Charleville () is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Shire of Murweh,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , the locality of Charleville had a population of 2,992.
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Geography
Located in southwestern Queensland
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, Australia, Charleville is the terminus for the Warrego Highway
The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...
, which stretches from Brisbane
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and is situated:
* 89 kilometres (55 miles) west of Morven
* 135 kilometres (83 miles) west of Mungallala
* 178 kilometres (111 miles) west of Mitchell
* 203 kilometres (126 miles) west of Amby
* 226 kilometres (140 miles) west of Muckadilla
* west of Roma
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* west of Miles
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* 454 kilometres (282 miles) west of Chinchilla
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* west of Dalby
* 591 kilometres (367 miles) west of Oakey
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* west of Toowoomba
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* west of Brisbane
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It is the largest town and administrative centre of the Shire of Murweh, which covers an area of 43,905 square kilometres. Charleville is situated on the banks of the Warrego River
The Warrego River is an intermittent river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, which is located in South West Queensland and in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Warrego River is the north ...
.
The Mitchell Highway
Mitchell Highway is an outback state highway located in the central and south western regions of Queensland and the northern and central western regions of New South Wales in Australia. The southern part of Mitchell Highway forms part of t ...
also connects Charleville with:
* Augathella – north
* Wyandra – south
* Cunnamulla
Cunnamulla () is a town and a Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is south of Charleville, Queensland, Charleville, and approximately west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2021 Au ...
– south
* Bourke – south
* Dubbo
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The city is located at the intersection of the ...
– south
* Sydney
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– south-east via Great Western Highway
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History
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spoken by the Bidjara people. The Bidjara language region includes the local government areas of the Shire of Murweh, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathella and Blackall as well as the properties of Nive Downs and Mount Tabor
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In the Hebrew Bi ...
.
'' Gungabula'' (also known as ''Kongabula'' and ''Khungabula'') is an Australian Aboriginal language
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of the headwaters of the Dawson River in Central Queensland
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. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Maranoa Region
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In the , the Maranoa Region had a population of 1 ...
, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathella and Blackall and as well as the Carnarvon Range.
The first European exploration of the area, which was Kunja tribal land, was conducted by Edmund Kennedy
Edmund Besley Court Kennedy J. P. (5 September 1818 – December 1848) was an explorer in Australia in the mid-19th century. He was the Assistant-Surveyor of New South Wales, working with Thomas Mitchell (explorer), Sir Thomas Mitchell. Kenned ...
in 1847.
Gowrie Station had been established around the Gowrie Crossing, a ford across the Warrego River () along a natural stock route, for the grazing of sheep and cattle.
The town was gazetted on 11 January 1865. It was situated near Gowrie's Crossing, a permanent waterhole, now on the outskirts of the modern town. It was planned with very wide streets to enable bullock teams of up to 14 pairs to turn with their wagons. It was William Alcock Tully
William Alcock Tully (14 March 1830 – 26 April 1905) was a Surveyor General of Queensland, (then a colony, now a state of Australia).
Early life
Tully was born in Dublin, Ireland, the son of William Tully, a captain in the Royal Navy, and h ...
, who was Commissioner of Crown Lands in the Warrego District from 1863 to 1864 and would later serve as Surveyor General of Queensland from 1875 to 1889, who laid out the town's streets. An Irishman, Tully probably named the town after the town of Charleville, County Cork, Ireland.
A hotel was built in 1865. Charleville Post Office opened on 1 August 1865 and a town began to grow to service the region. Members of the Roma-based Skinner family established a store in the town in 1872 that became known as the Warrego Stores and Edward and Margot Kelly ran the Charleville Hotel together from 1928.
In September 1875, the Queensland Government
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called for tenders to erect a courthouse in Charleville. The foundation stone (actually a bloodwood block) was laid on 23 November 1875. By January 1876, the courthouse was almost finished.
In December 1884, the Queensland Government called for tenders to erect a hospital in Charleville. In March 1885 the contract was awarded to Richards and King for £2,265 10s. In November 1885, a hospital ball was held in the new hospital building, suggesting it was completed and opened around that time.
