- Quilpie, Queensland
Quilpie is a town situated in western
Queensland ,Australia . The town is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire Local Government Area.Geography
Situated on the banks of the
Bulloo River and on the Diamantina Developmental Road, it is 208 kilometres west of Charleville, and 980 kilometres west of the state capital,Brisbane . Quilpie is the administrative centre of the Quilpie Shire, which has a population of 1085 persons (ABS estimate 2003). Other townships in the shire includeAdavale and Eromanga. The town of Quilpie was gazetted in 1917.Quilpie residents enjoy free access to many amenities such as swimming pool, sports grounds an airconditoned hall and supper room etc. There are well stocked stores and plenty of attractions for visitors too with displays of opals and the works of local artists. The [Brick Hotel] [http://www.quilpieopal.com] (the pub with no beer) has been restored to house displays of opal and art and provide a [community learning space] [http://www.quilpielearningnetwork.com.au] .History
Quilpie became a town in 1917 owing to the railway. [ [http://walkabout.com.au/locations/QLDQuilpie.shtml Walkabout - Quilpie ] ]
Pull factors
The economy of the area is based on the grazing and mining industries. The area has one of the largest deposits of boulder opal in the world, and also has extensive deposits of gas and oil.
ee also
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Quilpie Airport References
External links
* [http://www.quilpie.qld.gov.au/ Official website]
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