Warra, Queensland

Warra Queensland
Warra Memorial Hall
Warra
Coordinates	26°55′S 150°57′E / 26.917°S 150.950°E / -26.917; 150.950Coordinates: 26°55′S 150°57′E / 26.917°S 150.950°E / -26.917; 150.950
Population	84 (2006 census)^[1]
Postcode(s)	4411
Location	256 km (159 mi) NW of Brisbane 129 km (80 mi) NW of Toowoomba 46 km (29 mi) NW of Dalby 36 km (22 mi) SE of Chinchilla
LGA(s)	Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)	Darling Downs
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa

Warra is a town in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. It is in the Western Downs Region local government area and on the Warrego Highway, 256 kilometres (159 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. At the 2006 census, Warra had a population of 84.^[1]

History

Warra War Memorial, 2008

The Warra Honour Board was unveiled on 14 May 1917 by Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Dalby, William Vowles.^[2]

Miscellaneous

The name Warra has been used as a name for a crater on the planet Mars, without specifically commemorating the town.^[3]

References

http://planetarynames.wr.usgs.gov/Feature/6490?__fsk=356925047

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1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Warra (Wambo Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2009-03-31.
↑ "Warra War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
↑ Categories for Naming Features on Planets and Satellites, Gazetteer of Planetary Nomenclature, USGS Astrogeology Science Center, NASA

External links

University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Warra

Towns and localities in the Western Downs Region, Darling Downs, Queensland

Bell Boonarga 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

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 Mount Tyson 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 Pidna Southwood Sundown The Palms Wondul Range

Places of Interest:	Cambanoora Gorge Canning Downs Cunninghams Gap Granite Belt Jimbour

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