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	Windorah - postcode 4481 - the wealthiest place in Queensland? :: ABC Western Queensland
		Windorah is a small town in Queensland's far west, approximately 325 km south west of Longreach and 1000km west of Brisbane.
		Windorah is one of only three small towns in the Barcoo Shire, which covers an area of 60,901 square kilometres.
		Windorah is an ordinary small country town, it is not characterised by multi million dollar mansions and back to back Porsche's as you would expect to see in a wealthy Sydney suburb such as Double Bay.
	www.abc.net.au /westqld/stories/s1204577.htm (468 words)

	Ruzsicska Relations - pafg05 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
		She was christened about 1907 in "Retreat" Stn, Windorah, Qld, Australia.
		She was employed as Shearers' Cook in 1906 in "Retreat" Stn, Windorah, Qld, Australia.
		William (Walter) MARTIN "Walter" was born on 6 Jun 1888 in Qld, Australia.
	ruzoz.customer.netspace.net.au /ruzoz/pafg05.htm (1236 words)

	Windorah, Queensland - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Windorah is one of three towns in the Barcoo in south-west Queensland, Australia.
		It is named after the local Aboriginal word for "Big Fish".
		Located 35 km downstream from where the Thomson and Barcoo Rivers join to form the multi-channelled Cooper's Creek, Windorah is known as "The Heart of the Channel Country" and offers a welcome and interesting stop off for travellers to Birdsville, Bedourie, Longreach and points West.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Windorah (273 words)

	Windorah Queensland - Travel Action Matilda Country
		Windorah, known for its landmark of huge red sandhills just 10 minutes' drive out of town, is situated alongside the Cooper Creek.
		This creek, formed where two rivers meet, became part of Australia's lore as great Aussie poet, Banjo Paterson, referred to it in a couple of his poems, including "Clancy of the Overflow", who went "adroving down the Cooper, where the western drovers go".
		While in Windorah, visit the slab hut, and if that whets your appetite for a bit of history, take a day drive to the ruins of old pubs.
	www.action-graphics.com.au /matilda/pages/windorah/windorahintro.html (127 words)

	Quilpie (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		The long road from Quilpie to Birdsville is a relatively easy journey, manageable in good conditions without a 4WD, though depth markers along the road give an idea of how saturated this Channel Country becomes after rain.
		First stop is WINDORAH, a limp settlement of a dozen buildings offering fuel, a post office and an amazingly well-provisioned store.
		BETOOTA, 220km from Windorah, is on the verge of crumbling back into the dust, its tiny, century-old adobe hotel opening only once a year for the races and gymkhana.
	www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/queensland/quilpie.asp (377 words)

	Winton to Innamincka @ ExplorOz
		From Windorah the red sands ridges and gibber plains dominate the scenery as the trek turns west then south down the Planet Downs — Arrabury road and then the Nappa Merrie road to Cooper Creek and Innamincka.
		From Windorah this is very remote area travelling and preparations for travel should take this into consideration.
		Windorah’s history is linked with Isisford for it was the Whitman brothers who established both towns.
	www.exploroz.com /TrekNotes/OutbackQLD/Winton_to_Innamincka.asp (1666 words)

	Wednesday, July 16
		On our morning walk, we saw that the grey shrike-thrushes here have white on their face, and their song has a buzz at the end.
		As we walked up the road toward the town of Windorah, we saw the nests of fairy martins under a tall water tank – they are made of mud like barn swallow nests.
		In the town of Windorah, we saw a pair of perched little eagles.
	www.amosbutleraudubon.org /WCY/06July16.htm (1054 words)

	\|- Outback Discovery Tours -\| ~ Birdsville Innamincka Tour ~
		The town of Windorah lies alongside famous Cooper Creek in channel country and is surrounded by scenic countryside, picturesque ruins and spectacular red sandhills.
		A contrasting landscape to the red sand hills in Windorah, the shores of Cooper Creek.
		Whilst in Windorah, enjoy smoko at the Visitor Information Centre and a look around before we head to Birdsville with lunch enroute.
	www.travelwest.biz /virt_tour_birdsville3.html (79 words)

	Queensland Weekender
		The area between Adavale & Windorah is said to be the spot where Patrick Durrack first came to live in Queensland.
		It’s private property these days, but touring with Mangali means you have access to cut through and have a look at places you wouldn’t normally see.
		The name “Windorah” happens to be Aboriginal for “Big Fish”, which you’ll find in nearby Coopers Creek.
	www.greatsoutheast.com.au /gsec2cqw/story.asp?weekID=163&storyID=863 (560 words)