Cobb and Co
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, the legendary Australian stagecoach
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company, established a coach building business in the town in 1886. however, the railway arrived in 1888, beginning the long demise of coach transport in the area. Charleville railway station opened on 1 March 1888 and was the terminus for the Western railway line until the line was extended south to Cunnamulla in 1898. Facilities included a locomotive depot, cattle and sheep yards, a 50-ton weighbridge
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, a booking and telegraph offices, goods shed, stationmaster's house, and guards, enginemen and firemen's cottages. Apart from the railway station in Charleville, there were also two now-abandoned railway sidings:
* Dalgety's Siding railway siding ()
* Glenroy Scour Siding ()
Charleville railway station is a railway station used by Queensland Rail
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and a passenger stop for the intercity bus services operated by Greyhound Australia
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It is owned by Entrada Travel Group. The company was established in 1928 and is not affiliated with similarly named companies ...
.
In July 1886 the Anglican residents of the town decided to erect a church. All Saint's Anglican Church was opened on by Rev. B. R. Wilson on 20 November 1887. It was designed by diocesan architect John Hingestone Buckeridge and built by Mr Wood. It was dedicated in 1897. The foundation stone for the present church was laid in September 1957 by Archbishop
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Reginald Halse. The new church was dedicated in 1958 and consecrated in 1967.
In 1902 Charleville was the location of an unsuccessful attempt by Clement Lindley Wragge to fire cannons into the clouds in order to break a drought. The cannons used remain on display in Charleville today.
St Mary's Catholic Primary School was opened on 26 January 1913 by the Sisters of Mercy
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with 108 students. By the 1950s, there were over 400 students with a dozen sisters teaching at the school. During the 1960s and 1970s, the school also offered secondary education. The school suffered extensive damage during the April 1990 flood which devastated Charleville.
In 1922, Qantas
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established an airmail service between Charleville and Cloncurry
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Cloncurry is known as the ''Friendl ...
. At the same time, this was Qantas's first regularly scheduled route and the second scheduled air route in Australia.
On 9 October 1924, the Charleville War Memorial was unveiled by Sir Matthew Nathan
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, the Governor of Queensland
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.
The Anglican Chapel of the Holy Angels Hostels was consecrated circa 1929. It closed circa 1984.
Charleville was also one of the compulsory stopover/check points during the London to Melbourne
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MacRobertson Air Race
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in 1934. The winners of the great race were Tom Campbell Black
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He was the son of Alice Jean McCullough and Hugh Milner Black. He became a world-famous aviator when he and C. W. A. Scott won the London to Melbourne Centenary ...
and C. W. A. Scott
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. Their triumph was reported in ''Time
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'' magazine as:
"Scott and Black, keeping up their sensational pace, flashed into Charleville, refueled, sped toward the finish where waiting thousands cheered their progress, reported over loudspeakers. With one motor dead, with only two hours sleep since leaving England, the Britons triumphantly set their scarlet torpedo down in Melbourne
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at 3:34 p.m. In 71 hr. 1 min. 3 sec. – Just under three days – they had flown halfway around the world."
Proximity to the Warrego River has been problematic. Charleville was hit by flooding in 1971 caused by a rain depression that was formed from the remnants of Cyclone Althea
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.
In April 1990, major floods hit western Queensland, with Charleville being badly affected. Floodwaters peaked at 8.54 metres, over 1,000 homes were inundated, and almost 3,000 people evacuated. Charleville State School and St Mary's School both suffered extensive damage during the April 1990 floods which devastated Charleville.
The district suffered flooding again in 1997, 2008 and March 2010. Flooding also occurred in February 2012.
A levee was built by the Murweh Shire Council, which was completed in 2009, which protected the town during the 2012 floods (although the floodwater rose close to the top of the levee), but there was still significant flooding in the wider area. In 2013, a diversion and levee system was built to also protect the town from flooding in Bradley’s Gully.
Demographics
In the , the locality of Charleville had a population of 3,335 people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
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made up 15.3% of the population. 83.6% of people were born in Australia; the next most common country of birth was Vietnam at 3.3%. 87.6% of people spoke only English at home; other languages spoken at home included Vietnamese at 3.5%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 34.1%, Anglican 24.1% and No Religion 17.2%.
