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Meandarra, Queensland

Meandarra
Queensland
Meandarra - ANZAC War Memorial.jpg
Meandarra ANZAC Memorial Museum, 2010
Meandarra is located in Queensland
Meandarra
Meandarra
Coordinates 27°19′0″S 149°53′0″E / 27.31667°S 149.88333°E / -27.31667; 149.88333Coordinates: 27°19′0″S 149°53′0″E / 27.31667°S 149.88333°E / -27.31667; 149.88333
Population 341 (2006 census)
Postcode(s) 4422
Location
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa

Meandarra is a town 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, the town derived its name from a pastoral run. 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.



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