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	The Sydney Morning Herald: national, world, business, entertainment, sport and technology news from Australia's ...
		Emerald residents returning home to mop up after disastrous flooding are facing another obstacle with reports of looting from inundated homes.
		Residents of the southern Queensland town of Charleville were tonight waiting nervously for the nearby Warrego River to peak, as the damage bill from the state's floods topped $25 million.
		Queensland's central region remains on flood alert today as authorities begin counting the cost of a week of wild weather, thought to have caused at least $12 million damage.
	www.smh.com.au /specials/drought/index.html (1690 words)

	Emerald, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emerald (23°31′S 148°09′E) is a town and Local Government Area located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia.
		Emerald lies on the Nogoa River, a tributary of the Fitzroy River.
		The town lies almost 300 kilometres from the coast, west of the city of Rockhampton on the junction of the Capricorn and Gregory highways.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emerald,_Queensland (321 words)

	aboutemerald
		Emerald, Comet, Gindie, Anakie, Sapphire, Rubyvale, The Willows Gemfields and Bogantungan.
		Emerald Shire has a sub-tropical climate; daytime temperatures in summer range from 25 -32° C with short periods of higher, heat-wave conditions in December and January.
		Emerald caters for everyone from the backpacker to the executive with a wide range of accommodation styles available (refer accommodation, motels, caravan parks, hotels).
	members.tripod.com /emeraldchamber/aboutemerald.htm (1483 words)

	Emerald - Queensland - www.smh.com.au/travel/
		Emerald is located on the Nogoa River 263 km west of Rockhampton and 909 km from Brisbane (via Rockhampton).
		Emerald would have continued as a small town had it not been for a decision made in 1948 by the British Food Corporation to grow sorghum in the area.
		Discovered in the year of Emerald's centenary it was presented to the town by the company operating the Gregory Mine to the north.
	theage.com.au /news/Queensland/Emerald/2005/02/17/1108500203310.html (721 words)

	AusEmade: Emerald Information and Attractions, Queensland (QLD), Australia
		Emerald was first established in the 1860's, it wasn't until the railway arrived in 1879 that the town was surveyed and started to grow.
		The Fairbairn Dam and the Emerald Irrigation Scheme were established in 1968-1972 this water resource allowed the establishment of further agricultural development in many different industries including, cotton, wheat, peanuts, citrus fruits, and cut flowers.
		Emerald Shire Council • 65 Egerton Street, Emerald, 4720 • Ph: 07 4982 8333 • The Emerald Shire is a modern and comfortable place to live, invest in or visit.
	www.ausemade.com.au /qld/destination/e/emerald-attractions.htm (543 words)

	Emerald - Queensland - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
		Emerald is located on the Nogoa River 263 km west of Rockhampton and 909 km from Brisbane (via Rockhampton).
		Emerald would have continued as a small town had it not been for a decision made in 1948 by the British Food Corporation to grow sorghum in the area.
		Discovered in the year of Emerald's centenary it was presented to the town by the company operating the Gregory Mine to the north.
	www.smh.com.au /news/Queensland/Emerald/2005/02/17/1108500203310.html (736 words)

	Emerald Golf Club
		An attractive and challenging golf course measuring 5793 metres with a par of 70.
		Only a 45 minute drive west of Emerald are the world renowned Gemfields, so when having a spell from golfing try your hand at fossicking and take up the chance of finding a sapphire that could pay for your holiday.
		Emerald town itself has many attractions including the National Trust Listed Railway Station with its wrought iron lace work and pillared portico.
	emerald.au-golf.net (148 words)

	Emerald Motel Accommodation, Queensland Australia @ Emerald Central Palms
		The Emerald Central Palms Motel has several types of rooms to suit all different types of traveller, holiday maker or corporate stopover.
		The centre of Emerald has great shopping, and the local ‘gemfields’ district ensures that fine jewellery is abundant.
		Whether in Emerald for business or pleasure, and whether you are here to explore the town or just passing through - the friendly, helpful team will help to make your stay at the Emerald Central Palms perfect.
	www.emeraldcentralpalms.com (200 words)

	Sights and fossicking around Rubyvale & Emerald Queensland Australia (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Emerald is a regional center of an area that is mainly agricultural.
		South of town is a nice lake where the locals escape to have a cool swim or boat or fish or even have a picnic.
		To the west of Emerald, the world famous sapphire mining area is located at Rubyvale.
	homeboys-adventures-in-australia.com /vol2/emerald.html (295 words)

	ABA \| News & publications > News releases > News release archive > 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The ABA has allocated this licence after a process of consultation with the people of the local community to seek their views on what additional broadcasting services were needed in their area.
		Emerald is located 263 kms west of Rockhampton on the Capricorn Highway.
		In the radio licence area plan for the Emerald region, released in March 1998, the ABA determined that one new community FM radio broadcasting service be made available in Emerald.
	www.aba.gov.au /newspubs/news_releases/archive/1999/89nr99.shtml (527 words)

