Tambo, Queensland
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Tambo is a town located in central western Queensland
, Australia
, on the banks of the Barcoo River
. Tambo is 101 kilometres (62.8 mi) southeast of the town of Blackall
via the Landsborough Highway
, and approximately 862 kilometres (535.6 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane
. At the 2006 census
, Tambo had a population of 345.
The town was settled in 1863, making it the oldest town in western Queensland. Like much of the west, sheep became the mainstay of the economy
. Today, cattle and tourism are of major importance to the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement. The Carnarvon National Park
(Salvator Rosa section) lies to the east of the town.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. 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...
, Australia
Australia
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, on the banks of the Barcoo River
Barcoo River
The Barcoo River in western Queensland, Australia that rises on the northern slopes of the Warrego Range, flows in a south westerly direction and unites with the Thomson River to form Cooper Creek. The first European to see the river was Thomas Mitchell in 1846, who named it Victoria Stream...
. Tambo is 101 kilometres (62.8 mi) southeast of the town of Blackall
Blackall, Queensland
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via the Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway
Landsborough Highway is a western Queensland highway running in the northwest-southeast direction from Morven to Cloncurry. The Landsborough Highway runs through vast tracts of land that was once occupied by William Landsborough, an Australian explorer of the 19th century...
, and approximately 862 kilometres (535.6 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane
Brisbane
Brisbane is the capital and most populous city in the Australian state of Queensland and the third most populous city in Australia. Brisbane's metropolitan area has a population of over 2 million, and the South East Queensland urban conurbation, centred around Brisbane, encompasses a population of...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Tambo had a population of 345.
The town was settled in 1863, making it the oldest town in western Queensland. Like much of the west, sheep became the mainstay of the economy
Economy
An economy consists of the economic system of a country or other area; the labor, capital and land resources; and the manufacturing, trade, distribution, and consumption of goods and services of that area...
. Today, cattle and tourism are of major importance to the town. A number of heritage buildings survive from the earliest days of settlement. The Carnarvon National Park
Carnarvon National Park
Carnarvon National Park is located in the Southern Brigalow Belt bioregion in Central Queensland , 593 km northwest of Brisbane...
(Salvator Rosa section) lies to the east of the town.