| Cheepie Queensland | |
|---|---|
  Cheepie | |
| Coordinates | 26°37′44″S145°00′49″E / 26.6288°S 145.0136°E Coordinates: 26°37′44″S145°00′49″E / 26.6288°S 145.0136°E |
| Postcode(s) | 4475 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Quilpie |
| State electorate(s) | Warrego |
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa |
Cheepie is a town in the locality of Adavale in Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. [1] It has a population of 2 people. [2]
Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch. [3]
Gunya (also known as Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah. [4]
Cheepie was originally a Cobb & Co station. [2]
Cheepie railway station ( 26°37′52″S145°00′49″E / 26.6311°S 145.0136°E ) on the Western railway line was built between 1914 and 1916 and was named by Queensland Railways Department, using an Aboriginal word, meaning the call of the whistling duck. [5]
The town takes its name from the Cheepie railway station. [1]
Cheepie became a vibrant local township and in its heyday had a police station, hotel, school, blacksmith, railway station and yards, tent boarding houses, butcher shop, bakery and two market gardens along with numerous residences for people engaged in these operations.[ citation needed ]
Cheepie Provisional School opened on 14 October 1915 but closed in June 1917. On 9 June 1930, Cheepie Provisional School reopened at a new site. It became Cheepie State School in 1933. It closed on 11 April 1974. [6] The school was on Blakeney Street ( 26°37′47″S145°00′51″E / 26.6297°S 145.0142°E ); that land is now leased to the Quilpie Shire Council as a community centre. [7] [8]
The Royal Mail was the first hotel in Cheepie, opening its door in 1926. [9]
In 1932, the Queensland Government offered for auction 50 town lots of 1 rood (11,000 sq ft; 1,000 m2) each in the town. [10]
Cunnamulla is a town and a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. It is 206 kilometres (128 mi) south of Charleville, and approximately 750 kilometres (470 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. In the 2016 census, Cunnamulla had a population of 1,140 people.
Quilpie is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Quilpie had a population of 595 people.
Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.
Thargomindah is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the 2016 census, Thargomindah had a population of 270 people. It was founded on Wongkumara and Kalali territory.
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 northernmost tributary of the Darling River.
Laura is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Cook, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Laura had a population of 228 people.
The Shire of Paroo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre is the town of Cunnamulla. The Paroo Shire covers an area of 47,623 square kilometres (18,387 sq mi). In the 2021 census, the Shire had a population of 1,679.
Kuranda is a rural town and locality on the Atherton Tableland in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Kuranda had a population of 3,008 people. It is 25 kilometres (16 mi) from Cairns, via the Kuranda Range road. It is surrounded by tropical rainforest and adjacent to the Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage listed Barron Gorge National Park.
The Shire of Quilpie is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 67,415 square kilometres (26,029 sq mi), and its administrative centre is the town of Quilpie.
The Shire of Bulloo is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia.
Eulo is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Eulo had a population of 95 people. It is known for its opal mining.
Kalali, also written Kullili, Galali, Garlali, Kullilla and other variants, is a poorly attested Australian Aboriginal language. It is one of several geographically transitional "Karna–Mari fringe" languages that have not been convincingly classified, and is best considered an isolate branch within the Pama–Nyungan family. Gavan Breen provisionally includes Minkabari and the Ngura dialect Pitjara/Bidjara/Bitharra, which together have been called the Bulloo River language.
Bollon is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Bollon had a population of 221 people.
Bidjara, also spelt Bidyara or Pitjara, is an Australian Aboriginal language. In 1980, it was spoken by twenty elders in Queensland between the towns of Tambo and Augathella, or the Warrego and Langlo Rivers. There are many dialects of the language, including Gayiri and Gunggari. Some of them are being revitalised and is being taught in local schools in the region.
South West Queensland is a remote region in the Australian state of Queensland which covers 319,808 km2 (123,479 sq mi). The region lies to the south of Central West Queensland and west of the Darling Downs and includes the Maranoa district and parts of the Channel Country. The area is noted for its cattle grazing, cotton farming, opal mining and oil and gas deposits.
Cooladdi is a ghost town and rural locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.
Dynevor is a former locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Dynevor had a population of 21 people.
Norley is a former locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Norley had a population of 0 people.
Toompine is a town in the locality of Quilpie in the Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.
The Maranganji were an indigenous Australian people of the state of Queensland.
This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Margany". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland . Retrieved 15 January 2020.