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Petford Destination Guide

Delve into Petford in Australia

Petford in the region of Queensland is a city in Australia - some 1,266 mi or ( 2037 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Petford

Current time in Petford is now 10:30 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Upper Barron, Solanum, Boonmoo, and Batcha. While being here, make sure to check out Upper Barron . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Petford ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Port Douglas and Thala Beach Lodge.m4v

6:36 min by LADolceVitaTravel
Views: 500 Rating: 5.00

Third video in La Dolce Vita Travel's Australia Adventure. In this episode, travel host Corey Krueger and Photographer Adam Bartlett visit the exotic Thala Beach Lodge in Port Douglas, Australia. ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mbabaram language

Mbabaram (Barbaram) is an extinct Australian Aboriginal language of north Queensland. It was the traditional language of the Mbabaram tribe. Known speakers were Albert Bennett, Alick Chalk, Jimmy Taylor and Mick Burns. Recordings of Bennett and Chalk are held in the Audiovisual Archive of the Australian Institute of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Studies. R. M. W.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.33 145.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 7 km away
Tags: Extinct languages of Australia, Southern Pama languages

Dimbulah, Queensland

Dimbulah is a town located in Far North Queensland, Australia, 114 kilometres from Cairns by road, on the Atherton Tableland. The town was established in 1876 to service the Tyrconnell Gold Mine, one of the richest mines on the Hodgkinson Gold Fields. The name "Dimbulah" is thought to have come from the local Indigenous Australian word for "long waterhole", referring to the Walsh River that runs nearby the town. At the 2006 census, Dimbulah had a population of 381.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.15 145.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal placenames, Far North Queensland, Populated places established in 1876, Towns in Queensland