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Roma - Queensland - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au Lying to the west of the Darling Downs the Roma district was first explored by Europeans when, in 1846, Sir Thomas Mitchell, the New South Wales Surveyor–General, passed through the area looking for a route from Sydney to the north coast of the continent. Roma has the distinction of being the first town gazetted in the new colony of Queensland. The highlight of any visit to Roma is a visit to Meadowbank Museum which is located 12 km west of the town on the road to Charleville. www.theage.com.au /news/Queensland/Roma/2005/02/17/1108500203671.html   (1718 words)

Roma, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Roma (26°33′S 148°48′E) is a town and Local Government Area in the western Darling Downs area of Queensland, Australia, 515 km (318 miles) by rail W.N.W. of Brisbane. It is situated at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways. Roma and the Maranoa region is home to Australia's most active native Cypress Pine sawmilling [8]. en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Roma,_Queensland   (512 words)

Profile of Roma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) Roma was named in honour of Lady Bowen, wife of the first Governor General of Queensland, whose name prior to marriage was Countess Diamantina Georgina Roma. Roma steadily grew and between September 1862 and May 1867, when Roma was declared a municipality, the town had attracted the essential ingredients for a thriving community including a police station, post office, saddlery, doctor and a chemist. Roma's burgeoning sense of permanency was reflected in the construction of administrative, public, religious and educational buildings and the establishment of sporting and leisure organisations. www.health.qld.gov.au /hospitals/community_profiles/profile.asp?ProfileName=Roma   (465 words)

SydneySentric -- Rob Sullivan's Roma Queensland Roma sits at the junction of the Warrego and Carnarvon highways - strike south on the Carnarvon Highway and you are on your way to St George while the road north passes through Injune on the way to the spectacular Carnarvon Gorge. ROMA, 140km west of Miles, was founded by settlers eager to occupy country made available by the opening up of the Darling Downs in 1862. Roma is a typical inland town: tidy, with streets lined with bottle trees (not only bottle-shaped but also full of sugary water for emergency stock-watering), and a slightly dated air lent by the iron decorations and wrapround balconies of its hotels. www.angelfire.com /id/croon/australia/roma.html   (1140 words)

New Page 1 Contact Us Roma is a vibrant and thriving Queensland country town located 490km west of the State's capital, Brisbane. It is regarded as the "Capital of the Western Downs", Roma is the second largest urban community in Western Queensland. With a diverse economy, excellent infrastructure and a relaxed country lifestyle that is the envy of many communities, Roma is a great place to live and work. romatourism.asn.au /aboutroma.htm   (128 words)

Walkabout - Roma Roma is an attractive centre located 479 km west of Brisbane and 300 m above sea level. Lying to the west of the Darling Downs the Roma district was first explored by Europeans when, in 1846, Sir Thomas Mitchell, the New South Wales Surveyor–General, passed through the area looking for a route from Sydney to the north coast of the continent. Roma has the distinction of being the first town gazetted in the new colony of Queensland. www.walkabout.com.au /locations/QLDRoma.shtml   (1637 words)

Early Photographers of Roma, Qld WHITE, Oliver J. Roma was named after Lady Diamantina Roma, the wife of George Bowen who was appointed Queensland's first governor in 1859 and was the first town to be gazetted in the new colony of Queensland. Queensland's oldest vineyard was planted in 1863 at Roma, and it still remains a major concern. Moved to Queensland to work as a photolithographer in the survey section of the Lands Dept. Moved to Roma in 1893. members.ozemail.com.au /~msafier/photos/roma.html   (2261 words)

Roma - Places To Visit - Western Downs - Queensland Holidays Roma is known as the cradle of Australia's oil and gas industry and is a fitting location for the recently opened oil and gas museum. Roma is the only place to be each Easter for fun and some real country entertainment. Roma is by no means a small town and has a great range of shops ideal for some retail therapy. www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/western-downs/places-to-visit/roma   (316 words)

Queensland Government: Welcome to the Smart State 2006 Queensland Multicultural Festival - Sunday 15 October - it's free Queenslanders urged to come out and show Broncos support Queensland Government at the Ekka 10- 19 August 2006 www.qld.gov.au   (46 words)

Roma Western Downs Queensland   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) Roma is a vibrant rural town surrounded by cattle and sheep farms. A tribute to Roma's oil and gas industry, which began in 1900, is The Big Rig, an old oil derrick on the outskirts of Roma. As Roma's major tourist attraction, the complex features two historic oilrigs, the oldest being the US-built EMSCO rig, a café, souvenir shop, a museum housing educational and informational displays, as well as an information centre. www.totaltravel.com.au /travel/qld/toowoomba/westerndowns/guide/roma   (319 words)

