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BOULIA
Boulia is currently a 3 star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. Tell us what you think by voting in the poll – you can give a 1 to 5 star rating! https://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/Y5kUJ9Q7iPMNzBC9i5WqCU/2e3f2d09-71f1-421f-9cc7-801ea308fc90.jpg/r0_241_4928_3023_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg History and Geography Facts Boulia is known as the Capital of the Channel Country and home to the infamous Min Min Light. With a small population of about 300 people
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Oct 22, 20243 min read


FERNVALE
Fernvale is currently a 4 star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. Tell us what you think by voting in the poll – you can give a 1 to 5 star rating! History and Geography Facts Fernvale falls within the area formerly occupied by the Indigenous Jagera people. Just upstream from Fernvale is a significant archaeological site known as Platypus Rockshelter, a double chambered weathered cavity in conglomerate cliff, now largely inundated by Wivenhoe Dam. The site was excavated as a sa
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Oct 22, 20242 min read


ILFRACOMBE
Ilfracombe is currently a 2-star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. You can tell us what you think by voting in the poll. History and Geography The townsites of Ilfracombe and Longreach were amongst resumed portions of Wellshot Station. In 1892, Wellshot was known as the biggest sheep station in the world, not because of the area it occupied but because of the number of sheep it ran; 460,000. 40,000 two-year-old wethers were sold off from the property later the same year. On 1
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Oct 16, 20242 min read


WITHCOTT
Withcott was named Queensland’s Friendliest Town in 2016 by Keep Queensland Beautiful. Withcott is currently a 4-star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. You can tell us what you think by voting in the poll – you can give a 1-to-5-star rating. History and Geography Facts Situated at the foot of the Toowoomba range, Withcott is a small town located in the Lockyer Valley region, 116 kilmetrres west of Brisbane and 10 kilometres east of Toowoomba, with a population of 1,844 people.
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Oct 16, 20242 min read


JUNDAH
Jundah is currently a 2 star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. You can tell us what you think by voting in the poll. History and Geography Facts Jundah is a s mall Central West Queensland town, located on the Thomson River, approximately 1,122 kilometres west of Brisbane and 76 kilometres northeast of Windorah. It is the administrative centre of the Barcoo Shire Council, with a population of 120 people. First settled by pastoralists, Jundah was home to an opal mining industry
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Oct 16, 20242 min read


THALLON
Thallon is working towards becoming an accredited Queensland Tidy Town. You can tell us what you think by voting in the poll. History and Geography Facts Thallon is a south west Queensland town, 571 kilometres west of Brisbane, located between St George and the border with New South Wales at Mungindi. The town, named after former Queensland Commissioner for Railways, James Forsyth Thallon is located in the Shire of Balonne, with a population of 250 residents. Explorer Thomas
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Oct 16, 20242 min read


STONEHENGE
Stonehenge is currently a 2 star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. You can tell us what you think by voting in the poll. History and Geography The town's name originates from when the area was a stopping point for bullock teams. A stone hut used by the bullock drivers to overnight in eventually fell into disuse, and the stone remains became known as "Stonehenge". Stonehenge Provisional School opened on 3 September 1900 with an initial enrolment of 24 students under headmast
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Oct 16, 20242 min read


WINDORAH
Windorah is a 3-star accredited Queensland Tidy Town. You can tell us what you think of Windorah by voting in the poll or leaving a comment below. History and Geography Facts Windorah is one of three small towns located in the Barcoo Shire in central west Queensland. It is stated that the town is named after the local Aboriginal word for “Big Fish” although according to an account of the Durack settlers, the name means high, stony place. Situated on Cooper’s Creek in the hea
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Oct 16, 20244 min read
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