Cunnamulla, Queensland
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Cunnamulla () is a small town which lies on the Warrego River in south west Queensland, Australia, 206 kilometres south of Charleville, and approximately 750 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane. Cunnamulla is situated at the intersection of the Mitchell Highway and the Balonne Highway. Town population is 1600 persons.
Cunnamulla is the administrative centre for the Paroo Shire, which also includes the townships of Wyandra, Yowah and Eulo, and covers an area of 47617 square kilometres.
Major industries of the area are wool, beef cattle, and the mining of opals.
The town itself came into being in the late 1800s as a coach stop for Cobb and Co coaches.
Cunnamulla was the subject of a 2000 documentary film of the same name by Dennis O'Rourke, in which he followed several members of the community as they went about their daily lives
Cunnamulla has long had a reputation for violence, particually domestic violence, the impact of which is compounded by an almost total lack of services, victims having to be admitted to the local hospital where they are often pursued by their abusers.
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(1) Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence http://www.datsip.qld.gov.au/pdf/taskforce.pdf
