Durham, Queensland

Durham
Bulloo Shire, Queensland
Bullah Bullah waterhole, 2008
Durham
Coordinates 27°15′31″S 141°47′35″E / 27.25861°S 141.79306°E / -27.25861; 141.79306Coordinates: 27°15′31″S 141°47′35″E / 27.25861°S 141.79306°E / -27.25861; 141.79306
Population 79 (2006)[1]
LGA(s) Bulloo Shire
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Durham:
South Australia Tanbar Eromanga
South Australia Durham Eromanga
South Australia Cameron Corner Nockatunga

Durham is an outback locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2006 census, Durham had a population of 79 people.[1]

Geography

Cooper Creek passes north-south through the centre of the locality.

Three major outback roads pass through Durham:[3]

Heritage listings

Burke and Wills dig tree, 2008

The heritage-listed Burke and Wills Dig Tree is located beside the Bullah Bullah Waterhole at the Nappa Merrie pastoral station (27°37′18″S 141°04′24″E / 27.6216°S 141.0734°E / -27.6216; 141.0734 (Burke and Wills Dig Tree)).[4]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Duham (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 May 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ↑ "Durham (entry 42967)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Downs South West Region West" (PDF). Road region maps. Queensland Government. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 17 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "Burke and Wills Dig Tree (entry 601073)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 17 May 2014.

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