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Cloncurry
Queensland
Cloncurrysunset.JPG
Sunset at Chinaman Creek Dam, Cloncurry
Cloncurry is located in Queensland
Cloncurry
Population: 2,384[1]
Postcode: 4824
Coordinates: 20°42′S 140°30′E / 20.7°S 140.5°E / -20.7; 140.5Coordinates: 20°42′S 140°30′E / 20.7°S 140.5°E / -20.7; 140.5
Elevation: 186 m (610 ft) [2]
Location:
LGA: Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate: Mount Isa
Federal Division: Kennedy
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
33.2 °C
92 °F
18.8 °C
66 °F
528 mm
20.8 in

Cloncurry is a town situated in the north-west of Queensland, Australia, 770 kilometres west of the city of Townsville via the Flinders Highway. The town lies adjacent to the Cloncurry River. It is the administrative centre of the Cloncurry Shire. At the 2006 census, the town had a population of 2,384.[1]

Cattle grazing is the significant industry in the region, and a large sale yards is located in the town. Cloncurry is known as the Friendly Heart of the Great North West.[3] The population in Cloncurry decreased from 3,898 in 1996 to 2,900 in 2002.[3]

Contents

History [link]

The first Europeans to traverse the area were Burke and Wills on their epic, and ultimately fatal, transcontinental expedition. The Cloncurry River was named by Burke after Lady Elizabeth Cloncurry, his cousin, with the town eventually taking its name from the river. Ernest Henry discovered copper in the area in 1867, and the town sprang up to service the Great Australia Mine to the south. The town was surveyed in 1876.[4] Cloncurry was proclaimed a town in 1884.

Queensland's Northern Line railway reached Cloncurry in December 1907[4] and was officially opened the next year. The discovery of uranium at Mary Kathleen brought wealth to the community in the 1950s.[4] Until the development of Mount Isa in the 1960s, Cloncurry was the administrative centre of the region.[4]

The first ever flight of the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia took place from Cloncurry on 15 May 1928, using a de Havilland DH.50 aircraft hired from the then small airline, Qantas. A Royal Flying Doctor Service museum is situated in the town.

Climate [link]

Cloncurry was widely regarded as holding the record for the highest temperature recorded in Australia at 127.5 °F (53.1 °C) on 16 January 1889. Recent investigations have revealed that this temperature was measured in an improvised screen made from a beer crate and that it equated to 47–49 °C under standard conditions.[5] Because of the areas extreme solar conditions, Cloncurry was expected to become Australia's first solar-powered town.[6] However the planned 10MW Thermal solar plant was scrapped due to light pollution concerns [7] and a 2.128MW flat panel photovoltaic solar farm is to be built in its place.

Climate data for Cloncurry
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Average high °C (°F) 36.1
(97.0)
36.0
(96.8)
35.8
(96.4)
33.6
(92.5)
29.4
(84.9)
26.4
(79.5)
26.3
(79.3)
28.9
(84.0)
33.1
(91.6)
36.3
(97.3)
37.7
(99.9)
38.7
(101.7)
33.2
(91.8)
Average low °C (°F) 24.5
(76.1)
24.2
(75.6)
22.4
(72.3)
20.1
(68.2)
15.4
(59.7)
11.5
(52.7)
10.4
(50.7)
12.4
(54.3)
16.7
(62.1)
20.4
(68.7)
23.0
(73.4)
24.8
(76.6)
18.8
(65.8)
Precipitation mm (inches) 190.4
(7.496)
109.5
(4.311)
78.1
(3.075)
19.9
(0.783)
6.0
(0.236)
5.6
(0.22)
2.0
(0.079)
3.7
(0.146)
7.2
(0.283)
22.8
(0.898)
29.0
(1.142)
82.2
(3.236)
540.8
(21.291)
Source: [8]

Notable residents [link]

Facilities [link]

