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	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Birdsville Track
		In former years the track was of a very poor quality and suitable only for four-wheel drive vehicles, but it has been upgraded to a fullscale dirt road and is now a popular tourist route.
		The area is extremely barren, dry and isolated, and anyone wishing to travel the track must carry fresh water, supplies, fuel, and spare parts for their vehicle with them in case of emergencies.
		Birdsville is located in the Diamantina Shire, which has a population of 326 persons (Census 2001).
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Birdsville-Track (336 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Birdsville, Queensland
		Birdsville is a small town located in Central West Queensland, Australia.
		Birdsville is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert, and the climate is very arid.
		The town is nowadays famous for the legendary annual Birdsville Races, which are held in September in aid of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Birdsville%2C_Queensland (299 words)

	Walkabout - Birdsville
		The town was renamed Birdsville by the owner of Pandie Pandie Station who was amazed by the diversity of birdlife which inhabited the area.
		Birdsville came to importance in the 1880s when the drovers and station owners in western Queensland realised that moving cattle through the Channel country and down the Birdsville Track to the railhead at Marree (which had been opened in 1884) was the most efficient way to transport cattle to the coastal markets.
		Birdsville's raison d'etre virtually disappeared with Federation in 1901 when interstate trade was freed and since then it has been declining in importance.
	www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDBirdsville.shtml (729 words)

	insurance Birdsville _Queensland - insurance-notes.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean.
		Queensland is often nicknamed the Sunshine State, since it enjoys warm weather and a sizable portion of the state is in the tropics.
		Queensland's population is less centralised in the capital city than the rest of the country.
	www.insurance-notes.com /Birdsville%2C_Queensland (979 words)

	Birdsville - Places To Visit - Outback - Queensland Holidays
		Birdsville, between the sands of the Simpson Desert and the gibber plains of Sturt's Stony Desert is the starting point of the famous Birdsville Track, which stretches to the south with the Simpson Desert to the west.
		Birdsville began life as 'Diamantina Crossing' in 1881 and was given its present name in 1885.
		Birdsville is best known for its famous pub and the annual race meeting when the population grows from 120 to 6,000 in two days.
	www.queensland-holidays.com.au /destinations/outback/places-to-visit/birdsville (283 words)

	Destination World - Queensland
		Queensland Australia is one of the worlds great vacation destinations.
		These characters are the heart of Australia and you haven't really done the outback until you've had a beer with the locals in a 'true-blue' bush pub.
		The Birdsville Hotel is one of Australia's best know pubs, as is Walkabout Creek Hotel which made the silver screen in "Crocodile Dundee".
	www.destinationworld.com /australia/qns_land (594 words)

	The Birdsville Track
		Established during the 1880s, the Birdsville Track was the main stock route between Marree in South Australia and Birdsville in Queensland.
		The original ferry, the MV Tom Brennan, lies beside the Birdsville Track as a tribute to the early settlers and transporters of the area.
		Birdsville is famous throughout the nation for its hotel and its bush races, held every September.
	www.openroad.com.au /travel_camping_capeyorkpenisula.asp (1137 words)

	AusEmade: Birdsville Information and Attractions, Queensland (QLD), Australia
		The name was changed to Birdsville in 1885 it is believed because the local billabong was home to such a huge variety of native birdlife.
		The main attraction each year is the horse race meetings Birdsville Races held the first Friday and Saturday each September drawing huge crowds of over 5000 to this small town with a regular population of only 120 souls.
		Birdsville is one of four tracks in Queensland that run anti-clockwise.
	www.ausemade.com.au /qld/destination/b/birdsville-attractions.htm (534 words)

	Sydney - Uluru - Cairns
		Birdsville came to importance in the 1880s when the drovers and station owners in western Queensland realized that moving cattle down the Birdsville Track to the railhead at Marree was the most efficient way to transport cattle to the coastal markets.
		Today Birdsville has a population of about 100 people and acts like some kind of mysterious magnet to people who want to go to the most isolated place on the continent.
		We depart Birdsville flying over the vast desert interior of Australia entering the Northern Territory on track for Yulara, Uluru and the Olgas.
	www.daintreeair.com.au /sydcns.html (1257 words)

	Birdsville - Outback Queensland
		Birdsville is a small outback town of population 100 and is situated just north of the Qld and South Australian border.
		The view flying towards Birdsville and the Diamantina River in South West Queensland.
		At the other end of the Birdsville track is the bustling metropolis of Maree.
	users.tpg.com.au /users/rcraig/birdsvil.htm (246 words)

	onlinefx destination guide to queensland
		Queensland is a state of Australia, in the north-east of the country.
		Queensland is the fastest growing state in Australia, with nine hundred people moving to the state a week.
		West To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, at the 138° E. longitude, and to the south-west by the north-eastern corner of South Australia.
	www.onlinefx.co.uk /fx/Stores/OnlineFX/destinationguide/queensland.asp (450 words)

