Dixie, Queensland
| Dixie Queensland | |||||||||||||
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  Dixie | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 15°22′26″S 143°14′37″E / 15.37389°S 143.24361°ECoordinates: 15°22′26″S 143°14′37″E / 15.37389°S 143.24361°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4871 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Cook | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Cook | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Leichhardt | ||||||||||||
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Dixie is a locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia.[1] The locality contains the source of the both the Morehead River and Alice River.
History
The Dixie pastoral station is within the locality.[2] It was purchased by the Queensland Government in August 2012. Part of the land will be made into a conservation area to protect the habitat of the endangered golden-shouldered parrot.[3]
References
- ↑ "Dixie (locality) (entry 46125)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ "Dixie (homestead) (entry 10223)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
- ↑ Williams, Brian (20 August 2012). "$12.6 million spent on saving endangered golden shouldered parrot". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
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