Julia Creek, Queensland

{{Infobox Australian place

| type = town

| name = Julia Creek

| state = qld

| image = McKinlay channels, Julia Creek, 2020.jpg

| caption = McKinlay channels, Julia Creek, 2020

| coordinates = {{coord|-20.6563|141.7436|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Julia Creek (town centre)}}

| pop = 549

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes =

| established =

| postcode = 4823

| area = 6186.2

| timezone = AEST

| utc = +10:00

| dist1 = 138

| dir1 = E

| location1 = Cloncurry

| dist2 = 258

| dir2 = E

| location2 = Mount Isa

| dist3 = 467

| dir3 = WSW

| location3 = Townsville

| dist4 = 1603

| dir4 = NW

| location4 = Brisbane

| elevation= 123

| maxtemp = 33.3

| mintemp = 17.4

| rainfall = 461.3

| lga = Mckinlay

| stategov = Traeger

| fedgov = Kennedy

| near-n = Taldora

| near-ne = Malpas-Trenton

| near-e = Maxwelton

| near-se = Kynuna

| near-s = Mckinlay

| near-sw = Mckinlay

| near-w = Cloncurry

| near-nw = Taldora

}}

Julia Creek is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Mckinlay, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|17428|Julia Creek|town in Shire of Mckinlay|access-date=20 July 2021}}{{cite QPN|42263|Julia Creek|locality in Shire of Mckinlay|access-date=20 July 2021}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Julia Creek had a population of 549 people.

The town of Oorindi is within the west of the locality ({{coord|-20.6913|141.0741|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Oorindi (abandoned town)}}) beside the Oorindi railway station; as at 2019, there is nothing in the town.{{cite QPN|25497|Oorindi|town in Shire of Mckinlay|access-date=2 November 2019}}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=2 November 2019}} The town of Gilliat is within the west of the locality ({{coord|-20.6866|141.5011|type:city_region:AU-QLD|name=Gilliart (abandoned town)}}) beside the Gilliat railway station; as at 2019, there is nothing in the town.{{cite QPN|13769|Gilliat|town in Shire of Mckinlay|access-date=30 December 2017}}

Geography

Julia Creek is a town in mid-northern Queensland, located on the Flinders Highway (Overlanders Way), the main road between Mount Isa and Townsville. It is {{convert|664|km|0}} west of Townsville, and is located 123 m above sea level.[http://www.smh.com.au/news/queensland/julia-creek/2005/02/17/1108500203455.html SMH Travel Guide - Julia Creek] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117215654/https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/julia-creek-20040208-gdkqef.html |date=17 January 2023 }}, retrieved 9 March 2007

The town of Julia Creek is on the Great Northern Railway; the locality being served by a number of railway stations (from west to east):

Oorindi railway station ({{coord|-20.6934|141.0744|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Oorindi railway station}}){{Cite web|date=2 October 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
Bookin railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-20.6972|141.1864|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Bookin railway station (former)}})
Tibarri railway station is a railway station ({{coord|-20.7032|141.3029|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Tibarri railway station}})
Gilliat railway station ({{coord|-20.6913|141.4992|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Gilliat railway station}})
Eddington railway station, now abandoned ({{coord|-20.6705|141.6291|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Eddington railway station (former)}})
Gunjoola railway station ({{coord|-20.6619|141.7177|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Gunjoola railway station}})
Julia Creek railway station, serving the town ({{coord|-20.6590|141.7467|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Julia Creek railway station}}){{Cite QPN|17429|Julia Creek|railway station in the Mckinlay Shire|access-date=2 November 2019}}
Quarrells railway station ({{coord|-20.6533|141.9828|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Quarrells railway station}})
Nelia railway station ({{coord|-20.6539|142.2147|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Nelia railway station}})

= Climate =

Julia Creek experiences a hot semi-arid climate (Köppen: BSh), with a short, erratic wet season from December to March; and a long, relatively cooler dry season from April to November. Although average maxima remain warm to hot year-round, average minima have greater variation: from {{convert|9.1|C}} in July to {{convert|23.8|C}} in January. Average annual rainfall is low, {{convert|463.7|mm|in|abbr=on}}, and is extremely unpredictable, evident by the {{convert|738.6|mm|in|abbr=on}} of rain recorded in January 1974 alone. The town is very sunny, averaging 175.1 clear days and only 37.4 cloudy days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from {{convert|-0.9|C}} on 25 June 1965 to {{convert|46.5|C}} on 9 November 1965.{{cite web

|url = https://www.farmonlineweather.com.au/climate/station.jsp?lt=site&lc=29025 |title = Julia Creek Post Office Climate (1912-2011) |publisher = FarmOnline Weather |access-date = July 19, 2024}}

