Kunwarara is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the Kunwarara had a population of 71 people.

Geography

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 Marlborough may refer to: Places United Kingdom * Marlborough, Wiltshire, England ** Marlborough College, public school * Marlborough School, Woodstock in Oxfordshire, England * The Marlborough Science Academy in Hertfordshire, England Austral ...

. Merimal is a neighbourhood within the locality (). It takes its name from the now-abandoned Merimal railway station () on the North Coast railway line. Merimal Park (pastoral property) takes its name from the abandoned railway station and locality. Princhester is an abandoned town in the locality (). It takes its name from the former pastoral run established in 1857 by Dan Connor. Princhester railway siding () is to the north of the town on the North Coast railway line. Despite its name Kunwarara railway station () is now located within the boundaries of Canoona to the south. The Magog Range is in the north-west of the locality () extending into neighbouring Marlborough. It includes a number of peaks within the locality (from north to south): * Mount Og () at above sea level * Mount Gog () at above sea level * Mount O'Connell () at above sea level, thought to be named after Sir

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, President of the Legislative Council of Queensland * Mount Moriah () at above sea level * Mount Pisgah () at above sea level The Pointer Range () forms part of south-eastern boundary of Kunwarara separating it from Canal Creek. The range extends south into Canoona.

History

The Princhester pastoral run was established in 1857 by Dan Connor. By 1860 a

Native Police Australian native police units, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under the command (usually) of at least one white officer, existed in various forms in all Australian mainland colonies during the nineteenth and, in some cases, into the twentie ...

barracks was constructed at Princhester under Sub-Lieutenant Walter Powell. The first town lots in Princhester were sold in June 1862. There was a

gold rush A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, New ...

at Princhester in 1883. However, it did not produce very much gold. From time to time, further small finds were made prompting more "rushes", but it was not a great gold producing area particularly compared with the success of Mount Morgan. The section of the North Coast railway lines from Yaamba to Kunwarara was opened in August 1915. The next section of the North Coast railway line from Kunwarara to Marlborough was officially opened on Saturday 31 March 1917 by

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, the Queensland Minister for Public Instruction. Although Kunwarara railway station remains officially an operational station, in 1994 the station building was relocated to the Australian Workers Heritage Museum in Barcaldine. In the Kunwarara had a population of 71 people.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Balmoral () * Eden Garry () * Grosvenor Park () *Merimal Park

Education

There are no schools in Kunwarara. The nearest primary schools are Marlborough State School in neighbouring

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.

References

External links

* {{Shire of Livingstone Shire of Livingstone Localities in Queensland