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Cunnamulla Queensland | |||||||||
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Population | 1,217[1] | ||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4490 | ||||||||
Elevation | 189 m (620 ft)[2] | ||||||||
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LGA(s) | Paroo Shire | ||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||
Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||
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Cunnamulla (Template:PronEng)[3] (Aboriginal meaning "long stretch of water") is a small town that lies on the Warrego River in south west Queensland, Australia, 206 kilometres (128 mi) south of Charleville, and approximately 750 kilometres (470 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.
Cunnamulla is situated at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway and the Balonne Highway.
At the 2006 census, Cunnamulla had a population of 1,217.[1]
Cunnamulla is the administrative centre for the Paroo Shire, which also includes the townships of Wyandra, Yowah and Eulo, and covers an area of 47,617 square kilometres (18,385 sq mi).
Major industries of the area are wool, pig and kangaroo hunting, and hospitality industry. The town itself came into being in the late 1800s as a coach stop for Cobb and Co coaches.
Cunnamulla's indigenous community suffers from a high level of domestic violence according to a report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence.[4]
It has also been stated that the very first interstate game of Rugby League (between New South Wales and Queensland) was played between Cunnamulla and Bourke.[citation needed]
Cultural references
- Cunnamulla was the subject of a 2000 documentary film of the same name by Dennis O'Rourke, in which he followed several members of the community as they went about their daily lives.
- Cunnamulla is the main setting for Henry Lawson's short story "The Hypnotised Township" from his anthology The Rising of the Court, and Other Sketches in Prose and Verse.
- The song "The Cunnamulla Fella", written by Stan Coster and sung by Slim Dusty, is commemorated by a statue in the town centre.[5]
See also
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cunnamulla (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
- ^ Bureau of Meteorology - Retrieved 27 January 2008
- ^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
- ^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Task Force on Violence" (pdf). Queensland Government. 1999. Retrieved 2007-08-10. p47
- ^ "Cunnamulla Fella". Tourism Queensland. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
External links
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