| Alice Queensland | |
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  Alice | |
| Coordinates | 23°33′58″S145°47′54″E / 23.5662°S 145.7983°E Coordinates: 23°33′58″S145°47′54″E / 23.5662°S 145.7983°E |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Barcaldine Region |
| State electorate(s) | Gregory |
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa |
Alice is an undeveloped rural town in the locality of Barcaldine in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. [1]
The town is located to the immediate south of the Capricorn Highway and Central Western railway line. [2] It was served by the Alice railway station. [3]
The town sits between two branches of the Alice River, the western smaller branch is nicknamed as the Dry Alice and the eastern larger branch is known as Wet Alice. [2] [4]
The town shows no evidence of having developed. [2]
The town takes its name from the Alice River, which in turn was named Sir Thomas Mitchell on 23 September 1846. [1]
In April 1924 a railway accident occurred when the train crossed the railway bridge over the Dry Alice. The bridge was undergoing repairs and it collapsed, derailing the train. The train was damaged but no passengers were injured. [4] [5]
The Burdekin River is a river located in North and Far North Queensland, Australia. The river rises on the northern slopes of Boulder Mountain at Valley of Lagoons, part of the western slope of the Seaview Range, and flows into the Coral Sea at Upstart Bay over 200 kilometres (124 mi) to the southeast of the source, with a catchment area of approximately 130,000 square kilometres (50,000 sq mi). The Burdekin River is Australia's largest river by (peak) discharge volume.
Barcaldine is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Barcaldine had a population of 1,422 people. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine Region. Barcaldine played a major role in the Australian labour movement.
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