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Aramac
Quiet service town in outback Queensland.
Located 67 km north of Barcaldine, Aramac is one of those
tiny little settlements in central Queensland which has
outlived its original purpose and now stands forlornly in
the middle of nowhere supporting the surrounding pastoral
industries and sustaining the few people who continue to
live in this hot, dry environment.
The area was first explored by Europeans and settled in
the 1850s. The town was named after Robert Ramsay Mackenzie
who, at the time, was the part-lessee of 52 runs, totalling
1536 sq. miles. Mackenzie, really nothing more than a land
speculator, was Queensland's first treasurer and future
premier. He was of limited talent and left no great
impression on the public life of the newly formed colony.
William Landsborough explored the area in 1859 and called
a nearby watercourse Aramac Creek. In a letter he explained:
'The Aramac, as many wrong reasons for the name have been
given, I may say here I named, in honour of the late Sir R.
R. Mackenzie, 'Ar-Ar-Mac', who was so well known in
Queensland, and who had acted in a very friendly way to me'.
The name stuck.
The area was settled in the 1860s and the town, which
seems to have had the alternative name of 'Marathon' for a
short time, acquired the inevitable services - a pub, a
grocery and drapery.
The town was surveyed in 1875 but by that time the wide
streets (apparently one of the locals had been impressed by
the streets in Melbourne and had decided to copy them) were
established and the surveyor simply confirmed the strangely
disproportionate design. By any measure the streets are
uncharacteristically wide for such a small settlement.
In 1909 Aramac Shire Council, still isolated from the
surrounding area, borrowed £66 500 and built a tramway
connecting the town to the main railway line at Barcaldine.
The tramway operated until 1975.
Little is known about the area's original inhabitants
although it is known that there was a massacre of more than
25 local Aborigines at Mailman's Gorge.
Things to see:
The Tramway
One of the town's few tourist attractions the display of
rolling stock is located in a large shed on the southern
side of town. It is open for inspection from 9.00 a.m. to
4.00 p.m. each day and, in the unlikely event of it being
locked, a key is obtainable from the Shire Council Offices.
Lake Galilee
The other main attraction in the area is located
approximately 100 km north-east of the town. Lake Galilee is
a saltwater lake which covers about 15 000 ha. It is the
only wetlands area in central Queensland and consequently is
the home of a large waterfowl population.
Lake Dunn
Closer to town is Lake Dunn, known as 'The Lake'. It is a
freshwater lake and the local council have gone to some
trouble to render the shores attractive and provide picnic
facilities. The foreshores have good stands of red river
gums and coolibahs and, in recent years, it has become a
popular destination for locals. However, in spite of the
council's best efforts, the lake is muddy in appearance and
therefore of greatest appeal to birdwatchers and nature
lovers.
Aboriginal Remnants
There are ancient inscriptions on a boulder known locally as
the Grey Rock. More detailed information about this site is
available from the local Post Office or Shire Council
offices.
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