Nindigully is a rural town within the

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of Thallon in the

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, Australia.

Geography

Nindigully is north of the town of Thallon, the main town in the locality. The

Moonie River The Moonie River (Mooni River) is a river in Shire of Balonne, Queensland and Walgett Shire, New South Wales, both in Australia. It is a perennial river of the Barwon catchment within the Murray–Darling basin. Name The river was named '' ...

flows south to north passing the town immediately to the west. The Carnarvon Highway passes north to south passing the town immediately to the east; the

Barwon Highway The Barwon Highway is one of the shorter state highways of Queensland, Australia. It starts at the Carnarvon Highway in Nindigully, 44 kilometres south of St George, and travels east for about 155 kilometres until it reaches Goondiwindi, wher ...

has its junction with the Carnarvon Highway to the north-east of the town.

History

The name ''Nindigully'' is said to be a combination of an Aboriginal word (''nindi'' meaning ''small'') and the English word gully. The town presumably takes its name from the Nindi Gully pastoral run operated by Mr Baldwin which existed from at least 1862 although often spelt as Nindigually in its early years. The Nindigully Pub, built in 1864, is believed to be one of Queensland's longest continually licensed premises. It was a

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changing station between the late 19th century and the early 20th century. The town of Nindigully first appears on a 1908 survey plan. Nindigully Post Office opened by January 1912 (a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional s ...

had been open from 1909, originally known as Nindi Gully) and closed in 1974. Nindi Gully State School opened on 6 March 1922. A notable alumnus was Len Waters (1924–1993) who later became Australia's only

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fighter pilot. The school closed circa 1941. The 1999 Australian film '' Paperback Hero'' starring

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and

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was filmed at Nindigully.

Events

The Nindigully Pig Races and Country Music Festival, and fireworks are held annually on the last Saturday in November. It raises money for the

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Gallery

File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-locality sign-2021.jpg, Locality sign (2021). File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-turn-off sign-2021.jpg, Turn-off sign to public hotel (2021). File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-Moonie River in flood-2021.jpg, Moonie River in flood, in front of the Nindigully public hotel (2021). File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-Paperback Hero boomerang-2021.jpg, Boomerang indicating the Paperback Hero movie (2021). File:AU-Qld-Nindigully-Carnarvon Highway cattle grid-2021.jpg, Carnarvon Highway southbound from Nindigully (2021).

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