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Toowoomba

Toowoomba (nicknamed 'The Garden City') is a city in Southern Queensland, Australia. It is located 127 km west of Queensland's capital city, Brisbane. With an estimated district population of 131,258, Toowoomba is Australia's second most populous inland city and the most populous non-capital inland city. A university and cathedral city, Toowoomba hosts the Australian Carnival of Flowers each September, and Easterfest is held annually over the Easter weekend.

Located at -27.55, 151.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Toowoomba, Darling Downs, Towns in the Darling Downs, Australian Aboriginal placenames, Queensland floods

Cobb & Co Museum

The Cobb and Co Museum is located in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The museum was opened in 1987 when the Queensland Museum was looking for space to display its catalogue of horse drawn vehicles. Instead of taking up the huge amount of space required to display the collection properly at its Brisbane campus, the museum decided to open up a new campus in Toowoomba.

Located at -27.5554, 151.965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Museums in Queensland, Transport museums in Australia, Buildings and structures in Toowoomba, Carriage museums, 1987 establishments in Australia

Toowoomba Prison

Toowoomba Gaol is a historic Australian prison site in Toowoomba, Queensland.

Located at -27.55, 151.95 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Australian historic places, Buildings and structures in Toowoomba, Buildings and structures demolished in 1903, Defunct prisons in Queensland, Demolished buildings and structures in Australia, 1864 establishments in Australia, 1900 disestablishments

Heritage Plaza (Australia)

Toowoomba's Heritage Plaza is the home of Heritage Building Society, Australia's largest building society. Heritage Plaza was constructed in the early 1980s as a purpose-built headquarters for the building society.

Located at -27.5601, 151.954 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Buildings and structures in Toowoomba

Fairholme College

Fairholme College is an independent, day and boarding school for girls, located in Toowoomba, one of Australia's largest provincial cities, in South East Queensland, Australia. Established as Spreydon College in 1908 by sisters Elizabeth, Jessie and Margaret Thomson, the college has a non-selective enrolment policy, and currently caters for approximately 845 students from Kindergarten to Year 12, including 240 boarders in Years 5 to 12.

Located at -27.5557, 151.978 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Highfields, Queensland

Highfields is a town, just north of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia along the New England Highway. It is situated on the Great Dividing Range, slightly north of Mount Kynoch. It serves as a satellite town to the city of Toowoomba, accommodating many of Toowoomba businesses' employees. At the 2006 census, Highfields had a population of 5,910.

Located at -27.4581, 151.949 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.779 miles away.
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Towns in Queensland, Suburbs of Toowoomba, Towns in the Darling Downs

Downlands College

Downlands College, officially Downlands Sacred Heart College, is a private, secondary, coeducational, day and boarding school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Founded by the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart in 1931, the College began as a boarding school for boys with a total enrolment of 68. Downlands is Queensland's only Catholic, coeducational, day and boarding school.

Located at -27.5353, 151.958 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Schools in Toowoomba, Roman Catholic schools in Australia, High schools in Queensland, Private schools in Queensland, Boarding schools in Queensland, Educational institutions established in 1931, Missionaries of the Sacred Heart

Clive Berghofer Stadium

Clive Berghofer Stadium, previously and still unofficially known as "Toowoomba Stadium", is a stadium in Toowoomba, Queensland. Situated on Mary Street on the eastern fringes of Toowoomba CBD adjacent to Queens Park and Toowoomba East State School. The ticket counters and entrance are on Arthur Street behind the (east facing) grandstand. It was retitled to reflect the home club's major sponsor, philanthropist property developer and former local Mayor Clive Berghofer.

Located at -27.5592, 151.966 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Sports venues in Queensland, Rugby league stadiums in Australia, Rugby union stadiums in Australia, Soccer venues in Australia, Buildings and structures in Toowoomba

Toowoomba State High School

Toowoomba State High School (TSHS) is a co-educational State High School located in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. Established in 1919, the school consists of two campuses, the Mount Lofty campus, and the Wilsonton campus, with 1902 students.

Located at -27.5421, 151.965 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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St Ursula's College, Toowoomba

St. Ursula's College is an independent, private secondary girls' school in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The current principal is Mrs Pawsey. The school is Catholic and was established in 1931 by Ursuline nuns. The school is heavily influenced by the teachings of Saint Angela Merici. Many of the school's buildings are named after Italian cities and places such as Brescia and Lake Garda that were part of Merici's life.

Located at -27.5561, 151.941 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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4DDB

4DDB (pronounced "Four Dee Dee Bee" or simply "Dee Dee Bee") is a community radio station operating in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, transmitting in the FM band at a frequency of 102.7 MHz.

Located at -27.5586, 151.953 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Radio stations in Queensland, Community radio stations in Australia

Birnam, Queensland

Birnam is a locality north of Toowoomba, Queensland. It is situated 9 kilometres from the central business district. The area is named after a railway station in the area, which was named after the village of Birnam in Scotland. The boundaries were established on 12 February 1999, and amended in 2005.

