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 Queensland - Encyclopedia.WorldSearch   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Queensland is a state of Australia, in the northeast of the country.
West To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, at the 138 deg.
Queensland's population is less centralized than the rest of the country.
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 Charleville - Queensland Holidays   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charleville is in the heart of Queensland's 'mulga country'.
It is the largest town in the south west of the Outback region and was gazetted in 1868 and later named by the Government surveyor of the day, Mr WA Tully, after a town in Ireland where he had lived.
The factory was moved to Charleville because the wood used in coaches made in factories closer to the coast would split and crack in the dry, dusty conditions of Western Queensland.
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 Profile of Charleville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The climate of the Charleville district is hot and dry or hot and humid depending upon the influence of the northern monsoons on the remainder of the State.
Charleville is the major service centre for cattle and sheep industries and is moving ahead after a continuing decline in the rural industry.
Charleville's youth are very well catered for in the area of education with a state primary and high school, a private Catholic school to Year 7, a TAFE college and School of Distance Education.
www.health.qld.gov.au /hospitals/community_profiles/profile.asp?ProfileName=Charleville   (781 words)

  
 Charleville, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In April, 1990, major floods hit western Queensland, with Charleville being badly affected.
Floodwaters peaked at 8.54 metres, over 1000 homes were inundated, and almost 3000 persons evacuated.
Charleville has several tourist attractions, including a museum of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, a wildlife sanctuary (including a bilby reserve), and the Cosmos Centre.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Charleville,_Queensland   (227 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Charleville, Queensland
Brisbane by night Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, Australia.
The Warrego River is situated in south west Queensland and north west New South Wales, Australia.
It was also enshrined in music by Slim Dusty in his country music song "Charleville." The Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia (RFDS, informally known as The Flying Doctors) is an air ambulance service for those living in the remote inland areas of Australia.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Charleville,-Queensland   (513 words)

  
 Powerhouse Museum | Cobb & Co. coach
After 1902, Cobb and Co.'s diminishing profits were attributed to drought conditions, extensions to the railways in Queensland and the introduction of the motorcar and later the aeroplane.
The Museum acquired the coach in 1936 from Narrabri, New South Wales, and it is thought that traces of white paint on the untouched side indicate Cobb and Co.'s Queensland livery and that it actually operated in Queensland.
Drought conditions, extensions to the railways in Queensland and the introduction of the motor car and later the aeroplane all contributed to the diminishing profits of Cobb and Co. after 1902.
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 Hamp Hunters - hamg01 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Charles Ernest Joseph ISON was born on 31 Mar 1913 in, Mackay, Queensland, Australia.
Neville Theodore BATES was born on 15 Mar 1907 in, Gayndah, Queensland, Australia.
Edward Percy WALKER was born on 15 Jun 1885 in, Gayndah, Queensland, Australia.
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 QUEENSLAND - Online Information article about QUEENSLAND
The Rolling Downs formation underlies the whole of the Western Plains of Queensland, from the foot of the Queensland Highlands, westward to the Barklay Tableland; and it extends from the Gulf of Carpentaria on the north, across the state into South Australia and New South Wales.
population is the fruit of Macadamia ternifolia, the Queensland nut.
Fauna.—The land fauna of Queensland is essentially one with that of the entire continent.
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 ipedia.com: Queensland Article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
The western side of the peninsula is washed by the Gulf of Carpentaria, while its eastern side, along with the whole of Queensland's eastern shore, borders the Coral Sea which is an arm of the Pacific Ocean.
To the west, Queensland is bordered by the Northern Territory, to its south by New South Wales, and to its south west by the north eastern corner of South Australia.
The Queensland's State Parliament has been unicameral since 1922, when the Legislative Council was abolished.
www.ipedia.com /queensland.html   (374 words)

  
 Home Page of Charleville Historic House   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This Building, located at 87 Alfred Street and situated next to the Murweh Shire Council Office, is the former premises of the Queensland National Bank which established a branch in Charleville on the 30th day of July 1881.
It was purchased by the Charleville and District Historical Society Inc. in 1973.
The original Charleville Rail Ambulance purchased by the society in 1985 has been restored by local students and occasionally travels the Charleville rails..
www.charlevillehistorichouse.com   (496 words)

