Barcoo$532331$ - translation to English
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Barcoo$532331$ - translation to English

LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA OF QUEENSLAND, AUSTRALIA
Barcoo Shire; Barcoo Shire Council; Barcoo Division

Barcoo      
n. Barcoo, río de Australia

Definition

Barcoo
[b?:'ku:]
¦ adjective Austral. informal relating to the remote inland area of Australia: Barcoo sickness.
Origin
C19: from the name of a river and area in western Queensland.

Wikipedia

Shire of Barcoo

The Shire of Barcoo is a local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. In June 2018, the shire had a population of 267 people.

It covers an area of 61,830 square kilometres (23,872.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. It is named for the Barcoo River which reaches a confluence with the Thomson River in the shire to form Cooper Creek.

The major industry in the shire is beef production and some opal mining. There has been some development of the known oil and gas reserves in the region.