Английская Википедия:Dingo, Queensland
Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:GeoGroup Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Dingo is a rural town and locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Dingo had a population of 340 people.[3]
Geography
The town is on the Capricorn Highway, Шаблон:Convert by road north-west of the state capital Brisbane and Шаблон:Convert by road west of the regional centre of Rockhampton. The Fitzroy Developmental Road runs north-west from the Capricorn Highway.[4]
The Central Western railway line passes through the locality with two stations (from west to east):
- Umolo railway station (Шаблон:Coord)[5]
- Dingo railway station, serving the town (Шаблон:Coord)[6][5]
History
The town was surveyed in 1889 and took its name from the nearby Dingo Creek.[2] For a time in 1940 the town was known as Remo.[2] Dingo Post Office opened on 1 October 1876.[7]
Dingo Provisional School opened on 29 May 1876. On 22 January 1877 it became Dingo State School.[8][9][10]
In 1973, a population of Bridled nail-tail wallabies (Onychogalea fraenata) was found in the Dingo area by a fencing contractor. Not having been seen since 1937, the species had been considered extinct. The area where the wallabies was rediscovered was protected as Taunton National Park.[11]
On 31 January 1997, Duaringa Shire mayor Tom Hall unveiled a bronze sculpture of a dingo in Normanby Street opposite the library (Шаблон:Coord). It was created by Gaye Porter.[12] A plaque attached below the statue explains how pioneer Moses Wafer named the area after hearing dingos howling during the night while camped near the present-day site of the town.[12]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Dingo had a population of 263 people.[13]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Dingo had a population of 342 people.[14]
In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Dingo had a population of 340 people.[3]
Education
Dingo State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Kennedy and Normanby Streets (Шаблон:Coord).[15][16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 47 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).[17]
Amenities
The Central Highlands Regional Council operates a public library at 10 Normanby Street (Шаблон:Coord).[18]
Events
In August each year, the Dingo Race Club holds the annual Dingo Race Day and World Dingo Trap Throwing Competition at Bauman Park (Шаблон:Coord).[19] The event was attended by 2000 people in 2019 when it celebrated its 30th anniversary.[20] This figure grew to 4,000 when the event returned in 2021 after being cancelled in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[21][22]
Notable residents
Australian rugby league player Ben Hunt grew up in Dingo.[23]Шаблон:Commons category
References
External links
Шаблон:Central Highlands Region Шаблон:Central Queensland Шаблон:Authority control
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