  
 Up and away to Charleville   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charleville is one of the largest towns in Outback Queensland with a population of 3,900.
Other must-sees in Charleville include the School of Distance Education, where you can sit in on teachers giving lessons on two-way radio to children on remote stations.
This was the first property gazetted in the Charleville area and was established before the town of Charleville.
www.tq.com.au /tq_com/index.cfm?3F7EB943-CA86-AA33-488C-0763E8DC80A2   (847 words)

  
 Charleville, Queensland -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charleville is situated on the banks of the (Click link for more info and facts about Warrego River) Warrego River, and is the terminus for the (Click link for more info and facts about Warrego Highway) Warrego Highway.
The first European exploration of the area was conducted by (Click link for more info and facts about Edmund Kennedy) Edmund Kennedy in 1847.
Charleville has several tourist attractions, including a museum of the (Click link for more info and facts about Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia) Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia, a wildlife sanctuary (including a (Bandicoot with leathery ears like a rabbit) bilby reserve), and the.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/c/ch/charleville,_queensland.htm   (213 words)

  
 Gemstone Links   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Charleville is situated on the Landsborough Highway, known by travellers as the Matilda Highway.
The temperature in winter ranges from -3 to 20 degrees C, and in summer from 20 to 40 degrees C. Properties vary in size from 25,000 acres to 40,000 acres.
Charleville is the start to the Queensland opal fields.
www.opalshop.com.au /shopTalk_stories_queensland_info_Charleville.htm   (191 words)

  
 Charleville School of Distance Education   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Welcome to the Charleville School of Distance Education - a fantastic Queensland state school.
Ours is a strong and supportive school community which has evolved over the years through the combined efforts of students, staff, parents and home tutors working together to provide programs that assist our students to reach their potential.
Visitors to Charleville are encouraged to visit our unique school, learn about how we operate and to experience an on air lesson.
www.charlevisde.qld.edu.au   (136 words)

  
 Cricinfo - Players and Officials - Damian Watts
He represented Queensland Under 17 in 2000-01; South Queensland Under 19 and Queensland Country Under 19 in 2001-02; South Queensland in 2002-03.
He is believed to be the first player to be selected into a Queensland representative team while playing his cricket in Charleville, though it has not been possible at this time to thoroughly check all Primary Schools teams.
He was a member of the Regional Queensland Academy of Sport Squad in each of 2001 and 2002.
content.cricinfo.com /australia/content/player/8433.html   (178 words)

  
 Charleville Cemetery - Queensland, Australia
Australia > Queensland > Murweh > Charleville Cemetery
Charleville, in Murweh Shire, Queensland, on the junction of Route 54 and 71, is about 700km west of Brisbane.
The rare floods are caused by heavy rains in the mountains upstream.
www.interment.net /data/aus/qld/murweh/charleville.htm   (150 words)

  
 Outback Stories   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Tourism Queensland journalist Christine Retschlag went to Winton in Queensland’s Outback on a dinosaur dig where she uncovered bones which had been buried for more than 95 million years…..
Queensland's Outback, it could be argued, is no place to discover your deodorant is dodgy.
Queensland's Outback is a place of tall tales and colourful characters.
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 Charleville, Australia
Charleville is located at the junction of the Mitchell and Warrego Highways, 270 miles west of Brisbane and is an important regional centre of this cattle and sheep rearing region.
Ross and Keith Smith, the first aviators to fly from London to Sydney, landed with mechanical problems in 1919, Amy Johnson landed at Charleville in 1920, the first Qantas airmail flight left from Charleville in 1922 and the Royal Flying Doctors have a base here.
Roma is around 270 Km east of Charleville and again sheep and cattle farming are the dominant industry.
www.auinfo.com /Charleville-Queensland.html   (358 words)

  
 FIN01158
The Charleville SDE is approximately 750 km west of Brisbane, the capital city of the state of Queensland in Australia, and is the largest town in the south-west of the outback region of Queensland.
The Charleville SDE (formerly the Charleville School of the Air) was established in 1966, and today provides distance education services to over 300 rural and remote students from Preschool to Year 10 living throughout Southern Queensland (Charleville SDE, 2000).
As is the case at the Charleville SDE, new media in the form of the telephone, is combined with older media, such as print materials, to provide a greater range of choice for the design of effective distance education delivery systems.
www.aare.edu.au /01pap/fin01158.htm   (7317 words)

