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Warwick (/ ˈ w ɒ r ɪ k / WORR-ik) [2] is a rural town and locality in southeast Queensland, Australia, lying 130 kilometres (81 mi) south-west of Brisbane. [3] [4] It is the administrative centre of the Southern Downs Region local government area.
The City of Warwick was a local government area administering the regional centre of Warwick in the Darling Downs region of Queensland.The City covered an area of 25.1 square kilometres (9.7 sq mi), and existed as a local government entity from 1861 until 1994, when it was dissolved and amalgamated with Shire of Allora, Shire of Rosenthal and Shire of Glengallan to form the Shire of Warwick.
Warwick East State School 45 Fitzroy Street 28°12′52″S 152°02′21″E / 28.2144°S 152.0392°E / -28.2144; 152.0392 ( Warwick East State
Warwick Court House and Police Complex is a heritage-listed courthouse at 88 Fitzroy Street, Warwick, Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by John James Clark and built from 1885 to 1914 by William G Conley.
An order of the Sisters of Mercy was founded in Warwick on 29 October 1874, thirteen years after the Sisters first arrived in Queensland, from Ireland with Bishop James Quinn. The Warwick community was the fifth branch house that the Sisters of Mercy established in Queensland, from the mother house at All Hallows' in Brisbane. The Sisters ...
Warwick was the fifth corporation created in Queensland outside of Brisbane, being preceded by Ipswich, Toowoomba, Rockhampton and Maryborough. The first Warwick municipal election was conducted on 5 July 1861, and at its first meeting on 15 July 1861, the Warwick Municipal Council elected John James Kingsford as the first mayor of Warwick. [1]
In Warwick, there is a little park called Salter Memorial Grove. It has hiking trails and stations set up to learn about different plants and animals, and it's a great spot for birding.
The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The TJ Byrnes Monument at Warwick is one of Queensland's earlier public monuments, and makes a significant contribution to our understanding of the way in which Queensland towns and cities honoured their heroes and heroines in the late 19th/early 20th ...