Gregory Downs is a small town located near the Gregory River in the Shire of Burke

Burke Shire Council

The Shire of Burke is a Local Government Area located in North West Queensland. The shire lies on the south coast of the Gulf of Carpentaria and abuts the border with the Northern Territory. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1885...

, Queensland

Queensland

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. The town had a population of 40 people in 2008. and is situated on the banks of the perennial Gregory River.

The town has a hotel that was originally built in the 1900s to accommodate travellers using the coach service to nearby Burketown

Burketown, Queensland

- Morning glory cloud :From the months of August to November, a rare meteorological phenomenon known as "Morning Glory" - long, tubular clouds, some up to 1000 km in length - is often observed in the skies above Burketown.....

. Previously the hotel also served as a post for the mounted police. The town itself is built on the homestead site of the historic Gregory Downs station, one of the first pastoral properties to be established in the Gulf Country

Gulf Country

The Gulf Country is the name given to the region of woodland and savanna grassland surrounding the Gulf of Carpentaria in north western Queensland and eastern Northern Territory on the north coast of Australia...

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