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Satellite image of Burketown on 12 May 2021. Burketown is located on the Albert River 2,115 kilometres (1,314 mi) to the north west of the state capital, Brisbane, with the nearest larger town being Normanton, 227 kilometres (141 mi) to the east, and the nearest city being Mount Isa, 425 kilometres (264 mi) to the south.
The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Burketown. The shire and town are named in honour of ill-fated explorer Robert O'Hara Burke. [3] The Gangalidda name for Burketown is Mungibi meaning ‘little Island’ for the fact that flooding in the wet season often isolates the town. [citation needed]
Burketown Airport (IATA: BUC, ICAO: YBKT) is an airport located 1 nautical mile (1.9 km; 1.2 mi) southwest [1] of Burketown, Queensland, Australia.
The City of Brisbane was created from the 30 October 1924 amalgamation of: ... Burketown: North West Queensland: 1885 39,684: 430 432 Shire of Carpentaria: Normanton:
This is a list of airports in Australia.It includes licensed airports, with the exception of private airports. Aerodromes here are listed with their 4-letter ICAO code, and 3-letter IATA code (where available).
Burketown Post Office is a heritage-listed former post office at Musgrave Street, Burketown, Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by George Connolly and built in 1887. It is also known as Burketown Tourist Information Centre. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 1 January 1993. [1]
James Alpin Macpherson (1842–23 August 1895) sometimes spelled "MacPherson" or "McPherson," and otherwise known as The Wild Scotchman, was a Scottish–born Australian bushranger active in Queensland and New South Wales in the 1860s.
Boiling Down Works is a heritage-listed boiling down works at Truganinni Road, Burketown, Shire of Burke, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1891 to 1901. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 August 1992. [1]