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Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Cunningham is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU Cunningham had a population of 66 people.[2]

History

The locality is named after explorer and botanist Allan Cunningham who was the first European to see the lush pastures of the Darling Downs in 1827.[1]

In the Шаблон:CensusAU Cunningham had a population of 66 people.[2]

Geography

The Condamine River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality. The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality in an approximately east–west direction and forms part of the southern boundary. The South Western railway line passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-west. The land is mostly used for farming. There is a small urban centre on the Leyburn-Cunningham Road which features the Country Women's Association Memorial Hall at Cunningham Road,[3] a memorial park and the now disused Cunningham railway station.[4]

Amenities

Файл:Memorial park, Cunningham, Queensland, 2015.JPG
Memorial park, 2015
Файл:Memorial to Patrick Leslie, Cunningham, 2015.JPG
Memorial to Patrick Leslie, Cunningham, 2015
Файл:War memorial, Cunningham, 2015.JPG
War memorial, Cunningham, 2015
Файл:Monument to local pioneering families (Clancy, Mullins, McMahon, Cantwell), memorial park, Cunningham, 2015 03.JPG
Monument to local pioneering families, 2015

The memorial park has a picnic table as well as three memorials to (left to right):

The memorial cairn to Patrick Leslie was erected by the Rosenthal Shire Council and unveiled on 10 December 1959 by the Shire Chairman, J. A. Costello.[5]

The Cunningham branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall on Cunningham Road.[6]

References

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External links

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Шаблон:Southern Downs Region