Meandarra Queensland |
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Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum, 2010
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Coordinates | 27°19′26″S 149°52′50″E / 27.3238°S 149.8805°ECoordinates: 27°19′26″S 149°52′50″E / 27.3238°S 149.8805°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 341 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.3746/km2 (0.9702/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4422 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 910.3 km2 (351.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Meandarra is a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Meandarra and the surrounding area had a population of 341.
The town is located on Brigalow Creek, 361 kilometres (224 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane.
First surveyed in 1912 by surveyor John Daveney Steele, the town derived its name from a pastoral run first used by pastoralist Archibald Meston on 16 October 1867.
Meandarra State School opened on 27 September 1915.
Meandarra Post Office opened on 1 January 1928 (a receiving office was open from 1910 until 1918).
The Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum was opened in 2009. The museum contains a large collection of ANZAC memorabilia including a Canberra bomber and a German U-boat Engine.
Meandarra State School is a government co-educational primary school (P-6) in Sara Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 37 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).