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Suburb of Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kunwarara is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Kunwarara had a population of 69 people.[1]
Kunwarara Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 22.8516°S 150.1091°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 69 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.1025/km2 (0.2654/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4702 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 673.4 km2 (260.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location |
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LGA(s) | Livingstone Shire | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Mirani | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Capricornia | ||||||||||||||
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The North Coast railway line forms part of the southern boundary of the locality with Canoona and then passes through the south-west of locality exiting to Marlborough.[3]
Merimal is a neighbourhood within the locality (22.95°S 150.2°E). It takes its name from the now-abandoned Merimal railway station (22.9535°S 150.1996°E) on the North Coast railway line.[4] Merimal Park (pastoral property) takes its name from the abandoned railway station and locality.
Princhester is an abandoned town in the locality (22.9436°S 150.0116°E).[5] It takes its name from the former pastoral run established in 1857 by Dan Connor. Princhester railway siding (22.8592°S 150.0119°E) is to the north of the town on the North Coast railway line.[6]
Despite its name Kunwarara railway station (22.9153°S 150.1361°E) is now located within the boundaries of Canoona to the south.[7]
The Magog Range is in the north-west of the locality (22.7524°S 149.9541°E) extending into neighbouring Marlborough.[8] It includes a number of peaks within the locality (from north to south):
The Pointer Range (22.9978°S 150.2805°E) forms part of south-eastern boundary of Kunwarara separating it from Canal Creek. The range extends south into Canoona.[8]
The Princhester pastoral run was established in 1857 by Dan Connor. By 1860 a Native Police barracks was constructed at Princhester under Sub-Lieutenant Walter Powell.[14] The first town lots in Princhester were sold in June 1862.[15][16] There was a gold rush at Princhester in 1883.[17][18][19] However, it did not produce very much gold. From time to time, further small finds were made prompting more "rushes",[20] but it was not a great gold producing area particularly compared with the success of Mount Morgan.[21]
The section of the North Coast railway lines from Yaamba to Kunwarara was opened in August 1915.[22] The next section of the North Coast railway line from Kunwarara to Marlborough was officially opened on Saturday 31 March 1917 by Herbert Hardacre, the Queensland Minister for Public Instruction.[22] Although Kunwarara railway station remains officially an operational station,[23] in 1994 the station building was relocated to the Australian Workers Heritage Centre in Barcaldine.[24]
In the 2016 census Kunwarara had a population of 71 people.[25]
In the 2021 census, Kunwarara had a population of 69 people.[1]
There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[26]
There are no schools in Kunwarara. The nearest primary schools are Marlborough State School in neighbouring Marlborough to the west and Milman State School in Milman to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana in Rockhampton to the south.[3]
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