  
 Farmers confront ministers in Charleville » ABC Queensland » Local News
Hundreds of farmers have descended on Charleville in Queensland to greet State Cabinet with an angry protest about tree clearing and other rural issues.
Rural producers have made the most of Cabinet's visit to the far west and are taking the opportunity to vent their anger over vegetation management laws, water rights and bush services.
Property Rights Australia (PRA) organised a motorcade of trucks and four-wheel drives through Charleville to the showgrounds, where Agforce is running a forum on the many issues annoying farmers.
www.abc.net.au /queensland/news/200502/s1301688.htm   (392 words)

  
 JCU - JCU Library Archives
Born in Charleville, Queensland, in 1922, John Handyside Barnes was educated at Charleville State School, Brisbane Grammar School and the University of Queensland.
Barnes, J.H. Observations on jellyfish stingings in North Queensland.
Queensland Health Education Council pamphlets on marine stingers.
www.library.jcu.edu.au /Specials/Archives/barnes.shtml   (806 words)

  
 42nd Battalion AIF War Graves in Australia and Belgium
Son of Norah Flynn (formerly Carseldine), of Millmerran, Queensland, and the late Alfred George Carseldine.
Son of Frederick MacDonnell Hart and Isabella Hart Native of Brisbane, Queensland.
Son of Julia and Wachter (formerly Taylor), of Mount Perry, Queensland, and the late James William Taylor.
au.geocities.com /thefallenofthe42nd/war-graves/aust-belgium.htm   (4064 words)

  
 Vimy Aircraft Project | Information I Vimy History
In this book George relates the story of when the Vimy came to his home town of Ipswich, Queensland, when he was a 10 year old.
The Vimy was flying south from Darwin, and had to stop in Charleville, Queensland, with engine and propeller trouble.
Ispwich was a major industrial centre for Queensland, so the engine and propeller was sent therefor repair.
www.vimy.org /vimyinfo/history/ipswichpropellers.html   (263 words)

  
 Standfast Freestyle Taekwondo   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
Standfast Freestyle Taekwondo is based in Charleville, southwest Queensland.
The closest martial arts centre from Charleville is located in Roma, nearly 3 hours drive to the east, or Longreach which is 5 hours to the north-west.
He holds a Bachelor of Education, a Diploma of Teaching, and is a registered teacher with the Board of Teacher Registration in Queensland.
www.standfasttkd.com /home/about.htm   (864 words)

  
 Family Tree Maker's Genealogy Site: User Home Pages: STAINES/ STAFFORD of Australia
Hanorah/Norah was born at Knockodonneusc, Kishkeam, Co Cork, Ireland - believed born around Nov 1870 and was under 21 years of age at her marriage.
Patrick died 28-Apr-1937 aged 77 yrs at Charleville, Queensland, Australia and Norah had died earlier at Charleville, Qld on 29-Mar-1902.
They may have sailed to Australia by way of U.S.A. and it is presumed they disembarked in Queensland.
familytreemaker.genealogy.com /users/s/t/a/Jennifer-Staines   (552 words)

  
 Farmers plan protest to greet ministers in Charleville » ABC Queensland » Local News
Rural producers are travelling to Charleville in south-west Queensland this weekend for a summit and a protest rally, coinciding with the first community Cabinet meeting of the year.
Agforce has organised a summit on Sunday to discuss tree-clearing laws and water rights and call for a blueprint for the future of the bush.
Property Rights Australia plans a parade of vehicles through Charleville to the forum venue.
www.abc.net.au /queensland/news/200502/s1301455.htm   (352 words)

  
 Francis Michael Forde
His father, an Irish immigrant, was a railway foreman in the bush town of Mitchell, on the line running west between Roma and Charleville in Queensland.
He became involved in the Queensland Labor Party and in the move to divide Queensland into three separate states.
Elected to the Legislative Assembly, Queensland, for Rockhampton, in byelection, 1917.
www.geocities.com /CapitolHill/5557/forde.html   (1140 words)

  
 Welcome to Myendetta Homestead ~ Home Page   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
This imposing Robin Dods designed building is located only a short drive from Charleville.
This architectually designed building is like no other that you will see in the Queensland Outback.
Be transported back in time and learn how the occupant's lifestyles have changed over the last century by visiting Myendetta for one of our conducted tours.
www.myendettastation.com /home.html   (98 words)

  
 Charleville Motel - Queensland Holidays
Make the Charleville Motel your home away from home.
Reception is open from 0700 to 2030 seven days a week.
Pets are allowed but must be kept on a leash outside of the rooms.
www.queenslandholidays.com.au /outback/charleville-motel   (132 words)

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