| 词条 | Karara, Queensland |
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| type = town | name = Karara | state = qld | image = KararaStateSchool.JPG | caption = Karara State School | lga = Southern Downs Region | postcode = 4352 | est = | pop = 278 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}} | pop_footnotes=[1] | elevation= | coordinates = {{coord|28|12|0|S|151|34|0|E|display=inline,title}} | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Southern Downs | fedgov = Maranoa | dist1 = 208 | dir1 = WSW | location1= Brisbane | dist2 = 92 | dir2 = SSW | location2= Toowoomba | dist3 = 50 | dir3 = W | location3= Warwick | near-n = Leyburn | near-ne = Thanes Creek | near-e = Thane | near-se = Greymare | near-s = Cement Mills | near-sw = Gore | near-w = Mosquito Creek | near-nw = Stonehenge }}Karara is a town and locality in the Darling Downs region within the Queensland, Australia. It is in the Southern Downs Region local government area.[1][2] In the 2011 census, Karara had a population of 278 people.[3] GeographyThe town is on the Cunningham Highway, {{convert|208|km|mi}} south west of the state capital, Brisbane. The highway passes through the locality from the east to the south-west. The Toowoomba-Karara Road connects the highway through to the north of the locality to Leyburn and ultimately through to Toowoomba. The South Western railway line passes through the locality roughly parallel and to the north of the highway. Both the line and Karara railway station are no longer in active use.[4] The Durakai State Forest occupies the southern and eastern areas within the locality; otherwise it is freehold land predominately used for farming apart from a small urban centre. There are a number of creeks running south to north through the locality which is in the drainage basin of the Condamine River.[4] HistoryThe name Karara is believed to be an Aboriginal name for Canal Creek.[2] The South Western railway line from Warwick to Karara was opened in 1904.[5] Karara State School opened on 20 July 1908.[6] [7] Karara Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1909) and closed in 1990.[8] At the 2006 census, Karara and the surrounding area had a population of 140.[9] AmenitiesThe Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Recreation Reserve.[10] The Karara branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Karara Public Hall at 33 School Street.[11] References1. ^{{cite QPN|17738|Karara|accessdate=12 July 2015}} 2. ^1 {{cite QPN|45942|Karara|accessdate=12 July 2015}} 3. ^1 {{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30850 |name=Karara|accessdate=12 July 2015|quick=on}} 4. ^1 {{Queensland Globe|accessdate=12 July 2015}} 5. ^{{cite web|title=Southern Downs Region|url=http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/southern-downs-region|work=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|accessdate=12 July 2015}} 6. ^{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=12 July 2015}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://kararass.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Karara SS|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=30 January 2017}} 8. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}} 9. ^{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC36399 |name=Karara (Warwick Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=2009-01-19|quick=on}} 10. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/living-here/libraries/library-details|title=Library Details|last=|first=|date=|website=Southern Downs Regional Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180131032450/http://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/living-here/libraries/library-details|archive-date=31 January 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=31 January 2018}} 11. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch locations|last=|first=|date=|website=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=26 December 2018}} External links{{commons category}}
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