Miles, Queensland, Australia

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Miles is a small rural town in Queensland, Australia, known for its agricultural surroundings and as the birthplace of writer and explorer Robyn Davidson.

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instanceOf explorer
locality
town
writer
averageAnnualRainfall around 650 millimetres
averageMaximumTemperature around 27 °C
averageMinimumTemperature around 12 °C
birthplaceOf Robyn Davidson
climate humid subtropical climate
country Australia
distanceTo approximately 145 kilometres west of Toowoomba
approximately 340 kilometres west of Brisbane
electoralDistrictState Warrego
electoralDivisionFederal Maranoa
hasAttraction Miles Historical Village Museum
hasEvent Miles Back to the Bush Festival
hasFacility hospital
primary school
showgrounds
hasHeritageSite Dogwood Creek Aboriginal Fish Traps (region)
Miles War Memorial and Wall of Remembrance
hasIndustry agriculture
grazing
resource extraction support services
hasLibrary Dogwood Crossing @ Miles
linked to: Dogwood Crossing
hasMuseum Miles Historical Village Museum
knownFor agricultural surroundings
cattle grazing
coal seam gas industry in surrounding region
grain production
localGovernmentArea Western Downs Region
locatedIn Darling Downs
South West Queensland
locatedOn Leichhardt Highway
Warrego Highway
nearestCapitalCity Brisbane
nearestMajorCity Toowoomba
originalName Dogwood Crossing
population approximately 1,700 (around 2021)
postcode 4415
railwayLine Western railway line (Queensland)
region Western Downs
renamedAfter William Miles
river Dogwood Creek NERFINISHED
state Queensland
timezone AEST
traditionalOwners Barunggam people
transport highway junction town
utcOffset +10:00

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Robyn Davidson placeOfBirth Miles, Queensland, Australia