Bakers Bend

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Bakers Bend
Queensland
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Bakers Bend
Coordinates 26°43′59″S146°04′51″E / 26.73306°S 146.08083°E / -26.73306; 146.08083 Coordinates: 26°43′59″S146°04′51″E / 26.73306°S 146.08083°E / -26.73306; 146.08083
Population28 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.01380/km2 (0.0357/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4470
Area2,029.2 km2 (783.5 sq mi)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Murweh
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Bakers Bend:
Ward Charleville Sommariva
Cooladdi Bakers Bend Riversleigh
Murweh Wyandra Riversleigh

Bakers Bend is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Bakers Bend had a population of 28 people. [1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

Shire of Murweh Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Shire of Murweh is a local government area in the Maranoa district, which is part of South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in the shire is Charleville. In the 2016 census, the Shire of Murweh had a population of 4,307 people.

Queensland North-east state of Australia

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

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Geography

The Warrego River meanders from north to south through the locality. The Western railway line from Charlevillle to Cunnamulla runs north to south through the locality, east of the river. The Mitchell Highway runs from north to south through the locality parallel and immediately east of the railway line. [3]

Warrego River river in Australia

The Warrego River, an intermittent river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the south west of Queensland and in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Warrego River is northernmost tributary of the Darling River.

Western railway line, Queensland

The Western railway line is a narrow gauge railway, connecting the south-east and south-west regions of Queensland, Australia. It commences at Toowoomba, at the end of the Main Line railway from Brisbane, and extends west 810 km to Cunnamulla, passing through the major towns of Dalby, Roma and Charleville, although services on the 184 km section from Westgate to Cunnamulla have been suspended since 2011. Queensland was the first railway operator in the world to adopt narrow gauge for a main line, and this remains the system wide gauge.

Charleville, Queensland Town in Queensland, Australia

Charleville is a town and a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Charleville had a population of 3,335 people.

Heritage listings

Bakers Bend has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Diamantina Developmental Road road in Queensland

The Diamantina Developmental Road is a gazetted road in Queensland, Australia. that runs from Charleville in the south-central part of the state to Mount Isa in the north-west.

Myendetta Homestead

Myendetta Homestead is a heritage-listed homestead at Myendetta Station, Bakers Bend, Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Robin Dods and built by Gibbs Brothers of Charleville. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 2 December 2013.

Mitchell Highway highway in Queensland and New South Wales

The Mitchell Highway is a state highway located in the central and south western regions of Queensland and the northern and central western regions of New South Wales in Australia. The southern part of the Mitchell Highway forms part of the National Highway A32 corridor, which stretches from Sydney to Adelaide via Dubbo and Broken Hill. The Mitchell Highway also forms part of the shortest route between Sydney and Darwin, via Bourke and Mount Isa; making it an important road link for the transport of passengers and freight for regional New South Wales and Queensland.

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Landsboroughs Blazed Tree (Camp 69)

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Landsboroughs Blazed Tree (Camp 67) tree at Mitchell Highway, Charleville, Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bakers Bend (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Bakers Bend (entry 49243)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  4. ↑ "Myendetta (entry 602822)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  5. ↑ "Landsborough's Blazed Tree, Camp 69 (entry 602715)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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