	Windorah
		Le 44 fonce à 150 Km/h sur les pistes et nous rallions Windorah* le 30/01 en fin d'après-midi.
		C'est parti pour 2 mois d'isolement total, dans un bled où tout le monde se connaît et où nous oublions rapidement la notion de civilisation...
		Harry the Driller et Stewart, de passage à Windorah pour forer des trous dans le désert.
	site.voila.fr /australie2002/windorah.htm (428 words)

	Make it a double - it could be ages before anyone else arrives - smh.com.au
		His home is the 112-year-old Betoota Hotel, the only building in town, which he managed for 44 years before shutting up shop in 1997.
		Surrounded by bleak, treeless gibber plains, it is the only structure on the 400-kilometre rough dirt road between Windorah and Birdsville.
		Mr Remienko still stocks a full bar, though bottles are coated with fine desert dust and he hasn't sold a drop for five years.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2002/11/15/1037080914104.html (600 words)

	Achievements
		Students from Windorah, Stonehenge and Jundah schools combined for a swim camp in week two at Jundah.
		Windorah State School was successful in winning the carnival.
		Jundah was successful in having 5 of the 6 age champions.
	www.jundahss.eq.edu.au /achievements.htm (102 words)

	Birding South-West Queensland
		This situation occurs up to Roma and St George where the native vegetation is known as Mulga, a grey fan-shaped Acacia, which is predominant west to Windorah and Thargomindah, a large swathe of land, fortunately not as spoilt by man as the Brigalow belt appears to be.
		Towards Windorah one passes through the area known as channel-country, with many branches of Cooper Creek crossing the road, before here blow-flies are usually just an irritant, now they are a downright nuisance.
		Windorah is a small town with about 80 residents, accomodation is available at the Western Star Hotel and food and fuel available here, according to locals Red-tailed Black-Cockatoos are quite regular near the town.
	www.aviceda.org /swqtext.htm (1338 words)

	Holiday Events and Activities across Australia
		Over 400 people will converge on the Outback Queensland village of Windorah when the community hosts the seventh annual Windorah International Yabby Races in the main street on Wednesday, 30 August.
		The Barcoo Shire Council holds a Ball each year alternating between the three towns of Jundah, Windorah and Stonehenge and in 2007 it is Windorah's turn.
		The annual Windorah Campdraft and Rodeo is held on the second weekend of August.
	m.fasfind.com /holidayevents/magazines.cfm?x=0&sID=4&lID=908 (553 words)

	Windorah Accommodation
		Cooper Cabins Windorah - Eight hours’ drive from Roma is a small town called Windorah – where the mighty Cooper flows, the yellowbelly are great and the sandhills are...
		Western Star Hotel Motel Windorah - The Western Star Hotel Motel in the heart of Windorah provides a true outback experience for visitors.
		Windorah Caravan Park Windorah - The Windorah Caravan Park has 32 powered sites and plenty of camping area.
	www.about-australia.com /travel-guides/queensland/outback-queensland/accommodation/?city=windorah (112 words)

	Species Lists for South East Australia
		1 at Windorah - Quilpie road on 07.10.2003.
		2 at Windorah - Quilpie road on 07.10.2003.
		At the lookout loop, near an euchidna that crossed the path.
	www.birdtours.co.uk /tripreports/australia/aus03/aus-list.htm (5405 words)

	Windorah Yabby Races 2006 - Events - Outback - Queensland Holidays
		Windorah Yabby Races 2006 - Events - Outback - Queensland Holidays
		Over 400 people will converge on the Outback Queensland village of Windorah when the community hosts the annual Windorah International Yabby Races in the main street on Wednesday, 29 August.
		Fifty percent of the money raised from the auction supports many local organisations and helps in purchasing equipment worthwhile projects in Windorah.
	www.queenslandholidays.com.au /destinations/outback/events/windorah-yabby-races-2006 (198 words)

	Windorah to Roma
		Compelling to watch, but when overtaking such animal hauling 62-wheelers the most noticeable thing is the smell, and there are other things that can fall or leak off the trailers, so keep your windows rolled up!
		246 km from Windorah lies the colourful south west Queensland town of Quilpie.
		Most of the streets in Quilpie are named after birds.
	www.expeditionsaustralia.com /IncredibleTour10.html (593 words)

	The trip
		Still trying to make up for lost time, we need to make Birdsville today, about 625kms, and the last 275 is dirt.
		The garage/fuel depot in Windorah is a little different.
		There is no petrol between Windorah and Birdsville.
	members.optusnet.com.au /~mark_anderson1/the_trip.htm (2391 words)

	Outback Air Safaris
		Early departure from Lilydale to have lunch and a tour of this unusual town where the locals live for the thrill of discovering opals.
		Windorah was established in the 1880s when a bullock team carting supplies became hopelessly bogged in Coopers Creek.
		People needing supplies travelled there to get them, and the shanty town was eventually named Windorah - aborginal name for "place of large fish".
	www.lilydaleairport.com.au /OAStopend.htm (1230 words)

