Wieambilla

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Wieambilla
Queensland
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Wieambilla
Coordinates 26°58′03″S150°24′35″E / 26.9675°S 150.4097°E / -26.9675; 150.4097
Population78 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.2945/km2 (0.763/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413
Area264.9 km2 (102.3 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Wieambilla:
Nangram Crossroads Crossroads
Condamine Wieambilla Montrose
The Gums Tara Tara

Wieambilla is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] This locality and its surroundings are extensively used for coal seam gas harvesting. [3] In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people. [1]

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History

The locality takes its name from the name of a parish, which in turn was named after a pastoral run operated by Charles George Temple Chauvel in the 1850s, which may have been named after the Wieambilla Creek. [2]

Wieambilla Sawmills Provisional School opened in 1915 and closed circa 1926. [4]

In the 2016 census, Wieambilla had a population of 93 people. [5]

In the 2021 census, Wieambilla had a population of 78 people. [1]

Shootings

Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and a neighbour, Alan Dare, were murdered on 12 December 2022 at a rural property in Wieambilla. The perpetrators, brothers Gareth and Nathaniel Train, and Gareth's wife, Stacey Train, [6] were later shot and killed by Queensland police. [7] Gareth was a known conspiracy theorist who alleged the Port Arthur massacre was a false flag operation [6] and that Princess Diana was killed in a 'blood sacrifice'. [8] Nathaniel was a former school principal.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Wieambilla". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 December 2022. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Wieambilla – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47759)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "Environmental health". The State of Queensland; Queensland Health. Retrieved 12 December 2022.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Wieambilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  6. 1 2 Smee, Ben (13 December 2022). "Wieambilla shooting: property owner Gareth Train posted regularly on online conspiracy website before police killed". the Guardian. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  7. ↑ Read, Chloe; Wuth, Robyn; Cosoleto, Tara (13 December 2022). "Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  8. ↑ Chamberlin, Thomas (13 December 2022). "Three shot dead by police after two officers, member of public killed in ambush". The Herald Sun . Retrieved 13 December 2022.
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