Cameby, Queensland

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Cameby
Queensland
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Cameby
Coordinates 26°38′05″S150°28′08″E / 26.6347°S 150.4688°E / -26.6347; 150.4688 (Cameby (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°38′05″S150°28′08″E / 26.6347°S 150.4688°E / -26.6347; 150.4688 (Cameby (centre of locality))
Population56 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.408/km2 (1.057/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413
Area137.2 km2 (53.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Cameby:
Hookswood Blackswamp Blackswamp
Columboola Cameby Blackswamp
Goombi Rywung Baking Board

Cameby is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Cameby had a population of 56 people. [1]

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Geography

The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the southern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality ( 26°41′06″S150°28′19″E / 26.6850°S 150.47189°E / -26.6850; 150.47189 (Rywung railway station) ). [3] [4]

There is an identified thermal coal resource area known as Davies Road ( 26°36′07″S150°25′08″E / 26.602°S 150.419°E / -26.602; 150.419 (Davies Road (coal reserve)) ) with reserves estimated at 49.4 megatonnes (48,600,000 long tons; 54,500,000 short tons) within the locality. [5]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping. [3]

History

Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968. [6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station ( 26°41′02″S150°28′22″E / 26.6840°S 150.4727°E / -26.6840; 150.4727 (Rywung State School (former)) ). [7] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within Cameby. [8]

In the 2016 census, Cameby had a population of 56 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Chinchilla State School in Chinchilla to the south-east and Miles State School in Miles to the west. The nearest primary schools are Chinchilla State HIgh School in Chinchilla and Miles State High School in Miles. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cameby (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Cameby – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47677)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  4. ↑ "Rywung – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 29395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Potential coal developments". Australian Government. Archived from the original on 6 June 2019. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 November 2021.


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