Dysart, Queensland
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Dysart is a town in central Queensland
, Australia
, located in the Isaac Region. Established in 1973, Dysart is a service centre for the nearby Norwich Park and Saraji coal mines, as well as grazing properties in the district. Most residents are employed by the coal mines. At the 2006 census
, Dysart had a population of 3,137.
Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt
explored the region in 1845, climbing the summit of nearby Campbells Peak.
Dysart is home to Norwich Park Mines Day, held to increase the public's knowledge of the mining industry.
Rugby League
is a very popular sport in Dysart. Dysart junior team is named 'Dysart Bulls' with team colours being red, black and white. The senior team is also called 'Dysart Bulls' and has about six home games a year.
Dysart State High School
has around two hundred students. The High School holds an annual Fete.
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
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
, located in the Isaac Region. Established in 1973, Dysart is a service centre for the nearby Norwich Park and Saraji coal mines, as well as grazing properties in the district. Most residents are employed by the coal mines. 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,...
, Dysart had a population of 3,137.
Prussian explorer Ludwig Leichhardt
Ludwig Leichhardt
Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig Leichhardt, known as Ludwig Leichhardt, was a Prussian explorer and naturalist, most famous for his exploration of northern and central Australia.-Early life:...
explored the region in 1845, climbing the summit of nearby Campbells Peak.
Dysart is home to Norwich Park Mines Day, held to increase the public's knowledge of the mining industry.
Rugby League
Rugby league
Rugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
is a very popular sport in Dysart. Dysart junior team is named 'Dysart Bulls' with team colours being red, black and white. The senior team is also called 'Dysart Bulls' and has about six home games a year.
Dysart State High School
Dysart State High School
Dysart state High School is a co-educational public high school in Dysart, Queensland, Australia, serving grades 8 through 12. Opened in 1982, it was developed from a Secondary Department attached to Dysart State School in 1978....
has around two hundred students. The High School holds an annual Fete.