When In Roma : Tales from the Lost Luggage Tales   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) The earth moved for me in Roma, Western Queensland, and judging by the bull in the cattle yards later that day, it moved for him too. A place of larrikins and lenient juries, Roma courthouse, which is still is use today, marks where the infamous Harry Redford was tried, and found not guilty, despite overwhelming evidence pointing to him stealing 1,000 head of cattle in north west Queensland and driving them to South Australia. At the Roma Cattle Sales, Australia's largest and the region's version of Wall Street, the language is as colourful as the countryside and akubras almost dwarf the main event, the auctioneering of prime beef. www.lostluggagetales.com /tales/when-in-roma.shtml   (782 words)

Roma World -- Photos of Roma, Queensland, and Surrounding Towns Roma is the urban center of the region, and features numerous attractions. Like other towns in the region, the streets of Roma are lined with the exotic bottle tree (sixth picture from top), giving it a slightly African appearance. The highway technically ends at Roma, however NR55 continues north along the Carnarvon Developmental Road through Injune, where I enjoyed a couple of memorable hours at the Injune Hotel (bottom photo). www.angelfire.com /id/croon/australia/romapictures.html   (241 words)

Romavilla Winery QLD's Oldest Winery- specialising in mail order wine. Roma (elevation 300m) is situated on the western slope of the Great Dividing Range, about 500km west of Brisbane. Romavilla's vineyards are on the northern edge of Roma on the flood plain of the Bungil Creek which runs down from the hills around Bungil Creek and the Maranoa River have their sources in the rugged country just to the north of Roma and are www.romavilla.com /about.html   (452 words)

Roma Hotels, Accommodation in Roma Prices at Roma hotels start from as little as AUD 111 from Best Western Bungil Creek Motel which is situated at 5-7 Bowen Street, Roma Queensland 4455, Australia. If you're looking for 4 star accommodation in Roma which represents excellent value, it can be found here from as low as AUD 111 in Central situated at 5-7 Bowen Street, Roma Queensland 4455, Australia with Best Western Bungil Creek Motel. Roma is rich in history and filled with colourful stories from its pioneering past. www.cheaperthanhotels.com.au /Australia/Roma   (440 words)

Cemeteries Roma Town Council holds a register of all burials documented from the first grave recorded in original journals. The Roma Cemetery is located on the corners of Chrystal, Lewis, Newbon and Tiffin Streets in Roma Queensland. Operation and maintenance of the cemetery is under the control of the Roma Town Council and any enquires should be directed to the Council on (07) 4622 1266. www.roma.qld.gov.au /Cemeteries.htm   (909 words)

Roma Street Parkland The Roma Street Parkland's website and the material published on it, including text, pages, documents and online graphics, photographs, audio and video, are protected by copyright law. The State of Queensland asserts the right to be recognised as author of this material and the right to have its material remain unaltered. Queensland Government departments and agencies, and Local Government authorities are permitted to download, display, print and reproduce material from Roma Street Parkland site in unaltered form (retaining these notices) for non-commercial purposes. www.romastreetparkland.com /copyright.aspx   (158 words)

Heroes braved inferno | The Courier-Mail Three Queenslanders, including Mr Fisher, won bravery medals, the third-highest decoration, while three others were recognised with a commendation for brave conduct. Roma policeman Peter Garrels will also receive a bravery commendation for his part in the rescue effort. On the afternoon of 10 October 2004, Sergeant Garrels attempted to rescue a young boy from a house fire in Roma, Queensland. www.news.com.au /couriermail/story/0,23739,20428179-3102,00.html   (5554 words)

AusEmade: Roma Information and Attractions, Queensland (QLD), Australia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) Home to the Mandandanji tribe the Roma area was first explored by the New South Wales surveyor General Thomas Mitchell in 1946, after his positive description of the area free settlers soon descended on the location to take up land. Roma got its name from Lady Bowen, wife of the first Governor General of Queensland, whose maiden name was Countess Diamantina Georgina Roma. Since this time Roma has continued to grow and now sports a population in excess of 7000. www.ausemade.com.au /qld/destination/r/roma-attractions.htm   (425 words)

Roma - Free net encyclopedia Roma (airship), a US army airship (Italian ex-T34) which crashed on February 21, 1922 Antonio Roma, (b.1932), Argentine Boca Juniors football goalkeeper Roma rice, an Italian cultivated variety of rice particularly suitable for risotto www.netipedia.com /index.php/Roma   (88 words)

Leichhhardt Independent - Queensland's Natural Gas Resources Imagine the chaos that would be created for Queenslanders should something untoward occur, in relation to the continuity of supply of gas being IMPORTED into Queensland. A 21-km pipeline from the Moura mine to the Duke Energy Queensland Pipeline was commissioned in December 1995. Queensland was the first State to reticulate natural gas. www.johnston-independent.com /qldpower.html   (1293 words)

