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| Keywords: StateLibQld 1 46415 Chinchilla Street during the 1954 floods.jpg en Chinchilla Street during the 1954 floods Floods in the centre of Chinchilla In the background is a rowing boat with townspeople Chinchilla is a thriving town in the western Darling Downs 295km NW of Brisbane on the Warrego Highway Ludwig Leichhardt named the area in 1844 after jinchilla the local Aboriginal name for cypress pines Grain-growing is the traditional industry as well as cattle sheep pigs timber and more recently grapes cotton and watermelon The cactoblastis insect was introduced to eradicate the prickly pear cactus infestation and the Cactoblastis Memorial Hall has been erected at Boonarga 8km east of Chinchilla Information taken from Explore Australia 2003 Penguin Books Australia Ltd 2002 1954 handle 10462/deriv/54708 Item is held by John Oxley Library State Library of Queensland PD-Australia StateLibQld-License Floods in Queensland Shops in Queensland Boats in Australia Floods in Chinchilla 1954 in Queensland Black and white photographs of Australia in the 1950s 1954 floods | ||||
