Warwick is a town in Queensland, Australia, lying 130 km south-west of Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the Warwick Shire Local Government Area. In 2001 the town of Warwick itself had a population of 11,000, with a total population of 21,387 for the whole shire.^[1] Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Australian postcodes have four digits; envelopes for posting from Australia reflect this. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... km redirects here. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia. ... Toowoomba (also known as the The Garden City) is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. ... Gold Coast is a city and local government area in the southeast corner of Queensland, Australia. ... Map of Local Government Areas in Queensland The Local Government Areas (LGAs) of Queensland, Australia have been subject to periodic bouts of restructuring and rationalisation by the State Government, involving voluntary and involuntary amalgamation of areas. ... Warwick Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of Maranoa is an Australian Electoral Division in Queensland. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German-Dutch physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... Celsius is, or relates to, the Celsius temperature scale (previously known as the centigrade scale). ... Fahrenheit is a temperature scale named after the German-Dutch physicist Daniel Gabriel Fahrenheit (1686–1736), who proposed it in 1724. ... The metre (American English:meter) is a measure of length. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Capital Brisbane Government Constitutional monarchy Governor Quentin Bryce Premier Peter Beattie (ALP) Federal representation  - House seats 28  - Senate seats 12 Gross State Product (2004-05)  - Product ($m)  $158,506 (3rd)  - Product per capita  $40,170/person (6th) Population (End of November 2006)  - Population  4,164,590 (3rd)  - Density  2. ... Brisbane (pronounced ) is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Queensland, as well as the third largest city in Australia. ... Warwick Shire Council is a Local Government Area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ...

The surrounding Darling Downs have fostered a strong agricultural industry for which Warwick, together with the larger city of Toowoomba, serve as convenient service centres. Warwick is situated on the Condamine River. The Cunningham Highway and the New England Highway pass through the town. The town's current mayor is Ron Bellingham. The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. ... Toowoomba (also known as the The Garden City) is a city in South East Queensland, Australia. ... The Condamine River drains the northern portion of the Darling Downs, an area of sub-coastal southern Queensland. ... National Highway 15 National Route 42 The Cunningham Highway is a state highway in Queensland. ... National Highway 15 follows New England Highway is just off Newcastle and continues through Cunningham Highway in Queensland to Brisbane National Route 42 See also: New England Interstate Highways, a system of numbered highways in New England, USA, from 1922 to 1927. ...

History

Patrick Leslie and his two brothers originally settled in the area as squatters, naming their run Canning Downs. In 1847 the NSW government asked Patrick Leslie to select a site on his station for a township, which was to be called 'Cannington,' although the name 'Warwick' was eventually settled on. Land sales were held in 1850, and the first allotment was bought by Patrick Leslie. ^[2] The telegraph to Brisbane was operating by 1861. The 1870s were boom years for this new town. In 1871 the railway reached Warwick, a brewery was built in 1873, then a cooperative flour mill and brickworks were completed during 1874. Patrick Leslie (September 25, 1815 – August 12, 1881) was a Scottish Settler in Australia. ... In Australian history, squatter referred to those who occupied large tracts of Crown Land in order to graze livestock. ... 1847 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Patrick Leslie (September 25, 1815 – August 12, 1881) was a Scottish Settler in Australia. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Optical Telegraf of Claude Chappe on the Litermont near Nalbach, Germany Telegraphy (from the Greek words tele (τηλε) = far and graphein (γραφειν) = write) is the long-distance transmission of written messages without physical transport of letters, originally by changing something that could be observed from a distance (optical telegraphy). ... The entrance of a brewery. ...

An event officially known as the Warwick Incident ^[3] occurred on the 29 November 1917, which would lead to the formation of the Australian Commonwealth Police with the first commissioner for Commonwealth Police appointed eight days later. As Prime Minister William Morris Hughes was addressing a crowd at the Warwick railway station, a man in the crowd threw an egg dislodging the Prime Minister's hat . Hughes ordered his arrest but the Queensland State Police allegedly refused to carry out the order. November 29 is the 333rd day of the year (334th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... The Commonwealth Police was the national police / federal police agency for the Commonwealth of Australia. ... Rt Hon Billy Hughes William Morris Billy Hughes (September 25, 1862 - October 28, 1952), Australian politician, was the seventh Prime Minister of Australia, the longest-serving member of the Australian Parliament, and one of the most controversial figures in Australian political history. ... The Queensland Police Service is the law enforcement agency responsible for policing the Australian state of Queensland. ...

Twinned Towns

Warwick is twinned with Camrose, Canada and also with Warwick, England. This article is about partnerships between towns distant from each other; see Twin cities for the unrelated concept of physically neighbouring cities. ... Camrose, a Canadian city, is situated in Central Alberta, amidst some of the richest farmland in the prairies. ... Warwick (pronounced or War-ick (silent w in middle)) is the historic county town of Warwickshire in England and has a population of 25,434 (2001 census). ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem No official anthem - the United Kingdom anthem God Save the Queen is commonly used England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto)1 Unified  -  by Athelstan 927 AD  Area  -  Total...

Newspapers

Newspapers in Warwick include the Warwick Daily News, the Free Weekly Trader and the Free Times.

Events

• FEI Eventing World Cup (May)
• Jumpers and Jazz in July Festival (July)
• The “Rose Bowl” Polocrosse Carnival (August)
• Warwick Rodeo (October)
• Rose Festival (October)

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External links

• Warwick Shire Council
• Warwick Rodeo
• Warwick Shire Tourism
• Warwick Turf Club
• Warwick Horse trials

Coordinates: 28°13′S, 152°01′E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...

References

1. ^ Warwick - Council Information. Warwick Shire Council. Retrieved on 2006-12-12.
2. ^ Warwick Historical Information. www.smh.com.au. Retrieved on 2006-12-14.
3. ^ Warwick Incident,published, 07 January 2007 (accessed 07 January 2007)

• Heritage Trails of Great South East by the Queensland Environmental Protection Agency