Roma, Australia 7000) is the largest town in southern central Queensland. The town was founded immediately after the separation of Queensland from New South Wales, and was named after the wife of the first governor of Queensland, Sir George Bowen. Thereafter it rapidly developed into the center of a large cattle and sheep farming district. www.planetware.com /australia/roma-aus-qld-roma.htm   (67 words)

Florists in Roma, Australia. Quality Flowers from Roma Florists. The extensive range of flower arrangements shown in the Petals catalogue are available from the florists in Roma and includes flowers presented in baskets, bouquets, table arrangements, native flower arrangements and native flower bouquets, roses arranged as gifts or presentations, floral tributes as wreaths or sprays, plus a gift basket section.. Petals Network florists in Roma, are connected to an online system, so orders for member florist's attention can be relayed without delay. When you place an order with Petals for delivery in Roma you are advised by return email that the order has been received, so overcoming any uncertainty, and you are also given a tracking number so that you can follow the order's progress through the system. www.worldwidepetals.com /roma_florists.htm   (282 words)

QR - Queensland Rail Home The future growth of Queensland’s coal mining industry has been assured with Government endorsement for QR to purchase an additional $650 million wor More » New Chief Executive Officer to commence on 8 November 2007 QR Limited is a government owned corporation of the State of Queensland. www.qr.com.au   (290 words)

Western Downs - Queensland Holidays If it’s classic Aussie pubs, stunning National Parks or colourful country experiences you're chasing, then a trip to Queensland’s Western Downs is a must on your holiday itinerary. Just three hours drive west of Brisbane, the Western Downs can be explored while touring some of Queensland’s major arterial highways: the Great Inland Way, Warrego, Leichhardt and Gore. Enjoy great inland fishing, experience life on a host farm, go wine tasting western style and discover the peaceful lifestyle of rural communities. www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/western-downs   (212 words)

Roma Cheap Hotels, Roma Vacation Package Roma, Queensland, Australia Roma Cheap Hotels, Roma Vacation Package Roma, Queensland, Australia The Best Western Bungil Creek Motel is located in the heart of Roma, the capital of the Western Downs, Queensland, on the way to Carnarvon Gorge National The property is set in 6 acres of beautiful gardens and surrounded by Roma's famous bottle trees and Australian native plants. www.dollartravels.com /australia/queensland/roma.html   (76 words)

Roma, Queensland Copywriters - Copy Writer   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-27) Here are the most recent Roma, Queensland copywriter vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com. Actual Roma, Queensland listings appear in the search results at right. Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Roma copy writer featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business. www.marketingtool.com /channel/copy/b.457.g.27120.html   (141 words)

Farmhouse in Roma, Queensland Accommodation is comfortable in the spacious downstairs area of a large queenslander. There’s an open dining area and lounge, equipped with books, games, TV and video; a bathroom with shower and bath, and a kitchen, should you prefer to self-cater. 45 minutes north of Roma, it is accessible by road, bus, plane or train to Roma, or use the property’s own airstrip. www.worldvacationrentals.net /detailed/4511.html   (341 words)

Roma Hotels: Cheap hotels in Roma, Queensland Check out our great deals on cheap Roma hotel accommodation for leisure travel, holiday getaways and breaks from lastminute.com Book from our fantastic selection of discount hotels in Roma today. Islander Resort Hotel is located in the heart of Surfers Paradise, a block from the beach and shopping, and approximately 45 miles from Brisbane Airport. Breakfree Maldives Resort is located approximately one block from Tedder Avenue (with many cafes and restaurants) and five miles from Brisbane Airport. www.lastminute.com /site/find/World/Australasia/Australia/Queensland/Roma/Roma--Hotel.html   (185 words)

Australia - Queensland - Brisbane - Roma Street Parkland Only a short walk from Brisbane Queen Street Mall, next door to the Roma Street Railway Station and Transit Centre, the 16 hectares of the Roma Street Parkland display one of the world's largest subtropical garden located in a city centre. Well, I do not have much more to say except that I really enjoyed the time I spent there, walking around and taking pictures that, for some of them, I am sharing with you on this page. For complementary information and even a 3D tour of the garden, simply point your browser to the Roma Street Parkland web site. www.aussieworld.com /astravellogs/qld/brisbane/roma.php   (224 words)

ROMA CAR RENTAL, VEHICLE HIRE, RENT A CAR, VEHICLE RENTAL, CAR HIRE, ROMA, ROMA, DARLING DOWNS, QUEENSLAND ROMA ACTIVITIES AND TRAVEL : Roma Transport : Roma Car Rentals : Simply view the brief description provided for each of the Roma car rental firms listed on Australian Explorer, and then click on the information link for the most relevant Roma car rental firm for further rental details and online booking options (available for most car rental firms listed). Avis Australia Car Rentals has over 240 locations Australia wide and is Australia's leading car rental company. www.australianexplorer.com /car_rental/roma.htm   (295 words)

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