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Touring Upper Barron in Australia
Upper Barron in the region of Queensland with its 347 citizens is located in Australia - some 1,262 mi or ( 2031 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital city .
Time in Upper Barron is now 04:11 PM (Sunday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your budget, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Petford, Lappa, Gurrumbah, Gilmore, and Boonmoo. Being here already, consider visiting Petford . Check out our recommendations for Upper Barron ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.
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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.
Located at -17.33 145.00 (Lat./Long.); Less than 6 km away
Irvinebank Dam
Irvinebank Dam was constructed initially around 1885 when a tin battery was built. The two creeks which form the basis of the dam at Irvinebank were known as Gibbs Creek and McDonald Creek, after the earliest prospectors. The battery was erected on the Gibbs Creek frontage, and the dam was constructed just below the junction of these two creeks and embraced an area, when full, of about 12 - 13 acres of water, with depths varying from about 15 feet down to about 2 or 3 feet.
Located at -17.43 145.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Irvinebank
Irvinebank is a village in the western foothills of the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, Australia. It was once a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting. At the 2006 census, Irvinebank had a population of 311. In the ten years up to the 1911 census the population had swelled from 619 to 1264, but another 10 years saw it reduced back to only 607 and continued to fall.
Located at -17.43 145.20 (Lat./Long.); Less than 20 km away
Return Creek Dam
Return Creek Dam (Eastine Creek Dam) is located about 9 km North East of Mount Garnet, Queensland and about 36 km West of Ravenshoe, Queensland. It was constructed for mining purposes within the Return (Nanyeta) Creek. The Return Creek dam (not to be confused with Eastine Creek dam) was built in the early 1900s on the Return Creek, to supply the township of Mount Garnet and the copper and silver mine of a water supply.
Located at -17.60 145.14 (Lat./Long.); Less than 27 km away
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