In the , the locality of Charleville had a population of 2,992 people.
Heritage listings
Charleville has a number of heritage-listed
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sites, including:
* Former Queensland National Bank
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History
In 1872, the bank was established in Brisbane.
In December 1914, the bank had its head office in Brisbane with branches throughout Queensland at Allora, Queensland, ...
, 87 Alfred Street
* Charleville War Memorial, Edward Street
* Charleville railway station, King Street
* Landsborough's Blazed Tree (Camp 67), Mitchell Highway
* Hotel Corones, 33 Wills Street
as well as a number in nearby localities:
* Myendetta Homestead, south-west of Charleville off the Diamantina Developmental Road in Bakers Bend
* Landsborough's Blazed Tree (Camp 69), south of Charleville off the Mitchell Highway
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in Bakers Bend
File:Charleville Railway Station, Queensland, July 2013.JPG, Railway station
File:StateLibQld 1 102332 Dining room of the Hotel Corones, ca. 1930.jpg, Dining room of the Hotel Corones
File:StateLibQld 1 43511 Queensland National Bank, Charleville, 1915.jpg, Queensland National Bank
File:Charleville War Memorial, Queensland, 2024, 06.jpg, Charleville War Memorial, 2024
Education
Charleville State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 54–56 Wills Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 205 students with 20 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
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program.
St Mary's School is a Catholic primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 66 Watson Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 117 students with 9 teachers (8 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program .
Charleville State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls on the corner of Partridge and Hunter Streets (). It was established in 1961, replacing the Secondary Department at Charleville State School. In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 246 students (including students from Augathella, Morven and Wyandra) with 36 teachers (34 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program.
Charleville School of Distance Education is a government primary and secondary (Early Childhood to Year 10) school for boys and girls at Parry Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 200 students with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent). It is a School of the Air, providing distance education
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by a combination of postal services, telephone and Internet to children who are unable to attend a regular school due to their remote location. It includes a special education program.
Facilities
Charleville has a range of facilities for the community including a swimming pool, bowling green, speedway, racing course, and the Gowrie sporting oval.
Charleville public library is at 94 Alfred Street and is operated by the Murweh Shire Council.
The Charleville branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association
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has its rooms at 145 Alfred Street.
The Charleville Golf Course has eighteen sand greens and a licensed clubhouse in May Street.
The Charleville Bowls Club has two rinks and a licensed clubhouse in Epacris Street.
All Saints Anglican Church is at 41 Alfred Street ().
Lutheran church services are held at Bluecare Community Centre at 145 Alfred Street ().
North of the town is VMC, a marine weather transmitter operated by the Bureau of Meteorology
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.
Media
The local newspaper is the ''Western Times''. Along with many other regional Australian newspapers owned by NewsCorp
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, the newspaper ceased print editions in June 2020 and became an online-only publication from 26 June 2020.
The Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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transmits ABQ and its sister channels, ABC Kids, ABC Family
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, ABC Entertains
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and ABC News ABC News most commonly refers to:
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* ABC News (United States), a news-gathering and broadcasting division of the American Broadcasting Company
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to Charleville through its relay station, ABCEQ, situated at 26°24′59″S 146°21′20″E. As part of its regional and rural coverage expansion, the ABC opened a news bureau
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in Charleville in 2022. It was officially opened on 10 March 2022 by the ABC's managing director David Anderson and then – Federal Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia and current Federal Member for Maranoa, David Littleproud
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.
Attractions
Tourist attractions include:
* Charleville Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia
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Visitor Centre
*Charleville Historical Museum
* Cosmos Centre, a stargazing centre
* World War II Secret Base, displaying the activities of the 3500 United States Army Air Force
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personnel stationed in Charleville in 1943
*Charleville Bilby Experience, a wildlife sanctuary which runs a captive breeding program for the greater bilby, a vulnerable species
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Transport
Charleville Airport is on Qantas Drive () approximately south-west of the town centre. It has two runways, both sealed. One is and is lit, while the other is and is unlit.
'' The Westlander'' rail passenger service links the Charleville railway station () to Brisbane
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. It first started running in August 1954, replacing the ''Western Mail.'' Charleville would have been the southern end of the Transcontinental railway
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proposed in the 1880s, connecting to Point Parker on the Gulf of Carpentaria
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.