	QUEENSLAND, TRAVEL INFORMATION, QUEENSLAND INFORMATION, TRAVELLING IN QUEENSLAND, TRAVEL, GUIDE
		Queensland is often referred to as the 'holiday state' and this is certainly a fitting title.
		Queensland holds activities for everyone, and is the perfect holiday destination.
		Queensland is also crossed by the Tropic of Capricorn, through Rockhampton and Longreach.
	www.australianexplorer.com /queensland.htm (522 words)

	Accommodation in the Diamantina Area - Wiki Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		The Birdsville Caravan Park is located on 30 acres on the banks of a billabong, close to the Diamantina River.
		The Birdsville Pub is as remote as a place gets, standing since 1884 on the edge of the last untamed frontier, the Simpson Desert.
		The motel is situated on the edge of the Simpson Desert and the Georgina/Eyre Creek channel country, 200 kilometres south of Boulia, 200 kilometres north of Birdsville and 400 kilometres west of Windorah.
	www.wikiaustralia.com /area/accommodation/diamantina-area (215 words)

	Birdsville, Queensland, Australia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		After a five and a half hour flight, broken by a fuel top up at Charleville, we landed at the 40 house town.
		After landing and securing the aircraft first stop was the Birdsville Pub for a quick beer.
		Amazing that something as simple as a spring in a continuous loop lifts the amount of water shown in the picture.
	ourworld.compuserve.com /homepages/rexmorrow/birdsville.html (220 words)

	Birdsville - The Centenary of Federation
		Situated in the southwest corner of Queensland, Birdsville is twelve kilometres from the South Australian border and 140 kilometres from Poeppel’s Corner, where the borders of Queensland, South Australia and the Northern Territory meet.
		Birdsville owes its existence to the mighty Diamantina River which flows to the south of the town.
		Birdsville was first settled by a merchant called Matthew Flynn in the late 1870’s.
	www.abc.net.au /queensland/federation/stories/s328698.htm (266 words)

	Birdsville- Iconic Australia
		Often referred to as Australia’s most isolated town, Birdsville and its attendant billabong are an oasis standing between the endless sands of the Simpson Desert and the gibber plains of Sturts Stony Desert.
		Birdsville was established as a centre for stock routes for the cattle country and as a Customs collection point.
		Birdsville’s pastoral tradition continues today, as the Channel Country is now renowned as some of the best cattle fattening land in the country.
	www.diamantina.qld.gov.au /attractions/birdsville.shtml (231 words)

	Birdsville tours with Australian Luxury Desert Tours, Queensland, Australia
		Birdsville is home to the world famous Birdsville Races, held at the local racetrack on the first weekend of September every year.
		The Birdsville Pub is nearly as famous as the Birdsville Races themselves, being built in 1884.
		When we arrive in Birdsville, we stay either at the Birdsville Hotel or in comfortable cabins on the banks of the Diamintina River.
	www.ausafari.com.au /birdsville.htm (276 words)

	The Birdsville Pub
		Now while most Australians (and even Queenslanders) don't get to discover Birdsville for themselves, at AustralianBeers.com we have the privilege of being able to do a bit of fieldwork for the benefit of the beer drinkers of the nation (and indeed, the world).
		You see, the problem is that Birdsville is out bloody woop-woop, as we say - some 1600 km west of Brisbane and in the middle of some of Australia's harshest and driest country.
		By now we were ready to hit the sack, and, given the town had swollen to 50 times its normal population, did as the others did and slept under the wings of Dave's plane in our swags.
	www.australianbeers.com /pubs/birdsville/bird.htm (1238 words)

	Flüge Birdsville - Queensland BVI Flüge Birdsville - Queensland billig beim Flugspezialisten
		Flüge Birdsville - Queensland BVI Flüge Birdsville - Queensland billig beim Flugspezialisten
		Billige Flüge Birdsville - Queensland - BVI buchen.
		Klicken Sie auf den Flughafen Birdsville - Queensland um Ihre Flüge nach Birdsville - Queensland [ BVI ] zu buchen.
	www.skybooker.de /flughafen_details.php?f_n=Birdsville+-+Queensland (40 words)

	Birdsville South Australian History
		Birdsville, in the middle of nowhere with a population of about one hundred people, is the service centre for outlying pastoral properties.
		By the end of the 1880s there was even talk of a railway to Birdsville and during the early part of 1891 a Royal Commission travelled from Hawker via Innamincka, Haddon Downs, Birdsville, Marree, Farina and Leigh's Creek to investigate the railway to Queensland.
		A month later the Birdsville police station was under water and the Strzelecki creek three metres higher than in the 1887 flood.
	www.southaustralianhistory.com.au /bird.htm (489 words)

	Accommodation - Queensland Holidays
		Queensland accommodation is as varied as our expansive State.
		Backpacker accommodation in Queensland is among the best.
		Farmstay experiences are as down-to-earth as their friendly hosts and enable you to fully immerse yourself in Queensland's heritage.
	www.queensland-holidays.com.au /accommodation/index.cfm (221 words)

