Dalby, Queensland
Dalby is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is located about 210 kilometers west of the capital, Brisbane and 85 kilometers north- west of Toowoomba. The city has about 10,000 inhabitants and is the seat of Dalby Regional Council.
Dalby was settled in the 1840s for the first time, as the first explorers explored the area and took possession of the land. So counted in 1844 the well-known explorer Ludwig Leichhardt to the visitors of the settlement. 1853 was the settlement of the status of a city and its name. The name was chosen by Samuel Perry, apparently following the same town on the Isle of Man.
Dalby is at the crossroads of several major highways. The Warrego Highway leads from Roma in the West continue to Toowoomba in the southeast. From St. George the Moonie Highway comes from Kingaroy in the northeast of the Bunya Highway. Dalby was awarded in 1868 a rail link to Ipswich and you can still find a connection to the rail network by Queensland Rail.
Dalby is centrally located in a world characterized by agriculture area. Wheat and cotton are grown on a large scale, but also livestock is widespread. Lately an economic reorientation was operated towards mining and energy production. Such a big coal power plant is west of Dalby built and developed several coal mines in the vicinity. In addition, several conveyor systems are built for natural gas. In Dalby even the first work in Australia is being built for the production of bioethanol as a fuel.