	SeedQuest - Central information website for the global seed industry
		The most significant thing in Central Queensland in Emerald this last season has been the hail, it really knocked the first plant around so there was a lot of late planted crops.
		In fact of the 19 crops we looked at in the Emerald area, the average planting date was about the 20th October which is very late and there was as many crops planted in early November.
		Pathologically rather dull in the Emerald area there is virtually no alternaria, virtually very low in boll rots considering there was a lot of late crops.
	www.seedquest.com /News/releases/2006/march/15248.htm (1087 words)

	#Proposed: Emerald Tower- 75st/230m/res - SkyscraperCity (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sydney consortium Emerald Developments yesterday defended the aesthetics of their 77-storey Brisbane tower, proposed for an inner-city site the size of two housing blocks, saying it was a not only a "great looking" piece of architecture, but also legal.
		Queensland's Supreme Court has overturned a decision to ban development of a $300 million apartment block in Brisbane's CBD, after planning approval was denied by the Queensland government.
		Emerald Group chairman Eddy Faress said his development application for Emerald Tower "fully complies with the Brisbane town plan".
	www.skyscrapercity.com /showthread.php?t=340672 (1280 words)

	Citrus canker - Homepage (Site not responding. Last check: )
		An outbreak of citrus canker was detected in a commercial citrus orchard near Emerald in central Queensland in June 2004.
		Under Queensland legislation, citrus canker is a notifiable disease and it must be reported to the DPIandF.
		Prior to 31 December 2005, all high-risk host plants of citrus canker were removed from the Emerald Pest Quarantine Area Now that the destruction phase of the program has been completed, an 18-month host-free period has begun in the Pest Quarantine Area as part of the process of eradicating this disease.
	www.dpi.qld.gov.au /citruscanker (280 words)

	Emerald Australia - The flat red prairies
		Emerald finally appeared amid the arid prairies.Emerald is where we decided to set up our tent.
		It was quite a surprise to see this large development in the middle of nowhere, as for hours we had been driving in the middle of what seemed totally deserted prairies.
		Emerald also has a few other interests which we didn’t have time to see,including a 250 million year old petrified log; an art gallery, a science center; a pioneer cottage museum; massive citrus orchards (over 400 000 trees, which was of course all dried up for us) and a federation footpath.
	www.globosapiens.net /travel-information/Emerald-418.html (397 words)

	Emerald (disambiguation) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Emerald, New South Wales, a small township 15 km north of Coffs Harbour, Australia
		Emerald City, a fictional city in the Land of Oz
		Emerald Dream, a spiritual dimension where the Night Elven Druids of the fictional Warcraft Universe meditate
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Emerald_(disambiguation) (173 words)

	Emerald Inn \| Emerald, Queensland, Australia
		Emerald Inn Qld, is a brand new architecturally designed Serviced Apartment complex comprising 31 fully self contained 1 bedroom apartments all located a short walk from the CBD of Emerald, one of Central Queensland’s most prosperous regional centres and the heart of the Bowen Basin coal mining region.
		Now is an amasing time to visit Emerald and the surrounding area, the weather is settled with lovely warm days for sightseeing or fossicking on the gem fields and the early evenings are a balmy warm to enjoy a BBQ and a relaxing wind down with friends or fellow travellers under the pergola.
		July 9-12 is four full on days of AgGrow when Emerald is literally ignited by the invasion of a wide range of exhibitors for this amasing field day event which is an icon on the annual calendar of the Central Highlands.
	www.emeraldinn.com.au /index.html (330 words)

	Youths charged over Emerald looting - Queensland - BrisbaneTimes
		The man, 25, was issued a notice to appear in the Emerald Magistrates Court on February 2 for public nuisance.
		Emerald Mayor Peter Maguire said he was disgusted that people had returned home to find more than just floodwater gone from their homes.
		The damage bill from the flooding, which has affected 72 per cent of Queensland, is quickly mounting, with farmers losing at least $80 million in damaged crops, infrastructure and livestock along the Nogoa River, rural group AgForce said.
	www.brisbanetimes.com.au /news/queensland/youths-charged-over-looting/2008/01/25/1201157612743.html (645 words)

	Emerald Churches Together
		Emerald Churches Together is a gathering of representatives of the ten Christian churches in the town of Emerald, Central Queensland, Australia.
		Read on to discover what we believe, who we are, what we do and a little bit of our history.
		The concept of the Emerald Churches meeting together to grow friendship and fellowship began in the early 1990s.
	www.emeraldchurchestogether.org /index.htm (157 words)