	Australia Outback Birdsville Track
		The Birdsville track was established by the first Birdsville storekeeper as a supply line.
		The Birdsville Museum is worth the entrance fee if you want to learn about past life on a cattle station.
		Leaving Birdsville to the south, you'll soon cross the SA border.
	www.landroverclub.net /Club/HTML/Australia_Birdsville.htm (809 words)

	Simpson Desert French Line
		Mona and Lillian were incumbents from 1951 to 1953 and suffered the tragedy of the total loss of the hospital in the fire that happened shortly before Christmas in 1951.
		Due to his initiative, mail and supplies were carried throughout South Australia and far into Queensland for over thirty years until the work dwindled away to nothing, beaten principally by the emerging use of aircraft.
		Mail to and from Birdsville for the CGG exploring party was invariably carried by TAA's Channel Country fortnightly service and private operators from the east commenced bringing in heavier loads by semi-trailer, taking further business away from contractors such as Tom.
	www.simpsondesert.fl.net.au /mail (1562 words)

	Outback - Queensland Holidays
		Queensland’s Outback, Australia’s final frontier, invites you to experience its spectacular wonders.
		Follow in the footsteps of early pioneers and marvel at the rugged terrain and beautiful Coolabah-lined rivers.
		Queensland's Outback has a plethora of great places for you to stay on your holiday.
	www.adventureoutback.com.au /birdsville.cfm (233 words)

	Queensland travel guide - Wikitravel
		Queensland is one of the six states in Australia and probably the most famous because of its association with several major world heritage sites including the Great Barrier Reef and the Daintree Rain Forest.
		Queensland has a subtropical climate, and it's a popular wintertime tourist attraction.
		Much of Queensland has a wet and dry season due to its latitude, and this is more notable further north you travel.
	wikitravel.org /en/Queensland (202 words)

	Town Services @ Birdsville Races (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-14)
		Initially developed as a customs depot for livestock movement between South Australia and Queensland, Birdsville was formerly known as Diamantina Crossing.
		Later the name Birdsville was adopted believing to be on account of the prolific bird life in the district.
		Birdsville supported a population of over 300 at the turn of the century.
	www.birdsvilleraces.com /About/History.htm (157 words)

	BIRDSVILLE, QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIAN OUTBACK, TOURIST ATTRACTIONS IN BIRDSVILLE, THINGS TO DO IN BIRDSVILLE, FETSIVALS ...
		Birdsville was once a thriving little town, making money on the exportation of cattle from Queensland to South Australia.
		One of the most famous and popular places within the town is the Birdsville Hotel (which is also the pub).
		If you are planning on making the journey out to Birdsville you should aim to get there for the lively Birdsville Races, which are held in September.
	www.australianexplorer.com /birdsville.htm (323 words)

	Home to folklore and Aussie icons
		SITUATED on the edge of the Simpson Desert 14km north of the South Australian border, Birdsville is rich in Australian folklore and home to Aussie icons like the famous Birdsville Track and Birdsville Hotel.
		Birdsville is a town full of surprises, from Wolfgang Johns’ Blue Poles Art Gallery and the Big Red Cafe to the John Menzies Working Museum.
		Be in town for the annual Birdsville Races, held on the first weekend of September each year.
	www.action-graphics.com.au /matilda/pages/birdsville/birdsvillegeneral.html (403 words)

	Riversands Vineyards
		Drink from the boots of Barnaby Joyce, the Nationals Senator for Queensland, and reflect on his refreshing influence on political debate in Australia.
		On her arrival she was ferried across the flooded Moonie River in her wash tub by the local aborigines.
		For over 20 years he was the lifeline between the lonely cattle properties and settlements dotted along the rugged Birdsville Track and the outside world.
	www.riversandswines.com /History.html (1603 words)

	birdsville - Travel Australia
		The event sees a huge influx of people into the town of Birdsville which, for the most part of the year, remains a town populated by only 120 people.
		The races at Birdville began in 1882 and despite the occasional change in the format in the race and the amount of prize money, the race continues to be a pull for many people.
		There are six races on each of the days, with the main race, the XXXX Gold Birdsville Cup taking place on the Saturday, with a booty of $25 000 on offer.
	www.travelaustralia.org.au /birdsville (419 words)

	Visit Birdsville Qld Australia. A guide to Birdsville in Outback Queensland. Home of the Birdsville hotel and the ...
		The Diamantina River, to the east of the town, was named in 1866 by explorer William Landsborough.
		For more information regarding Queensland National Parks and reserves go to Queensland Parks and Wildlife Service.
		Phone their 24 hour number on 1800 020 440 and visit www.ruralfire.qld.gov.au to check where fire bans are in place.
	www.breakloose.com.au /html/adventure_articles/regional/qld/outback_birdsville.php (406 words)

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