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Arno’s Wall - QLD

Arno’s Wall

Tourist Attraction

Position

DEG: -22.388098 143.038326

DMS: 22º 23' 17.15" S 143º 02' 17.99" E

UTM: 54 K 7522793mN 709852mE

Altitude: 188m

Address & Contact

68 Vindex St
Winton QLD 4735

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Information

When German immigrant Arno Grotjhan dug up a valuable opal at Opalton in the 1960s, he was able to afford a house in Winton and then spent the rest of his life building Arno’s Wall. Arno’s Wall is two metres high and runs for more than 70 metres, so it takes a while to walk around it. The wall is constructed from concrete and rock brought in from Arno’s opal mine at Opalton and is studded with old lawnmower parts, boat propellers, old machinery from businesses in Winton, vintage typewriters, even a couple of complete motorbikes. And yes, Arno did throw in the kitchen sink!

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Winton at 11/04:30am EST

Distance from Arno’s Wall 5.5km NE

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
19.5°C	16.8°C	61%	11.8°C	1020.4hPa	0.0mm	ENE	17km/hr 9knots	22km/hr 12knots

Closest Climatic Station

Winton Post Office

Distance from Arno’s Wall 0.3km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	37.5	36.2	35.0	32.1	27.8	24.6	24.4	26.9	31.0	34.7	37.0	38.2
Mean Min. °C	23.5	22.9	21.0	17.2	12.9	9.4	8.2	9.5	13.4	17.8	20.9	22.8
Mean Rain mm	83.2	87.0	53.8	22.3	20.2	18.2	14.7	6.5	9.0	18.1	31.8	49.9