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Cunnamulla
	Cunnamulla; Queensland
	; Location of Cunnamulla in Queensland (red)
Population:	1,217
Postcode:	4490
Elevation:	189 m (620 ft)
Location:	808 km (502 mi) W of Brisbane; 295 km (183 mi) W of St George; 200 km (124 mi) S of Charleville;
LGA:	Paroo Shire
State District:	Warrego
Federal Division:	Maranoa

Cunnamulla (pronounced /kʌnəˈmʌlə/)^[3] (Aboriginal meaning "long stretch of water") is a small town that lies on the Warrego River in south west Queensland, Australia, 206 kilometres (128 mi) south of Charleville, and approximately 750 kilometres (470 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.

[edit] Location

Cunnamulla is situated at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway and the Balonne Highway.

[edit] Population

At the 2006 census, Cunnamulla had a population of 1,217.^[1]

[edit] Government Centre

Cunnamulla is the administrative centre for the Paroo Shire, which also includes the townships of Wyandra, Yowah and Eulo, and covers an area of 47,617 square kilometres (18,385 sq mi).

[edit] Industry

Major industries of the area are wool, pig and kangaroo hunting, and hospitality industry. The town itself came into being in the late 1800s as a coach stop for Cobb and Co coaches.

[edit] Documentary

Cunnamulla was the subject of a 2000 documentary film of the same name by Dennis O'Rourke, in which he followed several members of the community as they went about their daily lives.

Cunnamulla's indigenous community suffers from a high level of domestic violence according to a report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence.^[4]

[edit] Sports

It has also been stated that the very first interstate game of Rugby League (between New South Wales and Queensland) was played between Cunnamulla and Bourke.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] See also

Cunnamulla Airport

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cunnamulla (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL316400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-01-27.
^ Bureau of Meteorology - Retrieved 27 January 2008
^ Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3
^ "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence" (pdf). Queensland Government. 1999. http://www.datsip.qld.gov.au/pdf/taskforce.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-10. p47

Coordinates: 28°04′S 145°41′E / 28.067°S 145.683°E / -28.067; 145.683

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[ABS-0] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Cunnamulla (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL316400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2008-01-27.

[1] Bureau of Meteorology - Retrieved 27 January 2008

[2] Macquarie Dictionary, Fourth Edition (2005). Melbourne, The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd. ISBN 1-876429-14-3

[3] "Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence" (pdf). Queensland Government. 1999. http://www.datsip.qld.gov.au/pdf/taskforce.pdf. Retrieved 2007-08-10. p47

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