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Toowoomba North is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of Queensland. It covers the northern and inner western suburbs of the city of Toowoomba (Cranley, Harlaxton, Mount Lofty, Prince Henry Heights, Rockville, Wilsonton, Wetala, as well as the northern parts of North and East Toowoomba. It also includes the urban fringe area of Blue Mountain Heights and the townships of Meringandan and Spring Bluff and the satellite town of Highfields. It excludes the western suburbs of Toowomba, (i.e. those in Jondaryan Shire) which are in Darling Downs. The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. ... Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... Map of Toowoomba Ruthven Street Looking South City Skyline From Neil Street City CBD Looking South Toowoomba City Hall The Royal Bulls Head Inn Grand Central Shopping Centre The Empire Theatre Condamine Centre Heritage Plaza Cottesloe Crest Toowoomba (affectionately known as Australias garden city) is a city and...
The electorate is represented by Kerry Shine, a backbencher in the Australian Labor Party government of Peter Beattie. A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislature who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ... The Australian Labor Party or ALP is Australias oldest political party. ... Peter Beattie Peter Douglas Beattie (born November 18, 1952), Australian politician, is the Premier of the Australian State of Queensland and leader of the Australian Labor Party in that state. ...
Early explorations of the southeastern part of the continent, the last of which was that of Major Mitchell through southern NSW and the Western District of Victoria in 1836, opened up vast tracts of land for the squatters and their sheep.
In 1891 the Toowoomba Infantry had to escort Afghans and their camels within Queensland and up to the NSW border as they were in danger from enraged and militant unionists.
At the November 1893 conference of the Labor Electoral League of New South Wales, the platform which called for "Prohibition by law of the use of camels as beasts of burden, as being inimical to the health and well-being of the residents where such beasts are used" was confirmed.
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