () is a traditional term for an administrative division of land in Great Britain and some other English-speaking countries. It is generally synonymous with county (such as Cheshire and Worcestershire). British counties are among the oldest extant national divisions in the world. It was first used in Wessex from the beginning of Anglo-Saxon settlement, and spread to most of the rest of England in the 10th century. Today, 23 counties bear the "-shire" suffix in England, 23 in Scotland, and 10 in Wales. In some rural parts of Australia, a shire is a local government area; however, in Australia, it is not synonymous with a "county", which is a lands administrative division. Etymology The word ''shire'' derives from the Old English , from the Proto-Germanic (), denoting an 'official charge' a 'district under a governor', and a 'care'. In the UK, ''shire'' became synonymous with ''county'', an administrative term introduced to England through the Norman Conquest in the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Shire Of Boulia
The Shire of Boulia is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Central West Queensland, bordering the Northern Territory. Its administrative centre is in the town of Boulia, Queensland, Boulia.It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. The main industry in the shire is beef production. The shire is known for the unexplained phenomenon of the Min Min light, a light that has been reported to follow travellers in the area for some distance before disappearing. On its logo, the Shire has the motto ''E pluribus unum''. In the , the Shire of Boulia had a population of 458 people. History ''Waluwarra language, Waluwarra'' (also known as ''Warluwarra'', ''Walugara'', and ''Walukara'') is an Australian Aboriginal language of Western Queensland. Its traditional language region is the local government area of Shire of Boulia, including Walgra Station and Wolga, from Roxborough Downs north to Carandotta Station and Urandangi on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
