Kunwarara is a rural

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in the

Livingstone Shire The Shire of Livingstone is a local government area located in the Capricornia region of Central Queensland, Queensland, Australia, to the immediate north and east of the regional city of Rockhampton. The shire, administered from the coastal to ...

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, Australia. In the , Kunwarara had a population of 69 people.

Geography

The North Coast railway line forms part of the southern boundary of the locality with

Canoona Canoona is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia. It was the site of the first North Australian gold rush. In the , Canoona had a population of 90 people. Geography The Fitzroy River forms the southern boundary of ...

and then passes through the south-west of locality exiting to

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. 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

History

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

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

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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 Herbert Hardacre, the Queensland Minister for Public Instruction. Although Kunwarara railway station remains officially an operational station, in 1994 the station building was relocated to th
Australian Workers Heritage Centre
in Barcaldine.

Demographics

In the , Kunwarara had a population of 71 people. In the , Kunwarara had a population of 69 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

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to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Glenmore State High School in Kawana in

Rockhampton Rockhampton is a city in the Rockhampton Region of Central Queensland, Australia. In the , the population of Rockhampton was 79,293. A common nickname for Rockhampton is "Rocky", and the demonym of Rockhampton is Rockhamptonite. The Scottish- ...

to the south.

References

External links

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