Cloncurry has a public library, gallery, public swimming pool, showground, racecourse, Flying Doctor museum and a mineral display in the old post office.[10]

See also [link]

References [link]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cloncurry (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. https://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL314000&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-01-27. 
  2. ^ Bureau of Meteorology - Retrieved 27 January 2008
  3. ^ a b Community Research Report - Cloncurry (QLD) Introduction (20 September 2002)
  4. ^ a b c d Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2002). Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback. State of Queensland. pp. 85–86. ISBN 0-7345-1040-3. 
  5. ^ "Queensland to bake on Christmas Day". AM. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 24 December 2003. https://www.abc.net.au/am/content/2003/s1015670.htm. Retrieved 17 November 2009. 
  6. ^ “Town so hot it’s first on the solar block”, Sydney Morning Herald (5 November 2007)
  7. ^ "Solar power scheme swapped". The Sydney Morning Herald. 17 November 2010. https://news.smh.com.au/breaking-news-national/solar-power-scheme-swapped-20101117-17xcr.html. Retrieved 18 June 2011. 
  8. ^ "Climate Statistics For Cloncurry". Australian Bureau of Meteorology. https://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_029141.shtml. 
  9. ^ Perlez, Jane (18 November 2007). "Aboriginal Lit". The New York Times. https://www.nytimes.com/2007/11/18/books/review/Perlez-t.html?_r=3&8bu&emc=bu&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin. Retrieved 30 April 2010. 
  10. ^ "Cloncurry". Centre for the Government of Queensland. https://queenslandplaces.com.au/cloncurry. Retrieved 12 December 2011. 

External links [link]


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Queensland

Queensland (abbreviated as Qld) is the second-largest and third-most-populous state in Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. Queensland has a population of 4,750,500, concentrated along the coast and particularly in the state's South East. The state is the world's sixth largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 km2. The capital and largest city in the state is Brisbane, Australia's third largest city. Often referred to as the "Sunshine State", Queensland is home to 10 of Australia's 30 largest cities and is the nation's third largest economy.

Queensland was first inhabited by Aboriginal Australians and Torres Strait Islanders. The first European to land in Queensland (and Australia) was Dutch navigator Willem Janszoon in 1606, who explored the west coast of the Cape York Peninsula near present-day Weipa. In 1770, Lieutenant James Cook claimed the east coast of Australia for the Kingdom of Great Britain. The colony of New South Wales was founded in 1788 by Governor Arthur Phillip at Sydney; New South Wales at that time included all of what is now Queensland, Victoria and Tasmania. Queensland was explored in subsequent decades until the establishment of a penal colony at Brisbane in 1824 by John Oxley. Penal transportation ceased in 1839 and free settlement was allowed from 1842.

Queensland (film)

Queensland is a 1976 film.

Plot

Doug is a factory worker living in Melbourne who dreams of moving from Melbourne to Queensland. He attempts to reconnect with an old flame, Marge, and move to Queensland together.

Cast

  • John Flaus as Doug
  • Bob Karl as Aub
  • Alison Bird as Marge
  • Tom Broadbridge as Mick
  • Production

    John Ruane says he was inspired by a newspaper article about a slaughter man who killed his de facto wife and then got drunk for two days. He decided to remove the killing aspect, concentrate on the relationship. Ruane:

    The film was made with money from the Experimental Film and Television Fund while John Ruane was a film student at the Swinburne College of Technology in Melbourne.

    Release

    The movie was released through the co-operative movement.

    References

    External links

  • Queensland at the Internet Movie Database
  • Queensland at National Film and Sound Archive
  • Queensland at Oz Movies
  • Queensland (disambiguation)

    Queensland is an Australian state.

    Queensland may also refer to:

  • Queensland, Calgary, a neighbourhood in Alberta, Canada
  • Queensland, Georgia, an unincorporated town in Georgia, U.S.
  • See also

  • Queen's Land, a water theme park in Chennai, India
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