Surat, Queensland

Surat, Queensland

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Surat is a small rural town on the Balonne River, approximately convert|75|km|mi|0|lk=on south of Roma on the Carnarvon Highway. It is convert|450|km|mi|0|lk=off west of Brisbane.

The district was first mapped by Surveyor-General Sir Thomas Mitchell in 1846. By the end of the 1849s pastoralists had penetrated the area, and in 1849 Mitchell directed a surveyor, Burrowes, to select a township site on the Balonne River. Burrowes did so and named it Surat, after his former place of residence in Madras Province, India. [cite web|url=http://localhero.biz/article/permatitle/history_of_surat,_queensland/|title=Local history of Surat|author="LocalHero"]

There are oil fields further south.

References

* [http://www.maranoa.org.au Maranoa Online] A portal servicing the Maranoa - a region encompassing Surat.


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