Tuen, Queensland

Tuen
Tuen; Queensland
	Burringun Road approaching the bridge over Tuen Creek
	Tuen
Coordinates	28°31′35″S145°44′06″E / 28.5263°S 145.735°E Coordinates: 28°31′35″S145°44′06″E / 28.5263°S 145.735°E
Population	12 (2016 census) [1]
• Density
Postcode(s)	4490
Area	1,228.3 km2 (474.2 sq mi)
LGA(s)	Shire of Paroo
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
	Suburbs around Tuen:

Last updated November 12, 2019

Tuen is a locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Tuen had a population of 12 people.^[1]

Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia, used mainly for address purposes. The term locality is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs.

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 47,714.5 square kilometres (18,422.7 sq mi). At the 2006 census, 1,217 of Paroo's 1,928 residents lived in Cunnamulla.

Queensland is the second-largest and third-most populous state in the Commonwealth of Australia. Situated in the north-east of the country, it is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean. To its north is the Torres Strait, with Papua New Guinea located less than 200 km across it from the mainland. The state is the world's sixth-largest sub-national entity, with an area of 1,852,642 square kilometres (715,309 sq mi).

Geography

The Warrego River flows from the north of the locality through to the south. The Mitchell Highway (also known as Barringun Road) runs roughly parallel and east of the river. Tuen Creek flows from the south-east of the locality and joins the Warrego River in roughly the centre of the locality; the highway crosses Tuen Creek near the confluence and at that spot is the undeveloped town of Tuen, a grid of 4 x 3 streets ( 28°33′57″S145°42′22″E / 28.5659°S 145.70603°E / -28.5659; 145.70603 (Town at Tuen, Queensland) ).^[3]

The Warrego River, an intermittent river that is part of the Darling catchment within the Murray–Darling basin, is located in the south west of Queensland and in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The Warrego River is northernmost tributary of the Darling River.

The Mitchell Highway is a state highway located in the central and south western regions of Queensland and the northern and central western regions of New South Wales in Australia. The southern part of the Mitchell Highway forms part of the National Highway A32 corridor, which stretches from Sydney to Adelaide via Dubbo and Broken Hill. The Mitchell Highway also forms part of the shortest route between Sydney and Darwin, via Bourke and Mount Isa; making it an important road link for the transport of passengers and freight for regional New South Wales and Queensland.

History

The locality derives its name from Tuen Creek.^[2]

In April 1881, 57 town lots were offered for sale in the town of Tuen "at the junction of Warrego River and Tuen Creek" with prices starting from £8 per acre.^[4] Some lots were sold as 20 of them were owned by Margaret Heuston at her death in 1910.^[5] Her husband Robert Heuston operated the Tuen Hotel beside the Barringun Road until at least 1913, after which it may have been operated by the Gwydir family.^[6] In 1925, the hotel was taken over by retired policeman Robert Winterburn until at least 1934.^[6]^[7] There is no evidence the hotel was operating in the 1940s.^[6]

Today there is no visual evidence remaining of a town and no town is gazetted at that location.^[3]

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References

1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Tuen - locality in Shire of Paroo (entry 47845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2018.
1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 October 2018.
↑ "Official Notifications". The Brisbane Courier . XXXV, (7, 264). Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1881. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier (16, 589). Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 27 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.
1 2 3 Queensland electoral rolls
↑ "BUNDANBA SEND-OFF". Queensland Times . LXVI, (12, 286). Queensland, Australia. 28 November 1925. p. 13 (DAILY.). Retrieved 27 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tuen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] 1 2 "Tuen - locality in Shire of Paroo (entry 47845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[globe-3] 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 26 October 2018.

[4] "Official Notifications". The Brisbane Courier . XXXV, (7, 264). Queensland, Australia. 23 April 1881. p. 6. Retrieved 27 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

[5] "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier (16, 589). Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1911. p. 11. Retrieved 27 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[:0-6] 1 2 3 Queensland electoral rolls

[7] "BUNDANBA SEND-OFF". Queensland Times . LXVI, (12, 286). Queensland, Australia. 28 November 1925. p. 13 (DAILY.). Retrieved 27 October 2018– via National Library of Australia.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)

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