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Winton
Queensland
Population: 1,545[1]
Postcode: 4735
Location:
LGA: Winton Shire Council
State District: Mount Isa
Federal Division: Flynn
Location of Winton in Queensland (red)
Location of Winton in Queensland (red)

Winton is a town in central west Queensland, Australia, located 177 kilometres northwest of Longreach. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Postcodes are used in Australia for the purposes of sorting and directing Mail. The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States Mount Isa is a city in North-West Queensland, Australia. It came into existence because the area holds vast mineral deposits Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Alice Springs is the second largest town in the Northern Territory of Australia. The Local Government Areas (LGAs of Queensland, Australia are the areas for which particular Local Government authorities generally known as "Councils" Winton Shire is a Local Government Area in central western Queensland, Australia. State Electoral District is a term used to refer to an electorate within the Lower House or Legislative The electoral district of Mount Isa is an electoral district in the Queensland Legislative Assembly in the state of Queensland, Australia. The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. The Division of Flynn is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern corner of the mainland continent For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Longreach is a Town located in central western Queensland, Australia and is approximately 700 kilometres from the coast west of Rockhampton Shire population at the 2001 Census was 1612, although this had declined to 1,545 by 2004. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population Main industries of the area are sheep and cattle. Cattle, colloquially referred to as cows, are domesticated Ungulates a member of the Subfamily Bovinae of the family Named by postmaster, Robert Allen, in 1876 for his place of birth Winton, Dorset. Winton is a suburb of Bournemouth, Dorset, UK. It lies a Mile or so north of Bournemouth town centre along Wimborne Road (the [2]

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Qantas

Winton was one of the founding towns of the Australian airline Qantas. Qantas Airways Limited (ˈkwɔntəs ( is the National airline of Australia. The first board meeting was held at the Winton Club on February 10th, 1921.

Waltzing Matilda

Winton is intimately involved in the story of the popular Australian folk song, Waltzing Matilda, which had its first performance in the North Gregory Hotel in the town. "Waltzing Matilda" is Australia 's most widely known country Folk song, and has been referred to as 'the unofficial national anthem of Australia' The song was written locally on a property beside the famous billabong. Billabong is an Australian English word meaning a smallish lake specifically an Oxbow lake, a stagnant pool of Water attached to a waterway The North Gregory Hotel has been ravaged by fire three times. The Waltzing Matilda Centre is the first museum dedicated to a song. 'Banjo' Paterson wrote the song whilst holidaying at Dagworth Station. Andrew Barton "Banjo" Paterson (17 February 1864 – 5 February 1941 was a famous Australian Bush poet, journalist and author The Waltzing Matilda Centre opened in 1998.

Dinosaurs

The area surrounding the town has yielded a number of dinosaur fossils, including 'Elliot', a sauropod. Sauropoda (sɔˈrɒpədə or the sauropods (/ˈsɔroʊpɒd/ are a suborder or infraorder of the Saurischian ("lizard-hipped" Lark Quarry, 115 kilometres southwest of Winton, has preserved evidence of a dinosaur stampede. Lark Quarry in Australia is the site of the world's only known record of a Dinosaur stampede The stampede scene in Steven Spielberg's Jurassic Park was based on the Trackways. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. Jurassic Park is a 1993 Science fiction film directed by Steven Spielberg and based on the novel of the same name by Michael

Royal Theatre

The historic Royal Theatre is one of the few remaining open air picture theatres in Australia and home to the World's Largest Deckchair which was originally constructed in Victoria by the Freemasons Taskforce in 2002 and donated to Winton and the Royal Theatre by the members of that taskforce in April 2005.

Great Artesian Basin

Winton is situated on the Great Artesian Basin. The Great Artesian Basin provides the only reliable source of Water through much of inland Australia. The water supply bursts to the surface at 83C degrees and is then channeled through cooling ponds before being distributed to the town. Sulphur gas gives the water an 'eggy' smell.

Outback Festival

Bi-annually, Winton hosts a week-long outback festival in the main street featuring an iron man race, live bands, competitions and more.

Arno's Wall

Arno's wall is a strange mixture of art and architecture. Cemented contents of the wall include rusted lawnmower parts, boat propellers, vintage typewriters and sewing machines and even a couple of complete motorbikes.

The Proposition

The 2005 film The Proposition was filmed entirely in Winton and the surrounding area. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. The Proposition is a 2005 movie directed by John Hillcoat and written by musician Nick Cave.

Winton Timeline


See also

References

  1. ^ ABS Data
  2. ^ Reader, Jane (2007-06-19). Winton Airport is an airport in Winton, Queensland, Australia. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Pop down (under) to Winton… (HTML) (English). Bournemouth Daily Echo. Newsquest Media Group. Retrieved on 2007-06-19. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros.  “a book which reveals the town in western Queensland was named after our very own Winton by the postmaster, Robert Allen, in 1876”

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