{{Weather box

| location = Julia Creek (20º39'36"S, 141º45'00"E, 123 m AMSL) (1965-2001 normals and extremes, rainfall 1912-2011)

| metric first = Yes

| single line = Yes

| Jan record high C = 45.6

| Feb record high C = 45.0

| Mar record high C = 41.5

| Apr record high C = 39.8

| May record high C = 36.0

| Jun record high C = 34.5

| Jul record high C = 36.0

| Aug record high C = 37.8

| Sep record high C = 41.2

| Oct record high C = 42.3

| Nov record high C = 46.5

| Dec record high C = 45.0

| Jan high C = 37.6

| Feb high C = 36.4

| Mar high C = 35.6

| Apr high C = 33.5

| May high C = 29.7

| Jun high C = 26.8

| Jul high C = 26.5

| Aug high C = 29.0

| Sep high C = 32.5

| Oct high C = 36.0

| Nov high C = 37.9

| Dec high C = 38.3

| Jan low C = 23.8

| Feb low C = 23.6

| Mar low C = 21.5

| Apr low C = 18.2

| May low C = 14.3

| Jun low C = 10.3

| Jul low C = 9.1

| Aug low C = 10.9

| Sep low C = 14.4

| Oct low C = 18.7

| Nov low C = 21.3

| Dec low C = 23.0

| Jan record low C = 15.0

| Feb record low C = 16.3

| Mar record low C = 10.5

| Apr record low C = 6.7

| May record low C = 1.9

| Jun record low C = -0.9

| Jul record low C = 0.0

| Aug record low C = 1.9

| Sep record low C = 3.0

| Oct record low C = 5.5

| Nov record low C = 8.9

| Dec record low C = 13.0

| precipitation colour = green

| Jan precipitation mm = 128.3

| Feb precipitation mm = 112.9

| Mar precipitation mm = 56.0

| Apr precipitation mm = 16.8

| May precipitation mm = 14.8

| Jun precipitation mm = 11.7

| Jul precipitation mm = 7.7

| Aug precipitation mm = 2.4

| Sep precipitation mm = 5.5

| Oct precipitation mm = 15.6

| Nov precipitation mm = 30.4

| Dec precipitation mm = 67.6

| year precipitation mm = 463.7

| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm

| Jan precipitation days = 7.2

| Feb precipitation days = 6.6

| Mar precipitation days = 3.5

| Apr precipitation days = 1.2

| May precipitation days = 1.1

| Jun precipitation days = 0.9

| Jul precipitation days = 0.7

| Aug precipitation days = 0.4

| Sep precipitation days = 0.7

| Oct precipitation days = 1.5

| Nov precipitation days = 2.8

| Dec precipitation days = 4.9

| Jan afthumidity = 39

| Feb afthumidity = 42

| Mar afthumidity = 36

| Apr afthumidity = 30

| May afthumidity = 33

| Jun afthumidity = 31

| Jul afthumidity = 27

| Aug afthumidity = 24

| Sep afthumidity = 21

| Oct afthumidity = 22

| Nov afthumidity = 25

| Dec afthumidity = 29

| Jan dew point C = 17.3

| Feb dew point C = 18.0

| Mar dew point C = 15.8

| Apr dew point C = 11.3

| May dew point C = 9.5

| Jun dew point C = 6.5

| Jul dew point C = 4.1

| Aug dew point C = 4.2

| Sep dew point C = 4.6

| Oct dew point C = 8.1

| Nov dew point C = 10.8

| Dec dew point C = 13.7

| source 1 = Bureau of Meteorology (1965-2001 normals and extremes, rainfall 1912-2011){{cite web

|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_029025_All.shtml

|title = Julia Creek Post Office Climate Statistics (1912-2011)

|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology

|access-date = July 19, 2024}}

| source =

| collapsed = Y

}}

History

The name Julia Creek was named after the niece of Donald McIntyre (younger brother of explorer Duncan McIntyre), the first white settler in the area.[http://www.micrrh.jcu.edu.au/Our-Region/julia-creek.html Towns - Julia Creek] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060927061721/http://www.micrrh.jcu.edu.au/Our-Region/julia-creek.html |date=27 September 2006 }}, James Cook University, retrieved 9 March 2007 McIntyre took up a property called Dalgonally about {{convert|70|km}} north of the present site of the town in 1864, only a few years after the ill-fated Burke and Wills expedition passed through the area.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

The township began life as a temporary railway terminus in 1907 when the Great Northern railway line was extended from Richmond to service the copper mines at Cloncurry.{{cite news|date=10 July 1907|title=ON THE OUT-BACK TRACK.|volume=XXIV|page=10|newspaper=Townsville Daily Bulletin|issue=7724|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57772330|access-date=20 December 2021|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117215659/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57772330|url-status=live}}

