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Queanbeyan, New South Wales: Where is, history and other tourist information to visit this place.



Tourist Guide Queanbeyan

Queanbeyan is located in the south eastern part of New South Wales in Australia.

This city is over shadowed by the federal capital city Canberra.  The Queanbeyan River flows through Queanbeyan at the center of the city

The original name of the town was Quinbean that means “Clear waters”. As a township this city got proclaimed in the year 1838. Traces of gold were also discovered in this town in the year 1851 and later on silver mines were also discovered.

The land of Queanbeyan proved to be successful for farming with various crops. With the construction of Queanbeyan railway station the town developed rapidly and the economic condition also improved. Today the city has developed with high schools and various industries.

The climate of this place is quiet moderate and encourage visitors to come to this place throughout the year.

The population of this city comes to 36,331 according to the 2004 census.



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