Tag: Winton

Winton is a town in central west Queensland, Australia, located 177 kilometres (110 mi) northwest of Longreach. The main industries of the area are sheep and cattle raising. The town was named by postmaster, Robert Allen, in 1876 after his place of birth Winton, Dorset. At the 2006 census, Winton had a population of 980.
Winton was one of the founding towns of the Australian airline Qantas. The first board meeting was held at the Winton Club on 10 February 1921.
Winton is intimately involved in the story of the popular Australian folk song, “Waltzing Matilda”, which had its first performance in the North Gregory Hotel in the town. The Waltzing Matilda Centre opened in 1998 and is the first museum dedicated to a song. The song was written by ‘Banjo’ Paterson whilst holidaying at a local property Dagworth Station. The North Gregory Hotel has been ravaged by fire three times.
The area surrounding the town has yielded a number of dinosaur fossils, including ‘Elliot’, a sauropod. In 2009,…