Located at -27.491, 151.927 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.777 miles away.
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Suburbs of Toowoomba

Blue Mountain Heights, Queensland

Blue Mountain Heights is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 7 kilometres from the city centre via New England Highway. Derived from a hotel name, formerly called Blue Mountain Estate, named by Queensland Place Names Board 1 May 1975. Named and bounded by the Minister for Natural Resources 12 February 1999. Regazetted without change by the Minister for Natural Resources and Mines, 23 September 2005.

Located at -27.499, 151.951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.778 miles away.
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Suburbs of Toowoomba

Ballard, Queensland

Ballard is a locality east of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 11 kilometres from the city centre. It is located within the Lockyer Valley Region. The locality, historically known as Ballaroo, is named for Robert Ballard, a railway engineer who oversaw the construction of part of the Ipswich–Toowoomba railway.

Located at -27.499, 151.981 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.779 miles away.
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Toowoomba City, Queensland

Toowoomba City is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, containing its central business district.

Located at -27.56, 151.951 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Cranley, Queensland

Cranley is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 6 kilometres from the central business district. A railway station existed here from the 1870s, most likely named after a home, or after Cranleigh in Sussex, England (which was spelt "Cranley" until the 1860s. ) The suburb is home to Baillie Henderson Hospital, which provides mental health services in the Darling Downs region, and a waste water treatment plant.

Located at -27.512, 151.926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Wilsonton, Queensland

Wilsonton is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 5 kilometres west of the central business district. The suburb, officially named in 1981, is believed to honour James T. Wilson, an 1870s businessman and supporter of the Toowoomba Agricultural Society. The suburb was amended in 2006 after the gazettal of Wilsonton Heights as a separate suburb.

Located at -27.54, 151.918 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.774 miles away.
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Wilsonton Heights, Queensland

Wilsonton Heights is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 7 kilometres northwest of the central business district. It is a relatively new suburb, having split in 2006 from Wilsonton. The suburb is mostly residential, and contains Toowoomba State High School (Wilsonton Campus).

Located at -27.532, 151.926 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Harlaxton, Queensland

Harlaxton is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 4 kilometres north of the city centre. The name originates from Harlaxton House, probably named for Harlaxton in Lincolnshire, England, and built in 1869 in what is now Munro Street as the residence of Francis Thomas Gregory.

Located at -27.531, 151.955 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Mount Kynoch, Queensland

Mount Kynoch is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 6 kilometres north of the city centre. Originally a trigonometric station known as Stony Pinch, both the 703-metre mountain and the suburb were named in 1981 after John Kynoch, an early chairman of the Shire of Highfields. Initially misspelled "Kynock", the name was corrected in 2002. Mount Kynoch Lookout and Mount Kynoch Water Treatment Plant are located within the suburb's boundaries.

Located at -27.51, 151.948 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.777 miles away.
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Mount Lofty, Queensland

Mount Lofty is an inner suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 3 kilometres north-east of the city centre. Jubilee Park, a large parkland and bushland area with numerous riding trails, forms the eastern part of the suburb. At the end of North Street is the peak of Mount Lofty, which features a garden and rainforest, a lookout, and the transmission tower for WIN Television. Nearby is Toowoomba State High School (Mount Lofty Campus) and a rifle range used by Toowoomba Rifle Club.

Located at -27.537, 151.984 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.777 miles away.
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North Toowoomba, Queensland

North Toowoomba is an inner suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located directly north of the city centre.

Located at -27.546, 151.954 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Rockville, Queensland

Rockville is a suburb of Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, located 4 kilometres north-west of the city centre. Rockville was named after Rockville Estate, consisting of 114 allotments in the area ranging from 2,000 square metres to 20,000 square metres, which itself was named after Rockville House. The suburb was officially named in 1981. The eastern edge of the suburb is home to an industrial area.

Located at -27.536, 151.939 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.775 miles away.
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Spring Bluff, Queensland

Spring Bluff is a locality north of Toowoomba, Queensland. It is situated 15 kilometres north of the city centre via New England Highway, and is adjacent to the town of Highfields. The area is named after a railway station in the area, which was built in the 1860s to allow trains a place to stop during the steep climb from Brisbane to nearby Toowoomba. In 1890, it was named Spring Bluff after the spring water and the sandstone bluff in the area.

Located at -27.462, 151.979 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.781 miles away.
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Heritage Oval

Heritage Oval is a cricket ground in Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia. The first recorded match on the ground came in 1972 when Toowoomba played Queensland. It held its only first-class match in 1994 when Queensland played an England XI side, with the match ending in a victory by 37 runs for the England XI. The ground later held a Twenty20 match in the 2006–07 Big Bash when Queensland played Victoria, with Queensland winning by 38 runs.

Located at -27.5423, 151.963 (Lat. / Lng.), about 9.776 miles away.
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Cricket grounds in Australia, Sports venues in Queensland