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'''Cheepie''' is a town in the locality of [[Adavale]] in [[Shire of Quilpie]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|6968|Cheepie|town in Shire of Quilpie|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> |
'''Cheepie''' is a town in the locality of [[Adavale]] in [[Shire of Quilpie]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|6968|Cheepie|town in Shire of Quilpie|accessdate=26 December 2017}}</ref> It has a population of 2 people.<ref name=":0" /> |
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== History == |
== History == |
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[[Margany language|Margany]] (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the [[Margany|Margany people]]. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Quilpie Shire]], taking in [[Quilpie, Queensland|Quilpie]], Cheepie and Beechal extending towards [[Eulo, Queensland|Eulo]] and [[Thargomindah]], as well as the properties of [[Dynevor, Queensland|Dynevor Downs]] and Ardoch.<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/margany-24|title=Margany|last=|first=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> |
[[Margany language|Margany]] (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the [[Margany|Margany people]]. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Quilpie Shire]], taking in [[Quilpie, Queensland|Quilpie]], Cheepie and Beechal extending towards [[Eulo, Queensland|Eulo]] and [[Thargomindah]], as well as the properties of [[Dynevor, Queensland|Dynevor Downs]] and Ardoch.<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/margany-24|title=Margany|last=|first=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=15 January 2020}}</ref> |
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[[Gunya language|Gunya]] (also known as Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Shire of Paroo|Paroo Shire Council]], taking in [[Cunnamulla]] and extending north towards [[Augathella]], east towards [[Bollon, Queensland|Bollon]] and west towards [[Thargomindah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/16?embed=true|title=Gunya|last=|first=|date=21 January 2020|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> |
[[Gunya language|Gunya]] (also known as Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Shire of Paroo|Paroo Shire Council]], taking in [[Cunnamulla]] and extending north towards [[Augathella]], east towards [[Bollon, Queensland|Bollon]] and west towards [[Thargomindah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/16?embed=true|title=Gunya|last=|first=|date=21 January 2020|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204075022/https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/16?embed=true |archive-date=4 February 2021 |access-date=}}</ref> |
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Cheepie was originally a [[Cobb & Co]] station.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Cheepie|url=http://www.quilpieshire.com.au/visit/cheepie/index.htm|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130410181704/http://www.quilpieshire.com.au/visit/cheepie/index.htm |archive-date=10 April 2013 |access-date=2020-10-22|website=[[Quilpie Shire Council]]}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | Cheepie Provisional School opened on 14 October 1915 but closed in June 1917. On 9 June 1930 Cheepie Provisional School reopened at a new site. It became Cheepie State School in 1933. It closed on 11 April 1974.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> |
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Cheepie railway station ({{Coord|-26.6311|145.0136|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Cheepie railway station}}) on the [[Western railway line, Queensland|Western railway line]] was built between 1914 and 1916 and was named by [[Queensland Railways Department]], using an Aboriginal word, meaning the ''call of the whistling duck''.<ref>{{cite QPN|6969|Cheepie|railway station in Shire of Quilpie|accessdate=|access-date=22 October 2020}}</ref> |
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The town takes its name from the Cheepie railway station.<ref name="qpnt" /> |
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Cheepie became a vibrant local township and in its heyday had a police station, hotel, school, blacksmith, railway station and yards, tent boarding houses, butcher shop, bakery and two market gardens along with numerous residences for people engaged in these operations.{{Cn|date=December 2022}} |
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| ⚫ | Cheepie Provisional School opened on 14 October 1915 but closed in June 1917. On 9 June 1930, Cheepie Provisional School reopened at a new site. It became Cheepie State School in 1933. It closed on 11 April 1974.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref> The school was on Blakeney Street ({{Coord|-26.6297|145.0142|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Cheepie State School (site)}}); that land is now leased to the Quilpie Shire Council as a community centre.<ref>{{Cite web |date=1975 |title=Town of Cheepie |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-cheepie-1975.jpg |access-date=6 June 2022 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map}}</ref><ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=6 June 2022}}</ref> |
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The Royal Mail was the first hotel in Cheepie, opening its door in 1926.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.australianexplorer.com/cheepie.htm|title=Cheepie|last=www.australianexplorer.com|work=Australian Explorer|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en}}</ref> |
The Royal Mail was the first hotel in Cheepie, opening its door in 1926.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.australianexplorer.com/cheepie.htm|title=Cheepie|last=www.australianexplorer.com|work=Australian Explorer|access-date=2018-10-12|language=en}}</ref> |
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In 1932, the [[Queensland Government]] offered for auction 50 town lots of {{Convert|1|rood||abbr=}} each in the town.<ref>{{cite news|date=13 May 1932|title=Advertising|page=6|newspaper=[[The Charleville Times]]|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article76664523|accessdate=22 October 2020|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 02:47, 16 June 2024
| Cheepie Queensland | |
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  Cheepie | |
| Coordinates | 26°37′44″S 145°00′49″E / 26.6288°S 145.0136°E |
| Postcode(s) | 4475 |
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Quilpie |
| State electorate(s) | Warrego |
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa |
Cheepie is a town in the locality of Adavale in Shire of Quilpie, Queensland, Australia.[1] It has a population of 2 people.[2]
History
[edit]Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch.[3]
Gunya (also known as Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah.[4]
Cheepie was originally a Cobb & Co station.[2]
Cheepie railway station (26°37′52″S 145°00′49″E / 26.6311°S 145.0136°E) on the Western railway line was built between 1914 and 1916 and was named by Queensland Railways Department, using an Aboriginal word, meaning the call of the whistling duck.[5]
The town takes its name from the Cheepie railway station.[1]
Cheepie became a vibrant local township and in its heyday had a police station, hotel, school, blacksmith, railway station and yards, tent boarding houses, butcher shop, bakery and two market gardens along with numerous residences for people engaged in these operations.[citation needed]
Cheepie Provisional School opened on 14 October 1915 but closed in June 1917. On 9 June 1930, Cheepie Provisional School reopened at a new site. It became Cheepie State School in 1933. It closed on 11 April 1974.[6] The school was on Blakeney Street (26°37′47″S 145°00′51″E / 26.6297°S 145.0142°E); that land is now leased to the Quilpie Shire Council as a community centre.[7][8]
The Royal Mail was the first hotel in Cheepie, opening its door in 1926.[9]
In 1932, the Queensland Government offered for auction 50 town lots of 1 rood (11,000 sq ft; 1,000 m2) each in the town.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Cheepie – town in Shire of Quilpie (entry 6968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 December 2017.
- ^ a b "Cheepie". Quilpie Shire Council. Archived from the original on 10 April 2013. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
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This Wikipedia article incorporates CC BY 4.0 licensed text from: "Margany". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
- ^ "Gunya". State Library of Queensland. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021.
- ^ "Cheepie – railway station in Shire of Quilpie (entry 6969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Town of Cheepie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1975. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
- ^ www.australianexplorer.com. "Cheepie". Australian Explorer. Retrieved 12 October 2018.
- ^ "Advertising". The Charleville Times. Queensland, Australia. 13 May 1932. p. 6. Retrieved 22 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
External links
[edit]- "Town of Cheepie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1975.