Normanton, Queensland
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Normanton () is a small cattle town in the north of the state of Queensland, Australia, just south of the Gulf of Carpentaria, on the Norman River. The town's population is 1447, over half of whom are indigenous Australians (2001 census). The town is one terminus of the isolated Normanton - Croydon Railway, which was built during gold rush days in the 1890s. The Gulflander motor train operates once a week. The shire is the administrative centre of Carpentaria Shire Council.
Among Normanton's most notable features is a statue of a 8.64m long salt water crocodile, the largest ever shot. Barramundi and salmon may also be caught in the river.
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