Moree

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Moree is a prominent agricultural and service town in northern New South Wales, Australia, known especially for its cotton industry and artesian hot springs.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf locality
town
climate hot semi-arid climate
climateFeature hot summers
mild winters
summer-dominant rainfall
country Australia
daylightSavingTimezone AEDT
distanceFrom about 480 km south-west of Brisbane
about 640 km north-west of Sydney
economicActivity broadacre cropping
cotton ginning
grain handling
livestock grazing
governingBody Moree Plains Shire Council
hasAirport Moree Airport
hasEducationalFacility primary schools
secondary schools
hasFacility Moree Artesian Aquatic Centre
hasHealthFacility public hospital
hasIndustry cotton processing
grain storage
rural services
hasRailService passenger rail to and from Sydney
hasRecreation golf course
sporting fields
hasTransport Moree railway station
knownFor agriculture
artesian hot springs
bore baths
cotton industry
localGovernmentArea Moree Plains Shire
locatedIn New England region
locatedOnRiver Mehi River NERFINISHED
partOfBasin Murray–Darling Basin
postalCode 2400
region Northern New South Wales
roadConnection Gwydir Highway NERFINISHED
Newell Highway NERFINISHED
role agricultural hub
regional service centre
state New South Wales
surroundedBy broadacre cropping land
irrigated cotton farms
timezone AEST
traditionalOwners Kamilaroi people NERFINISHED
waterSource Great Artesian Basin

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Fort Nassau locatedNear Moree
Barwon containsTown Moree
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens residence Moree
this entity surface form: Moree, New South Wales
Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens placeOfDeath Moree
this entity surface form: Moree, New South Wales, Australia