The name Oorindi is the Aboriginal name for the Williams River (which is about {{Convert|12|km|disp=sqbr}} west of Oorindi) and means stones.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article38478518|title=NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—231|date=26 June 1936|newspaper=The Courier-mail|access-date=2 November 2019|issue=881|location=Queensland, Australia|page=12|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117215655/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38478518|url-status=live}}

Julia Creek Post Office opened by September 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1907).{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Julia*Creek* | access-date = 27 January 2021 | archive-date = 17 January 2023 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230117215701/https://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AJulia%2ACreek%2A | url-status = live }}

Julia Creek State School was a one-room school established in 1911 with nine students, and was expanded in 1932 and again in 1934.{{Cite web|url=https://julicreess.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Julia Creek SS|access-date=29 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202055522/https://julicreess.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|url-status=live}}{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}} A separate high school was constructed in 1963.

In 1952, the town was serviced with electricity.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

St Joseph's School opened in 1955 and closed in 1995.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

A sixteen-bed hospital was established in 1972.[http://www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/mtisa_jcreek_hosp.asp Queensland Health Facility Profile - Julia Creek Hospital] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120627041122/http://www.health.qld.gov.au/wwwprofiles/mtisa_jcreek_hosp.asp |date=27 June 2012 }}, retrieved 9 March 2007.

Julia Creek Public Library was opened in 1994.{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live}}

The Dirt n Dust Festival sporting and music festival was held in the town annually from 1995 to 2019 and was considered one of Queensland's largest events of its type. After cancellations in 2020 and 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it was announced in July 2021 that due to a lack of volunteers, and there being no committee to run the event, the Dirt n Dust Festival would no longer be held.{{cite news|last=Brown|first=Trudy|date=2 July 2021|title=DONE N DUSTED: Lack of committee ends popular festival|url=https://www.townsvillebulletin.com.au/news/done-n-dusted-lack-of-committee-ends-popular-festival/news-story/c4c452c3f3b15d1b3037e3bbb8d3bc7c|url-access=subscription|work=Townsville Bulletin|publisher=News Corp Australia|location=|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=5 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220805031517/https://insight.adsrvr.org/track/up?adv=vrges6n&ref=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%2Fsubscribe%2Fnews%2F1%2F%3FsourceCode%3DTBWEB_WRE170_a%26dest%3Dhttps%253A%252F%252Fwww.townsvillebulletin.com.au%252Fnews%252Fdone-n-dusted-lack-of-committee-ends-popular-festival%252Fnews-story%252Fc4c452c3f3b15d1b3037e3bbb8d3bc7c%26memtype%3Danonymous%26mode%3Dpremium&upid=0lofzfp&upv=1.1.0|url-status=live}}{{cite news|last=Barry|first=Derek|date=2 July 2021|title=Julia Creek Dirt N Dust Festival has had to close down|url=https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7322180/julia-creek-dirt-n-dust-festival-has-had-to-close-down|url-access=limited|work=The North West Star|publisher=Australian Community Media|location=|access-date=2 July 2021|archive-date=31 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220531074159/https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7322180/julia-creek-dirt-n-dust-festival-has-had-to-close-down/|url-status=live}} But in December 2021, an organising committee was formed and the 2022 festival was held on 22-24 April and continues to be held annually.{{Cite web|last=Barry|first=Derek|date=2021-12-02|title=Planning full steam ahead for 2022 Dirt N Dust Festival|url=https://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7535855/planning-full-steam-ahead-for-2022-dirt-n-dust-festival/|access-date=2021-12-20|website=The North West Star|language=en-AU|archive-date=6 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211206050540/http://www.northweststar.com.au/story/7535855/planning-full-steam-ahead-for-2022-dirt-n-dust-festival/|url-status=live}}{{Cite web |date=2022-03-31 |title=Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival 2022 |url=https://dirtndust.com/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220331114750/https://dirtndust.com/ |archive-date=2022-03-31 |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Dirt n Dust Festival}}

In 2022, Julia Creek made headlines by its inability to attract a doctor for general practice work in the town for over 2 years, despite offering an annual salary of over $500,000 and providing a rent-free house.{{Cite news |last=Zara |first=Margolis |last2=Waterson |first2=Larissa |date=2022-10-19 |title=$500k isn't enough to tempt doctors to adopt a rural lifestyle |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-20/julia-creek-doctor-500k-salary-desperate-for-gp/101550688 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}} The position was filled in December 2022.{{Cite news |last=Dobson |first=Emily |last2=Zara |first2=Margolis |date=2022-12-15 |title=$500k salary finally attracts doctor to outback town after two years without a GP |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-15/outback-town-julia-creek-employs-gp-after-story-online-viral/101764722 |access-date=2025-01-12 |work=ABC News |language=en-AU}}

Demographics

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}. the locality of Julia Creek had a population of 511 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC31475|name=Julia Creek (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Julia Creek had a population of 549 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL31460|name=Julia Creek (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