	Creek to Coast
		The bash heads of from Longreach to Windorah, in time to enjoy the yabbie races.
		From Windorah the cars head to Bedourie and then finally make it to the final destination at Birdsville.
		Before the bash ends the cars take on their final challenge at Big Red, the first and highest dune of the Simpson Desert.
	www.greatsoutheast.com.au /gsec2cqw/story.asp?weekID=159&storyID=845 (127 words)

	Travel news
		A yabbie could help you to enjoy international racing glory at an event in Windorah on August 30.
		The Windorah International Yabbie Races allow punters to buy one of 40 yabbies that will vie for glory in four races: The Barcoo Bolt, Thomson Trot, Kyabra Kanter and Coopers Creek Cup.
		Windorah is in outback south-west Queensland, about 320km west of Charleville.
	travel.ninemsn.com.au /article.aspx?id=118619&n=0 (416 words)

	Bridsville Track and Haddon Corner
		This was the last of the bitchum until up near Windorah.
		We had lunch then backtracked to the Birdsville Windorah road.
		Travelling from Birdsville to Windorah you have to turn off on the Innamincka road and travel down 42km's to the Haddon Corner turnoff.
	users.tpg.com.au /bazza54/bville.html (944 words)

	Quickstepping stipe a class act with all the right moves - smh.com.au
		In fact, he was on the short list of suspects over an incident concerning a member of the turf judiciary at Windorah, 307kilometres south of Longreach.
		The young stipe kept rousing on Penny and fining him, throwing his weight about..." Well, it appears after the Windorah dance Johnston arrived back to find his Volkswagen turned sideways and wedged between two trees.
		Morrison had an alibi, he was the centre of attention on the dance floor.
	www.smh.com.au /articles/2003/01/30/1043804463723.html (1210 words)

	Welcome to Barcoo Shire... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		A remote rural shire located in western Queensland in the heart of the channel country.
		Encompassing the towns of Jundah, Windorah and Stonehenge with a total shire population of appoximately 460.
		The Shire’s primary river systems are the Thomson and Barcoo, which amalgamate above Windorah to become Cooper’s Creek.
	www.barcoo.qld.gov.au (197 words)

	Importance of Flood Flows to the Productivity of Dryland Rivers and Their Floodplains - Algal Growth on Floodplain Soils (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Samples with epipelic algae at the end of the experiment (February 14).
		Replicate sample (A - E) The vast floodplain of Cooper Creek (near WIndorah).
		Isotope data and carbon to nitrogen ratios are consistent with the view that the source of floodplain soil carbon is of algal origin.
	www.deh.gov.au /water/rivers/nrhp/flood/algal.html (527 words)

	Gemstone Links
		For people who are driving from Windorah, it’s a journey of an hour and a quarter through the mulga and red soil country (the last 10km are sealed).
		Jundah itself is at the centre of sheep and cattle grazing land.
		Opals, magnificent scenery, pioneer history, great fishing and good facilities are all part of the mosaic of the Barcoo Shire.
	www.opalshop.com.au /shopTalk_stories_queensland_info_Jundah.htm (161 words)

	On the Way @ Birdsville Races
		On Wednesday, 31st August 2005, it's Windorah's night for a party.
		Have a ball at the Windorah International Yabby Races at the Western Star Hotel.
		By the end of the night you may be leading your yabby around the winners circle.
	www.birdsvilleraces.com /WhatsOn/OntheWay.htm (331 words)

	Things To See And Do - Search Results
		The horse and motorbike gymkhanas are held on Saturday.
		But the reality is that the vast majority of Australians live a comparatively cushy life, nestled within a 50 km radius of the coast with centralised urban precincts.
		A mere 10 km drive to the west of Windorah in Outback Queensland is a series of magnificent sand dunes.
	www.driveqld.com.au /qldhols/drive_queensland/things-to-see-and-do/index.cfm?action=searchresults&location=jundah,windorah (558 words)

	Queensland Shopping
		More Whitula Gate Museum Windorah - The Whitula Gate Museum is based around an original slab hut built by the Rabbit Board in 1906 as a boundry riders' hut.
		More Windorah Nature Drive Windorah - The Nature Drive is a 12 kilometre off-road drive from Windorah to Coopers Creek that passes through a variety of country including Gidgee woodlands, Spinifex...
		More Windorah Visitor Information Centre Windorah - The Windorah Visitor Information Centre is beside the Whitula Gate Museum in Maryborough Street.
	www.about-australia.com /shopping/queensland/outback-queensland/index3.php?sort=1 (317 words)

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