Everything about Cunnamulla Queensland totally explained
Cunnamulla (
Aboriginal meaning "dry water hole") is a small town which lies on the
Warrego River in south west
Queensland,
Australia, 206 kilometres south of
Charleville, and approximately 750 kilometres west of the state capital,
Brisbane. Cunnamulla is situated at the intersection of the
Mitchell Highway and the
Balonne Highway. At the 2006
census, Cunnamulla had a population of 1,217.
Cunnamulla is the administrative centre for the
Paroo Shire, which also includes the townships of
Wyandra,
Yowah and
Eulo, and covers an area of 47617 square kilometres. Major industries of the area are wool, pig and kangaroo hunting, and hospitality industry. The town itself came into being in the late
1800s as a coach stop for
Cobb and Co coaches.
Cunnamulla was the subject of a
2000 documentary film of the same name by
Dennis O'Rourke, in which he followed several members of the community as they went about their daily lives.
Cunnamulla's
indigenous community suffers from a high level of domestic violence according to a report of the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women’s Task Force on Violence.
It has also been stated that the very first interstate game of Rugby League (between New South Wales and Queensland) was played between Cunnamulla and Bourke.
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