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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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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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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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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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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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