 Location of the Dingo Fence (purple) The Dingo Fence or Dog Fence is a barrier that was built in Australia during the 1880s and finished in 1885, to keep dingos out of the relatively fertile south-east part of the continent (where they had largely been exterminated) and protect the sheep flocks of southern Queensland. It is one of the longest structures on the planet, and the world's longest fence. It would eventually stretch 5,320 kilometres from Jimbour on the Darling Downs near Dalby through thousands of miles of arid country to the Eyre peninsula on the Great Australian Bight. It was only partly successful; Dingoes can still be found in parts of the southern states to this day, and although the fence helped reduce losses of sheep to predators, this was counterbalanced by increased pasture competition from rabbits and kangaroos. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (965x867, 46 KB) Summary Map of the w:Dingo fence in Australia (purple), also shows areas of pure dingos and hybrid wild dogs, made by me in Corel Painter IX from information in several maps. ...
Image File history File links Download high resolution version (965x867, 46 KB) Summary Map of the w:Dingo fence in Australia (purple), also shows areas of pure dingos and hybrid wild dogs, made by me in Corel Painter IX from information in several maps. ...
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Coober Pedy, population 3,500, is a small town in South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. ...
Dingo range Breed standards (external link) ANKC The dingo (plural dingoes or dingos), Canis lupus dingo, is a type of wild dog, probably descended from the Indian Wolf (Canis lupus pallipes). ...
Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. ...
Dalby is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 210 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and Bunya Highways. ...
Satellite photo of the Eyre Peninsula bushfires, taken on January 11 2005 Eyre Peninsula is a triangular peninsula in South Australia. ...
The Great Australian Bight is a large bight, or open bay, encompassing an area of the Southern Ocean located off the central and western portions of the southern coastline of mainland Australia. ...
The 2500 km section of the fence in Queensland is also known as the Barrier Fence or Wild Dog Barrier Fence. It is administered by the Department of Natural Resources and Mines. The Wild Dog Barrier Fence staff has 23 employees, with two person teams which patrol a 300 km section of the fence once every week. There are depots at Quilpie and Roma.[1] The Department of Natural Resources and Mines is the former name of the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources, Mines and Water. ...
Quilpie is a town situated in western Queensland, Australia. ...
Location of Roma in Queensland (red) Roma (26°33′S 148°48′E) is a town and Local Government Area in the western Darling Downs area of Queensland, Australia, 515 km (318 miles) by rail W.N.W. of Brisbane. ...
It joins the Border Fence in New South Wales, where it stretches for 584 km along Latitude 29. The fence passes the point where the three states of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet (Cameron's corner), where there is a brass plate on the survey monument. It is known as the Dog Fence in South Australia, which is 2225 km long.[2] Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 28 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $158,506 (3rd) - Product per capita $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 4,070,400 (3rd) - Density 2. ...
Capital Sydney Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Professor Marie Bashir Premier Morris Iemma (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 50 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $305,437 (1st) - Product per capita $45,153/person (4th) Population (End of March 2006) - Population 6,817,100 (1st) - Density 8. ...
Capital Adelaide Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Marjorie Jackson-Nelson Premier Mike Rann (ALP) Federal representation - House seats 11 - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05) - Product ($m) $59,819 (5th) - Product per capita $38,838/person (7th) Population (End of September 2006) - Population 1,558,200 (5th) - Density 1. ...
Camerons corner (red) Camerons Corner is the dog-leg in the straight parts of the Dingo Fence. ...
The fence is 6 feet (180 cm) high made of wire mesh, and extends for 1 foot (30 cm) underground. The fence line on both sides is cleared to a 5 metre width. Star pickets are spaced every ten yards (9 m). At first it was unsuccessfully used to try and keep out rabbits, with the fence built originally as a rabbit proof fence in 1884. It was more successful at keeping out pigs, kangaroos, emus and brumbies. In 1914 it was converted into a dog-proof fence. Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1758x1140, 485 KB) A portion of the Australian dog fence near Coober Pedy. ...
Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1758x1140, 485 KB) A portion of the Australian dog fence near Coober Pedy. ...
Coober Pedy, population 3,500, is a small town in South Australia, 846 kilometres north of Adelaide on the Stuart Highway. ...
Year 1884 (MDCCCLXXXIV) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Thursday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ...
Binomial name Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) The Emu has been recorded in the areas shown in black. ...
A brumby is a wild (feral) horse in Australia. ...
It seems that there are fewer kangaroos and emus on the north western side of the fence where the dingos are, suggesting that dingos impact the populations of those animals. [3] It has also been suggested that the larger kangaroo populations inside the fence have been caused by the lack of dingo predation, and competition for food leads to lower sheep stocking rates than would be possible without the fence. [4]
Parts of the Dingo Fence are lit at night by 86 mm cold cathode fluorescent lamps which are alternately red and white. They are powered by long life batteries which are charged by photovoltaic cells during the day. [5] Note: Principles are mostly the same for cold cathode ion sources as in particle accelerators to create electrons. ...
Fluorescent lamps in Shinbashi, Tokyo, Japan Assorted types of fluorescent lamps. ...
A solar cell, a form of photovoltaic cell, is a device that uses the photoelectric effect to generate electricity from light, thus generating solar power (energy). ...
The fence is held together by Gripples.[6]
Journalist James Woodford travelled along the fence and wrote an account of his trip called The Dog Fence [7] The Queens Beasts are heraldic symbols depicting animals traditionally associated with British royal family. ...
See also Fence dividing paddocks. ...
Photo of the Rabbit proof fence, taken in 1927 Photo of the Rabbit proof fence, taken in 2005 For the movie, see Rabbit-Proof Fence (film) The State Barrier Fence of Western Australia, formerly known as the No. ...
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References - ^ Queensland Government website[1] (pdf)
- ^ Rainforest Australia [2]
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- ^ Quite Interesting, BBC TV, Season 4 episode 6, broadcast November 14, 2006.
- ^ [6]
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