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CHINCHILLA - QUEENSLAND - 4413
Population: 3,150,  
Latitude: 26.4400,   Longitude: 150.0800
Location:   295km west of Brisbane
Highway: Warrego Hwy 
Nearest Major Town: Chinchilla
Nearest Airport: Toowoomba
Touring Area: Toowoomba & Golden West

Chinchilla Historic Museum - Courtesy of Tourism Queensland


Located on Charlie's Creek, just west of the Great Dividing Range, Chinchilla is at the centre of a large grain and stock area on the Darling Downs. The name was adapted from the aboriginal "jinjilla" and was named by explorer Ludwig Leichhardt when he passed that way in 1844.
There are world renowned petrified wood deposits and boating and fishing on the Condamine River is a favourite pastime. Chinchilla is also called the 'Melon Capital of Australia' and produces around 25% of the country's watermelons.


PLACES OF INTEREST:
  • Chinchilla Historical Museum
  • Pioneer Cemetery
  • Ludwig Leichhardt Monument
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    INFORMATION CENTRE:
    Chinchilla Tourist Information Centre
    Warrego Highway, Chinchilla. 4413. Queensland.
    Telephone: 07 4668 9564

    HOW TO GET THERE:
    Chinchilla is on the Warrego Highway west of Brisbane between Dalby and Miles. By car it is around a 4 hour drive from Brisbane.
    Regular rail services operate to Chinchilla
  • There is an airfield handling small and charter planes



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