The fertile agricultural area of the Darling Downs in Queensland was named by explorer Allan Cunningham after then-Governor Ralph Darling.
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The Darling Downs is a farming region in Southern Queensland, Australia. It was named after the Governor of New South Wales, Ralph Darling, by explorer Allan Cunningham.
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The Darling Downs, an area of rich, fertile land in inland southern Queensland, were discovered by explorer andbotanist Allan Cunninghamin 1827.
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The highest temperature ever recorded in Toowoomba (closest major city to the Darling Downs) was 39.3 °C (102.7 °F). Toowoomba is in the east, and does not often experience extreme temperatures.
However, the Darling Downs encompasses a very large area. Other temperature extremes include:
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Ludwig Leichhardt was the German /Prussian explorer who first travelled overland from Jimbour on the Darling Downs to Port Essington, in the far north of Australia.
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J. L. Blyth has written:
'Darling Downs writers' -- subject(s): Australian Authors, Australian literature, Bio-bibliography, Darling Downs (Qld.), Dictionaries, Homes and haunts
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It is not always windy in the Darling Downs. The Darling Downs lie on the western side of the Great Dividing Range, and are subject to a variety of climatic conditions, including storms, rain, drought and wind. In the summer, the area is hot and dry, with occasional storms which may be quite violent, and occasional periods of flooding rains.. In winter, it is much cooler but still dry.
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The Darling Downs hopping mouse is extinct. As a hopping mouse, its living relatives are the Northern hopping mouse, Mitchell's hopping mouse, Dusky hopping mouse, Fawn hopping mouse and Spinifex hopping mouse.
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Rodney Fisher was born on May 11, 1939, in Darling Downs, Queensland, Australia.
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Cunningham discovered the rich farming land of the Darling Downs (1827) which led to inland settlement of what is now southern Queensland, and Cunningham's Gap (1828). The discovery of Cunningham's Gap meant that landowners on the Darling Downs did not need to send their products overland to Sydney and markets, but could take the shorter and easier route of coastal shipping.
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Exactly The Nine Entertainment Co should buy WIN's Toowoomba Station for $1 Million and then the Nine Entertainment Co should Rebrand WIN Television Darling Downs to Channel 9 Darling Downs and WIN News Southern Queensland to 9 News Southern Queensland. Then they should Re-Introduce a Locally Produced Tv News Bulletin. Then they should build a New Tv News Set. Then They should have 1 News Presenter, 1 Sports Presenter and 1 Weather Presenter on Weeknights and Weekends and have 10 Local News Reporters
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This was Ludwig Leichhardt. He disappeared in 1848 after leaving the Darling Downs in Queensland in an attempt to cross to the west.
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The Darling River starts at Brewarrina, about an hour from Bourke in far northwestern New South Wales. However, the basin which empties into the Darling actually starts in western Queensland.
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according to the internet 1 in 733 babies has downs so about 8589 people in Tennessee have downs
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One major Queensland newspaper is the Courier Mail, found in most major and regional centres. The Toowoomba Chronicle is widespread throughout the Darling Downs.
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The address of the Downs Carnegie Library is: 504 Morgan Ave, Downs, 67437 2019
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The address of the Downs Historical Society is: 714 Railroad St, Downs, KS 67437
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Southern Belles Louisville - 2009 Life's Ups and Downs 1-7 is rated/received certificates of:
USA:TV-PG
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Elizabeth Kenny was born near Warialda, in northern New South Wales: her family then moved to the small town of Nobby on the Darling Downs, near Toowoomba in Queensland. This is where she grew up.
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Dermott Downs's birth name is Dermott Daniel Downs.
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Matt Downs is 6 feet 1 inches tall. He weighs 190 pounds. He bats right and throws right.
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Allan Cunningham was initially part of John Oxley's expeditions to follow the Lachlan and Macquarie Rivers in 1817. However, he became an important explorer in his own right, making major discoveries such as the rich farming land of the Darling Downs (1827) which led to inland settlement of what is now southern Queensland, and Cunningham's Gap (1828). The discovery of Cunningham's Gap meant that landowners on the Darling Downs did not need to send their products overland to Sydney and markets, but could take the shorter and easier route of coastal shipping.
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Check It Out - 1985 My Darling Serpentine 1-19 was released on:
USA: 19 February 1986
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Prior to the massive drought which wiped them out thousands of years ago, giant kangaroos roamed the grasslands of Australia. A great many fossils have been found on the Darling Downs of southern and western Queensland.
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The Oprah Winfrey Show - 1986 Diane Downs and Ann Rule 3-1 was released on:
USA: 26 September 1988
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Wattle Downs Wattle- How many wattle trees are there Downs- We are slightly down a hill
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Leichhardt made a total of three expeditions.
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