Birdsville Races, the Glossary
The Birdsville Races are horse races held each year in September in the Queensland, Australia, town of Birdsville.[1]
Table of Contents
23 relations: ABC North West Queensland, ABC Western Queensland, Australia, Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Australian dollar, Australian pound, Avoirdupois, Birdsville, COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, Equine influenza, Handicapping, Horse racing, List of Queensland's Q150 Icons, Maize, News Corporation, Oliver Herbrich, Q150, Queensland, Queensland Government, Quilpie, Queensland, Royal Flying Doctor Service, Sport in Queensland, Steeplechase (horse racing).
- Horse racing meetings
- Recurring events established in 1882
- Sports competitions in Queensland
- Tourist attractions in Queensland
ABC North West Queensland
ABC North West Queensland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Mount Isa.
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ABC Western Queensland
ABC Western Queensland is an ABC Local Radio station based in Longreach broadcasting to the Central West, South West and Gulf regions of Queensland.
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Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.
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Australian Broadcasting Corporation
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC), is the national broadcaster of Australia.
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Australian dollar
The Australian dollar (sign: $; code: AUD; also abbreviated A$ or sometimes AU$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies; and also referred to as the dollar or Aussie dollar) is the official currency and legal tender of Australia, including all of its external territories, and three independent sovereign Pacific Island states: Kiribati, Nauru, and Tuvalu.
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Australian pound
The pound (sign: £, £A for distinction) was the currency of Australia from 1910 until 14 February 1966, when it was replaced by the Australian dollar.
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Avoirdupois
Avoirdupois (abbreviated avdp.) is a measurement system of weights that uses pounds and ounces as units.
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Birdsville
Birdsville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia.
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COVID-19 pandemic in Australia
The COVID-19 pandemic in Australia was a part of the worldwide pandemic of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2).
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Equine influenza
Equine influenza (horse flu) is the disease caused by strains of influenza A that are enzootic in horse species.
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Handicapping
Handicapping, in sport and games, is the practice of assigning advantage through scoring compensation or other advantage given to different contestants to equalize the chances of winning.
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Horse racing
Horse racing is an equestrian performance activity, typically involving two or more horses ridden by jockeys (or sometimes driven without riders) over a set distance for competition.
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List of Queensland's Q150 Icons
The Queensland's Q150 Icons list of cultural icons was compiled as part of Q150 celebrations in 2009 by the Government of Queensland, Australia. Birdsville Races and list of Queensland's Q150 Icons are Q150 Icons.
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Maize
Maize (Zea mays), also known as corn in North American English, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain.
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News Corporation
The original incarnation of News Corporation (abbreviated News Corp. and also variously known as News Corporation Limited) was an American multinational mass media corporation controlled by media mogul Rupert Murdoch and headquartered at 1211 Avenue of the Americas in New York City.
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Oliver Herbrich
Oliver Herbrich (born 1961 in Munich) is a German filmmaker working as an author, film director and producer.
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Q150
Q150 was the sesquicentenary (150th anniversary) of the Separation of Queensland from New South Wales in 1859.
Queensland
Queensland (commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a state in northeastern Australia, the second-largest and third-most populous of the Australian states.
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Queensland Government
The Queensland Government is the state government of Queensland, Australia, a parliamentary constitutional monarchy.
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Quilpie, Queensland
Quilpie is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.
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Royal Flying Doctor Service
The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS), commonly known as the Flying Doctor, is an air medical service in Australia. Birdsville Races and Royal Flying Doctor Service are Q150 Icons.
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Sport in Queensland
Sport is an important part of the culture of the Australian state of Queensland.
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Steeplechase (horse racing)
A steeplechase is a distance horse race in which competitors are required to jump diverse fence and ditch obstacles.
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See also
Horse racing meetings
- Auckland Cup Week
- Australian Turf Club
- Birdsville Races
- Breeders Crown
- Breeders' Cup
- Dubai World Cup Night
- Kentucky Derby Festival
- Maryland Million Day
- Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival
- Spring Racing Carnival
- Sydney Carnival
Recurring events established in 1882
- Birdsville Races
- Bradshaw Lecture
- Cambridge Greek Play
- Labor Day
- Liverpool Senior Cup
- London Senior Cup
- Surrey Senior Cup
- The Ashes
- The Hoppings
- West Highland Yachting Week
Sports competitions in Queensland
- 1949 Australian Grand Prix
- 1960 Australian Grand Prix
- 1963 Australian Tourist Trophy
- 1965 Australian Tourist Trophy
- 1967 Australian Tourist Trophy
- 2004–05 NBL All-Star Game
- 2007 Men's Oceania Cup
- 2007 Women's Oceania Cup
- Birdsville Races
- Brisbane to Gladstone yacht race
- Crocodile Trophy
- Hamilton Island Cup
- Hamilton Island Race Week
- King of the Mountain (race)
- Lake Moondarra Fishing Classic
- Mooloolaba Triathlon
- Moreton Bay Classic
- Noosa Triathlon
- Oceania Marathon and Half Marathon Championships
- Queensland Open (golf)
- Queensland PGA Championship
- Queensland Solo Championship
- Queensland state netball league
- Rocky River Run
- Sapphire Series
- The Kokoda Challenge
Tourist attractions in Queensland
- Beenleigh Rum Distillery
- Billabong Sanctuary
- Birdsville Races
- Buderim Ginger
- Bunya Mountains
- Capricorn Caves
- Daintree Reef
- Darling Downs Zoo
- Das Neumann Haus Museum (Laidley, Queensland)
- Dreamtime Cultural Centre
- Flying High Bird Sanctuary
- Glenmore Homestead, Rockhampton
- Glow-Worm Caves Tamborine Mountain
- Gondwana Rainforests
- Granite Belt
- Great Barrier Reef
- Hartley's Crocodile Adventures
- Hervey Bay (Queensland)
- Herveys Range Heritage Tea Rooms
- K'gari
- K'gari (Fraser Island) Great Walk
- Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum
- Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary
- Magnetic Island
- Mary Valley Rattler
- Mount Clara smelter
- Mount Morgan Mine
- Paluma, Queensland
- Protected areas of Queensland
- Reef HQ
- Riverway, Townsville
- Rockhampton Heritage Village
- Royal Toowoomba Show
- Snakes Down Under Reptile Park and Zoo
- St. Crispin's Reef
- Stable on the Strand
- Sugarworld
- Tamborine Mountain
- Tangalooma, Queensland
- The Best Job in the World (advertising)
- The Strand, Townsville
- The Ville Resort-Casino
- Tourism on the Great Barrier Reef
- Townsville Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Cultural Centre
- Wet Tropics of Queensland
- Whitsunday Islands