Prior to 1994, ''The'' ''Westlander'' was divided at Charleville, the service to Quilpie (3Q02) being nicknamed the ''Flying Flea'' and consisted of two passenger carriages, a guards van and power van. The remainder of the train (3V02) headed to Cunnamulla via Westgate and Wyandra. In August 1994, passenger services beyond Charleville were discontinued.
Prior to 10 December 2021, Charleville was serviced by Bus Queensland who operated daily coach services to and from Brisbane
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via Toowoomba
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, Dalby, Chinchilla
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, Miles
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, Roma
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People, characters, figures, names
* Roma or Romani people, an ethnic group living mostly in Europe and the Americas.
* Roma called Roy, ancient Egyptian High Priest of Amun
* Roma (footballer, born 1979), born ''Paul ...
, Mitchell and Morven and vice versa. Charleville was also a scheduled stop for Bus Queensland's daily services from Brisbane
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to Mount Isa
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and vice versa.
Since 11 December 2021, Charleville has been serviced by Greyhound Australia
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It is owned by Entrada Travel Group. The company was established in 1928 and is not affiliated with similarly named companies ...
who operate the following services which it regained from Bus Queensland under a contract from the Queensland Government
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:
Climate
Charleville experiences a hot semi-arid climate
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( Köppen: BSh), with hot summers with variable rainfall and humidity; as well as having mild, dry winters with occasional frost and high high diurnal ranges. Average maxima range from in January to in July. Annual precipitation is rather low, averaging , and peaks in summer due to more abundant showers and thunderstorms
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. Severe flooding events can occur due to tropical cyclones
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remnants and monsoon troughs; evident by the falling in February 1896: the highest monthly total recorded. Extreme temperatures have ranged from on 27 January 1947 to on 21 July 1951.
Notable people
*Davida Allen
Davida Frances Allen (born 20 October 1951) is an Australian painter, filmmaker and writer.
Early life and education
Davida Allen was born on 20 October 1951 in Charleville, Queensland.
She studied under Betty Churcher at the Stuartholme Schoo ...
(born 1951), painter, film maker and writer
* Daryl Beattie (born 1970), former professional Grand Prix motorcycle racer and television motor sports commentator
* Richard Bell (born 1953), artist and political activist
*Cameron Boyce
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(born 1989), first-class cricketer
*Kurt Capewell
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He previously played for the Brisbane Broncos, the Penrith Panthe ...
(born 1993), Premiership winning National Rugby League footballer with the Penrith Panthers
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. Now with the Brisbane Broncos
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* Luke Capewell (born 1989), former National Rugby League footballer
* Andrew Dutney (born 1958), President of the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia
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* Peter Everett, television presenter
* Richard Graham (born 1972), Australian Rugby Union
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coach
* Rhan Hooper (born 1988), former professional Australian rules football
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* Chelsea Jane (born 1992), rapper and songwriter
*Matthew Mott
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(born 1973), former first-class cricket
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er and coach
* Libby Munro (born 1981), actress
* Billy Rogers (born 1989), former National Rugby League footballer
* Neil Turner (1934–2011), politician, State Member for Warrego (1974–1986) and State Member for Nicklin (1989–1998)
* Adrian Vowles (born 1971), former National Rugby League
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In popular culture
*An eponymous country music
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song about Charleville was written by Don Walker and recorded by Slim Dusty
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on his album ''Ringer from the Top End'' and later by Walker's own band Catfish on the album ''Ruby''.
*The asteroid
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13933 Charleville is named in the town's honour.
*A children's book called ''The Flood Grungies'' was written by Michelle Sheehan and illustrated by Donna Reynolds. It is about the notorious Charleville floods and features the Cosmos centre, the water tower and other famous landmarks.
References
Attribution
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Charleville
About Charleville
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Cobb and Co Factory in Charleville
State Library of Queensland
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Annual reports Charleville Hospitals Board
State Library of Queensland
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Towns in Queensland
South West Queensland
Populated places established in 1865
1865 establishments in Australia
Shire of Murweh
Localities in Queensland