Kunwarara, Queensland

Kunwarara is a rural locality in the Livingstone Shire, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Kunwarara had a population of 71 people.[1] Princhester is an abandoned town in the locality (22.9436°S 150.0116°E / -22.9436; 150.0116 (Princhester, Queensland)).[3]

Kunwarara
Queensland
Kunwarara
Coordinates22.8516°S 150.1091°E / -22.8516; 150.1091
Population71 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.1054/km2 (0.2731/sq mi)
Area673.4 km2 (260.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Livingstone Shire
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal Division(s)Capricornia
Suburbs around Kunwarara:
Marlborough Stanage Shoalwater
Marlborough Kunwarara Shoalwater
Marlborough Canoona Canal Creek

History

Town lots were sold in Princhester in June 1862.[4][5] There was a gold rush at Princhester in 1883.[6][7][8] However, it did not produce very much gold. From time to time, further small finds were made prompting more "rushes",[9] but it was not a great gold producing area particularly compared with the success of Mount Morgan.[10]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kunwarara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Kunwarara - locality in Livingstone Shire (entry 48713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  3. "Princhester - town in Livingstone Shire (entry 27524)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  4. "LAND SALE". Rockhampton Bulletin And Central Queensland Advertiser (51). Queensland, Australia. 21 June 1862. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "ROCKHAMPTON". The Courier (Brisbane). XVII (1374). Queensland, Australia. 4 July 1862. p. 4. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "GOLD DISCOVERY AT PRINCHESTER". Morning Bulletin. XXX (4612). Queensland, Australia. 4 January 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. "PRINCHESTER GOLD RUSH". Morning Bulletin. XXX (4614). Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "PRINCHESTER GOLD RUSH". Morning Bulletin. XXX (4616). Queensland, Australia. 9 January 1883. p. 2. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "A NEW GOLDFIELD". The Capricornian. 15 (27). Queensland, Australia. 6 July 1889. p. 13. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "STATISTICS OF THE YEAR". Morning Bulletin. XLIX (9867). Queensland, Australia. 11 January 1896. p. 5. Retrieved 27 October 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
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