Economy

The town's main industries are farming, (especially the beef and wool industries), and mining, which is mainly centred on the South32 mine at nearby Cannington. The town is a major centre for cattle sales and stock trucking, with a large saleyard and associated facilities. Prior to the expansion of the railway to the larger towns of Cloncurry and Mount Isa, the town was also a major transport hub for freight and passengers.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Environment

File:Julia Creek Dunnart area.png

Julia Creek is also home to the Julia Creek dunnart which is now endangered because of feral animals (wild cats, dogs and foxes).{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Education

Julia Creek State School is a government primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at Burke Street ({{coord|-20.6568|141.7463|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Julia Creek State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Julia Creek State School|url=https://www.julicreess.eq.edu.au|archive-url=https://archive.today/20121127132438/http://www.julicreess.eq.edu.au/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 November 2012|access-date=21 November 2018}} In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 34 students with 3 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}

There are no secondary schools in Julia Creek. The nearest secondary schools are in Richmond (only to Year 10) and Cloncurry (to Year 12).

Amenities

File:AU-Qld-Julia Creek-CWA-Burke Street-2023.jpg

The Mckinlay Shire Council operates a public library in Julia Creek at 56 Burke Street.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/mckinlay/julia_creek_library|title=Julia Creek Library|date=24 April 2014|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=30 January 2018|archive-date=17 January 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230117215659/https://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/mckinlay/julia_creek_library|url-status=live}}

The Julia Creek branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 51 Burke Street.{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch locations|website=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=live|access-date=26 December 2018}}

St Barnabas Anglican Church is at 1 Burke Street. Anglican services recommenced in 2020.{{Cite web |title=Outback Owens |url=https://neutrinodata.s3.amazonaws.com/bca/userimages/Ownes%20newsletter/Outback%20Owens%202023-10.pdf?fbclid=IwAR1sM6bHOam_36NQl0DfG8Rvgn6ES73ICi5xPWnIP41SIy_K7qq8CwX-X38_aem_ASm9ytVwVdOZiyT1KFlXJRVhzR2YZDWBrDnbUlme9pnhMgMAmQhyyfVQcBbkM-fPlmw |access-date=23 October 2023 |archive-date=24 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231024001125/https://neutrinodata.s3.amazonaws.com/bca/userimages/Ownes%20newsletter/Outback%20Owens%202023-10.pdf |url-status=live }}

Regular services by the Uniting Church in Australia are held in St Baranabas Anglican Church. These are provided by the McKay Patrol, an aerial service of the Uniting Church in Australia that operates out of Cloncurry. Supported by other denominations, the McKay Patrol operates a Cessna 182Q aeroplane to provide spiritual and practical help to people living in remote areas in the north-west of Queensland and the eastern Tablelands of the Northern Territory, an area of approximately {{Convert|625000|km2}} with a population of fewer than 10,000 people.{{cite web|title=Find a Church|url=https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201024234524/https://ucaqld.com.au/find-a-church/|archive-date=24 October 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod}}{{Cite web|title=About the McKay Patrol|url=http://www.ucanq.com.au/mckaypatrol/about.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311193146/http://www.ucanq.com.au/mckaypatrol/about.php|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=12 September 2021|website=McKay Patrol}}{{Cite web|title=About MJZ|url=http://www.ucanq.com.au/mckaypatrol/mjz.php|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200311193959/http://www.ucanq.com.au/mckaypatrol/mjz.php|archive-date=11 March 2020|access-date=12 September 2021|website=McKay Patrol}}

Julia Creek also has a visitor and cultural centre, swimming pool, tennis courts, parks as well as a sports centre.{{Citation needed|date=January 2025}}

Events

Julia Creek hosts the annual Dirt n Dust Festival. The next event is to be held on 11-13 April 2025.{{Cite web |title=Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival 2025 |url=https://dirtndust.com/ |access-date=2025-01-12 |website=Julia Creek Dirt n Dust Festival |language=en-US}}

Transport

{{Adjacent stations

|system1=Queensland Rail

|header2=Long distance rail services

|line3=Inlander|left3=Richmond|right3=Cloncurry

}}

References

External links

{{cite web|title=Julia Creek|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/julia-creek|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}
{{cite web|date=1984|title=Town map of Julia Creek|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-julia-creek-1984.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191102125521/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-julia-creek-1984.jpg|archive-date=2 November 2019|publisher=Queensland Government}}
[http://www.walkabout.fairfax.com.au/fairfax/locations/QLDJuliaCreek.shtml Fairfax Digital Travel Guide]
[http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/dwo/IDCJDW4067.latest.shtml Bureau of Meteorology Weather Conditions]
[http://sites.google.com/site/tanksinker/Home/max-burns-tanksinker Tanksinker – The Story of Max Burns and the Township of Julia Creek]

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