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Explore Cherbourg in Australia
Cherbourg in the region of Queensland is a town in Australia - some 643 mi or ( 1035 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Current time in Cherbourg is now 08:10 AM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on the availability of means of transportation, these more prominent locations might be interesting for you: Wooroolin, Tingoora, Memerambi, Manyung, and Goomeri. Since you are here already, make sure to check out Wooroolin . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Where to go and what to see in Cherbourg ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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20111204 God's Laws - Law of Cause & Effect P1
20111204 God's Laws - Law of Cause & Effect Part 1 (Murgon QLD AU) Part 1 of an engaging talk about God's Law of Cause and Effect. The presentation includes helping the audience see the need to addres ..
20111106 Spirit Life - The 'Sleep' State S1P1
20111106 Spirit Life - The 'Sleep' State Session 1 Part 1 (Murgon QLD AU) Session 1 part 1 of a discussion where Jesus and Mary talk about the "sleep state", or the time when we are asleep and what ha ..
20111106 Spirit Life - The 'Sleep' State S1P2
20111106 Spirit Life - The 'Sleep' State Session 1 Part 2 (Murgon QLD AU) Session 1 part 2 of a discussion where Jesus and Mary talk about the "sleep state", or the time when we are asleep and what ha ..
20110911 Relationship With God - The World's Definition of God S1P2
20110911 Relationship With God - The World's Definition of God S1P2 (Murgon QLD AU) Session 1 part 2 of a series of discussions relating to our Relationship With God, about how the world's definition ..
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Cherbourg, Queensland
Cherbourg is a town in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. It is located off the Bunya Highway approximately 250 kilometres north-west of Brisbane and 6 kilometres from the town of Murgon. It is situated very close to the dam wall of Bjelke-Petersen Dam. Attractions in Cherbourg include the 'Bert Button Lookout' and 'Emu Farm Tours'. At the 2006 census, Cherbourg had a population of 1,128.
Located at -26.29 151.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Bjelke-Petersen Dam
Construction of Bjelke-Petersen Dam near Cherbourg in Queensland, commenced in 1984 and finished in 1988. It created the lake that was named Lake Barambah after the original property in the region. The dam supplies water to the South Burnett region, mostly for irrigation purposes. The dam wall is 540 m long and rises 34 m . The wall is an earth and rock fill structure with a central clay core, which can hold back 134,900 ML of water. The dam is generally shallow.
Located at -26.31 151.98 (Lat./Long.); Less than 3 km away
Shire of Murgon
The Shire of Murgon was a local government area in the South Burnett region of Queensland, Australia. The shire covered an area of 664.7 square kilometres, and existed as a local government entity from 1914 until 2008, when it amalgamated with several other councils in the South Burnett area to become the South Burnett Regional Council. Major activities in the shire include peanuts, dairy farming, beef and cattle production and wine.
Located at -26.24 151.94 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Murgon
Murgon is a town in Queensland, Australia. It is situated on the Bunya Highway 270 kilometres north-west of the state capital, Brisbane. Murgon is in the region of Queensland known as the South Burnett, the southern part of the Burnett River catchment. Attractions of Murgon include winemaking, fishing on the nearby Bjelke-Petersen Dam and gem-fossicking. Industries include peanuts, dairy farming, beef and cattle production and wine.
Located at -26.23 151.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Murgon fossil site
The Murgon fossil site is a paleontological site of early Eocene age in south-eastern Queensland, Australia. It lies near the town of Murgon, some 270 km north-west of Brisbane. The Murgon site is important as the only site on the continent with a diverse range of vertebrate fossils dating from the early Paleogene Period (55 million years ago, only 10 million years after the extinction of the dinosaurs), making it a crucial period in mammal evolution.
Located at -26.23 151.95 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
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