Winchester, Queensland

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Winchester
Queensland
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Winchester
Coordinates 22°16′38″S148°02′41″E / 22.2772°S 148.0447°E / -22.2772; 148.0447 Coordinates: 22°16′38″S148°02′41″E / 22.2772°S 148.0447°E / -22.2772; 148.0447
Population5 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.0049/km2 (0.0127/sq mi)
Area1,016.9 km2 (392.6 sq mi)
LGA(s) Isaac Region
State electorate(s) Burdekin
Federal Division(s) Capricornia
Suburbs around Winchester:
Moranbah Moranbah Coppabella
Kilcummin Winchester Dysart
Gemini Mountains Gemini Mountains Dysart

Winchester is a locality in the Isaac Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Winchester had a population of 5 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.

Isaac Region Local government area in Queensland, Australia

The Isaac Region is a local government area located in Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in July 2007.

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

Winchester sits on a major coal deposit in the Bowen Basin. There are a number of coal mines operating there (and beyond into adjacent localities), including Peak Downs Mine, Peak Downs East Mine, Eagle Downs Mine, and Winchester Mine. The Goonyella railway line provides transport from the mines to the ports. [3]

Coal A combustible sedimentary rock composed primarily of carbon

Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock, formed as rock strata called coal seams. Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements; chiefly hydrogen, sulfur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years. Vast deposits of coal originates in former wetlands—called coal forests—that covered much of the Earth's tropical land areas during the late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) and Permian times.

Bowen Basin Coalfields Coal mine with gas fields in Australia

The Bowen Basin Coalfields contains the largest coal reserves in Australia. This major coal-producing region contains one of the world's largest deposits of bituminous coal. The Basin contains much of the known Permian coal resources in Queensland including virtually all of the known mineable prime coking coal. It was named for the Bowen River, itself named after Queensland's first Governor, Sir George Bowen.

Peak Downs Mine mine in Australia

Peak Downs is a large open cut coking coal mine in Queensland located 31 km SSE of Moranbah. Peak Downs is one of seven mines in Bowen Basin owned by the BHP Mitsubishi Alliance, Australia’s largest coal miner and exporter. Production at Peak Downs started in 1972.

History

The locality was named and bounded on 16 June 2000. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Winchester (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Winchester - locality in Isaac Region (entry 49387)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 29 December 2018.


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