Meandarra

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Meandarra Queensland
Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum
Meandarra
Coordinates	27°19′0″S 149°53′0″E / 27.31667°S 149.88333°E / -27.31667; 149.88333Coordinates: 27°19′0″S 149°53′0″E / 27.31667°S 149.88333°E / -27.31667; 149.88333
Population	341 (2006)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4422
Location	361 km (224 mi) W of Brisbane 153 km (95 mi) W of Dalby 55 km (34 mi) S of Condamine
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Warrego
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa

Meandarra is a town in the Australian state of Queensland. The town is located on Brigalow Creek and in the Western Downs Region local government area, 361 kilometres (224 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Meandarra and the surrounding area had a population of 341.^[1] First surveyed in 1912, the town derived its name from a pastoral run.^[2]

The Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum was opened in 2009. The museum contains a large collection of ANZAC memorabilia including a Canberra bomber and a German U-boat.^[3]

References

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↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Meandarra (Tara Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
↑ "Meandarra". Place name details. Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland). Retrieved 7 November 2010.
↑ Casey, Scott (24 July 2009). "Little Meandarra's big bang in world of war craft". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 7 November 2010.

v t e Towns in the Western Downs Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Bell Brigalow Chinchilla Condamine Dalby Drillham Dulacca Glenmorgan Jandowae Jimbour Kaimkillenbun Kogan Macalister Meandarra Miles Moonie Tara The Gums Wandoan Warra

Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland

v t e Darling Downs, Queensland

Cities:	Toowoomba Warwick

Townships:	Acland Allora Amiens Applethorpe Ballandean Bell Brigalow Bungunya Cambooya Cecil Plains Chinchilla Clifton Condamine Cooyar Crows Nest Dalby Dalveen Daymar Drillham Dulacca Goombungee Goondiwindi Gowrie Junction Greenmount Haden Hampton Highfields Inglewood Jandowae Jimbour Karara Kaimkillenbun Killarney Kingsthorpe Kogan Kulpi Leyburn Macalister Maclagan Maryvale Meandarra Meringandan Messines Miles Millmerran Moonie Nobby Oakey Passchendaele Peranga Pittsworth Pozieres Quinalow Stanthorpe Southbrook Talwood Texas Tara The Gums Thulimbah Toobeah Wallangarra Wandoan Warra Weengallon Wyberba Wyreema Yangan Yarraman Yelarbon

Local Government Areas:	Goondiwindi Region Southern Downs Region Toowoomba Region Western Downs Region

National Parks:	Bendidee Bunya Mountains Crows Nest Erringibba Girraween Main Range Mount Binga Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Places of Interest:	Jimbour Canning Downs

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