Dozens of severe thunderstorm and flood warnings were issued by Bureau of Meteorology forecasters for northern and southeast Queensland and NSW on Friday evening.
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QUEANBEYAN, which started as a squattage, held by ex-convict and inn keeper Timothy Beard, pre-1838, is now one of the fastest growing inland cities in NSW, according to the Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council.
It became a township in 1838 when there were about 50 people in the town, and more recently has grown to a population of almost 60,000, according to the 2016 Census.
Its name is the anglicised form of “quinbean” – an Aboriginal word meaning “clear waters”.
Queanbeyan’s economy is based on light construction, manufacturing, retail and agriculture but this continues to grow, with a variety of other businesses settling in the region such as arts organisations.
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