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IMG_9809 - Serenity And Contented Cows . . .
When house-sitting at Kingaroy, we went for a walk and came across this very tranquil scene. I have heard the comment "contented cows" many times and this applies here and I can add that Rosey and I were very contented to see these contented cows enjoying themselves to the max!!!
Kingaroy is an agricultural town in Queensland, Australia, approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) or about 2½ hours drive north-west of the state capital Brisbane. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways. At the 2006 census, Kingaroy had a population of 7,620, a significant increase from the 2001 census figure of 7,147.[3]
It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and peanut silos dominate the skyline.
The name Kingaroy is usually claimed to be derived from the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal word for 'Red Ant'. The local Kingaroy Rugby League football team is known as "the Red Ants" and a Red Ant features on the old Kingaroy Shire coat of arms. However a Wakka Wakka Word List provides the following explanation: "Derived from 'king', a small black ant, and 'dhu'roi', meaning hungry. The name was suggested by a local Aboriginal helper of the surveyor Mr Hector Munro who surveyed the original grazing holding of this name on account of these ants being a pest at the survey camp".
Further information can be found at this link . . .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingaroy
IMG_9809 - Serenity And Contented Cows . . .
When house-sitting at Kingaroy, we went for a walk and came across this very tranquil scene. I have heard the comment "contented cows" many times and this applies here and I can add that Rosey and I were very contented to see these contented cows enjoying themselves to the max!!!
Kingaroy is an agricultural town in Queensland, Australia, approximately 210 kilometres (130 mi) or about 2½ hours drive north-west of the state capital Brisbane. The town is situated on the junction of the D'Aguilar and the Bunya Highways. At the 2006 census, Kingaroy had a population of 7,620, a significant increase from the 2001 census figure of 7,147.[3]
It is known as the "Peanut Capital of Australia" because Australia's largest peanut processing plant is located in the town and peanut silos dominate the skyline.
The name Kingaroy is usually claimed to be derived from the Wakka Wakka Aboriginal word for 'Red Ant'. The local Kingaroy Rugby League football team is known as "the Red Ants" and a Red Ant features on the old Kingaroy Shire coat of arms. However a Wakka Wakka Word List provides the following explanation: "Derived from 'king', a small black ant, and 'dhu'roi', meaning hungry. The name was suggested by a local Aboriginal helper of the surveyor Mr Hector Munro who surveyed the original grazing holding of this name on account of these ants being a pest at the survey camp".
Further information can be found at this link . . .
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingaroy