Cunningham, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cunningham
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.1666°N 151.8191°W
Pop:58
Postcode:4370
Area:17.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Upper Wheatvale
Near-Ne:Wheatvale
Near-E:Wheatvale
Near-Se:Rodgers Creek
Near-S:Rodgers Creek
Near-Sw:Greymare
Near-W:Montrose
Near-Nw:Pratten

Cunningham is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cunningham had a population of 58 people.

Geography

The Condamine River forms the north-eastern boundary of the locality. The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality in an approximately east–west direction and forms part of the southern boundary. The South Western railway line passes through the locality from the north-east to the south-west. The land is mostly used for farming. There is a small urban centre on the Leyburn-Cunningham Road which features the Country Women's Association Memorial Hall at Cunningham Road,[2] a memorial park and the now disused Cunningham railway station.

History

The locality is named after explorer and botanist Allan Cunningham who was the first European to see the lush pastures of the Darling Downs in 1827.[1]

Demographics

In the Cunningham had a population of 66 people.

In the, Cunningham had a population of 58 people.

Amenities

The memorial park has a picnic table as well as three memorials to (left to right):

The memorial cairn to Patrick Leslie was erected by the Rosenthal Shire Council and unveiled on 10 December 1959 by the Shire Chairman, J. A. Costello.[3]

The Cunningham branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the QCWA Hall on Cunningham Road.[4]

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Branch locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. 26 December 2018. dead. 26 December 2018.
  3. Web site: Plaque about the Patrick Leslie memorial cairn, Cunningham, 2015. Wikimedia Commons. 10 July 2015.
  4. Web site: Branch Locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. 26 December 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. 26 December 2018. dead.