Central West Queensland
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Central West Queensland is a remote region in Queensland, Australia in size from 396 650.2 km ² with a population 12,389 people. The region is located in the north of South West Queensland and in southern Gulf Country.
Central West Queensland is informed by the radio station ABC Western Queensland.
History
The first exploration by Europeans was made by Major Thomas Livingstone Mitchell, who came to this area in 1846. Mitchell was at Isisford the Barcoo River as it lacked his team on board and they were threatened by the Aborigines. He then decided to return to Sydney and completed his successful expedition, in which he had explored large areas of the unknown land.
Geography
The eastern extension of the Simpson Desert is located in the region, as well as Haddon Corner and Poeppel Corner, the boundary markers of Queensland. Bioregions in this area includes the Channel Country.
Parts of the Cooper Basin are located in this region. This sedimentary basin contains the most significant deposits of oil and natural gas on the Australian continent.
In the elections in Queensland, the region falls partly within the constituencies Division of Maranoa and Division of Kennedy. Local Government Areas ( LGAs ) are the Barcoo Shire, Diamantina Shire, Boulia Shire, Shire Winton, Longreach Region, Blackall - Tambo region and Barcaldine Region.
Cities
The main towns in Central West Queensland Longreach, Winton, Blackall and Barcaldine. Barcaldine was the site of the shearers ' strike (1891 ), one of the earliest and most significant events of the Australian labor movement. The Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame is a museum in Longreach, which shows the efforts of the early pioneers in the Australian outback. The building was completed in 1987 and opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 29 April 1988.
Smaller cities in the region are bedourie, Birdsville, Boulia, Urandangi, Isisford, Yaraka, Jundah, Stonehenge, Windorah, Alpha, Aramac, Jericho, Tambo and Muttaburra. The ghost town Betoota is Australia 's smallest town.
Rivers in the region, but often only briefly run water are the Barcoo River, Georgina River, Diamantina River, Thomson River, Burke River, Hamilton River and Cooper Creek.
National Parks
Many national parks are located in the region, such as the Simpson Desert National Park, Cudmore National Park, Diamantina National Park, Astrebla - Downs National Park, Welford National Park, Gone Away National Park, punches National Park and Bladensburg National Park.
Transportation
The most important roads in the region are the Capricorn Highway, Landsborough Highway. In the north of the region, these are the Kennedy Highway, which runs from Boulia to Cairns on the east coast of Australia. The Central Railway reached Longreach 1892. Nowadays, the Spirit of the Outback operated the railway line from Brisbane to Longreach. Six airports are located in Central West Queensland: Longreach Airport, Winton Airport, Windorah Airport, Barcaldine Airport, Aramac Airport Blackall Airport.