Everything about Warwick Queensland totally explained
Warwick is a town in
Queensland,
Australia, lying 130 km south-west of
Brisbane. It is the administrative centre of the
Southern Downs Local Government Area. In 2006 the town of Warwick itself had a population of 12,562, with a total population of 21,387 for the whole shire.
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.
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. 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.
An event officially known as the
Warwick Incident 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.
Twinned Towns
Warwick is
twinned with
Camrose,
Canada and also with
Warwick,
England.
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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