	Outback Queensland Accommodation \| Emerald \| Birdsville \| Charleville \| Longreach Accommodation
		Hughenden is located half-way between Townsville and Mount Isa on the Flinders Highway, North West Queensland and is the major centre of the Flinders Shire.
		Moonie is the oil capital of Queensland, - a tiny settlement on the intersection of the Leichhardt and Moonie Highways.
		As Queensland's largest inland city, Toowoomba is the hub of the fertile Darling Downs region.
	www.outbacknow.com.au /index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=2&pid=31 (1758 words)

	Work for Us: Location Profiles: Emerald
		Emerald is a large country town located on the Nogoa River in central Queenland.
		Emerald also serves as a dormitory town for several coal mines, including Gregory, Gordonstone, Crinum and Ensham Mines.
		Named after “Emerald Downs Hill”, a lush green emerald hill located near the town, Emerald has grown to become the major regional centre of the Central Highlands and gateway to the central western district.
	www.health.qld.gov.au /workforus/profiles/CentralQLD/CQ_Emerald.asp (212 words)

	No ebb in Queensland's inland sea \| The Courier-Mail
		AS Emerald residents wait for floodwaters to subside, the city of Rockhampton is bracing itself for the flow on down the Fitzroy River.
		Emma of Emerald, as you obviously have ready access to internet, you are obviously one of the lucky ones to remain in a home.
		The SES volunters at Emerald and other flooded areas need to be congratulated for their super efforts.
	www.news.com.au /couriermail/story/0,23739,23094705-3102,00.html (1249 words)

	Emerald, Queensland (Site not responding. Last check: )
		See also the Dictionary definition of Emerald,, Queensland
		Emerald is a town located in the Central Highlands district of Queensland, Australia.
		The town lies almost 300 kilometres from the coast, west of the city of Rockhampton.
	www.askfactmaster.com /Emerald,_Queensland (243 words)

	Emerald - Places To Visit - Central Queensland - Queensland Holidays
		Emerald is a large, modern country town that was established in 1879 as a base for the building of the western railway.
		Emerald is now considered the 'hub' for the Central Highlands and the 'gateway' to the Sapphire Gemfields; the largest, and one of the richest, sapphire fields in the southern hemisphere.
		Once famous for its reputation as a major sunflower producer, Emerald is now home to the world's biggest Van Gogh sunflower painting on an easel located in Morton Park at the western end of Clermont Street (Capricorn Highway).
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/central-queensland/places-to-visit/emerald (379 words)

	Emerald Botanic Gardens - Travel Downunder - Discover the real Australia
		Relax as you meander through an oasis like no other within Queenslands Central Highlands: the Emerald Botanic Gardens is a tropical paradise providing the perfect location for a relaxing afternoon stroll or an early morning walk.
		Covering an area of 42 hectares (420,000 square metres) the gardens provide Emerald residents and visitors with not only a place to relax and unwind, but also an opportunity to gain further insight into the regions natural environments.
		Established in 1987 by the Emerald Shire Council and local residents Lawrie and Myra Stanton, the Gardens are home to 12 different themed plant communities, most representing plant species that are indigenous to the region.
	www.traveldownunder.com.au /Queensland/Central_Queensland/Emerald_Botanic_Gardens.asp (249 words)

	2003 Queensland PGA Championship \| Lucas Parsons to tee it up at Emerald Lakes QLD ... (Site not responding. Last check: )
		A golfer who has had a lot of success in Queensland, Lucas Parsons, is a late inclusion in the field for the Von Nida Tour's 2003 Emerald Lakes Queensland PGA Championship.
		With the withdrawal last week of one of the sponsors invites, Alan Cooper, the way has been paved for Parsons to again play at Emerald Lakes, a course on which he won a pro am in 1998 and an event where he has twice been the champion.
		Parsons won the Queensland PGA in 1997 and 1998 when it was staged at the Gold Coast Country Club.
	www.iseekgolf.com /news/3229 (616 words)

	Emerald engulfed by spreading flood waters - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)
		Queensland Premier Anna Bligh says the damage bill from flooding across two-thirds of the state will run into the hundreds of millions of dollars.
		Emerald Mayor Kerry Hayes says the water is still rising around town.
		John Hall from Emergency Management Queensland says the town is experiencing significant flooding and the situation is changing constantly.
	www.abc.net.au /news/stories/2008/01/22/2144247.htm?section=justin (334 words)

	Emerald Island Queensland Australia
		Emerald is situated on the intersection of the Capricorn Highway and the Gregory Highway section of the Great Inland Way.
		These disastrous events combined with the much more welcome construction of the Fairbairn Dam and the Emerald Irrigation Scheme in 1972, and the beginning of large scale Bowen Basin coal mining in 1977, shaped the town into what you see today.
		But if you want to really immerse yourself in the local Emerald and Central Highlands culture, that can include a tour of the School of Distance Education and a native flower farm, then a personalised conducted tour departing from the Emerald Railway Station is the way to go.
	www.sunzine.com.au /rockhampton/emerald.html (294 words)

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