Jeebropilly, Queensland
| Jeebropilly Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||
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| Postcode(s) | 4340 | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Electoral district of Lockyer | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Blair | ||||||||||||
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Jeebropilly is a locality in the City of Ipswich local government area and Churchill County of Queensland, Australia. This location is situated at the junction of the Ipswich - Rosewood Road and the Ebenezer Road, 42 km (26 mi) from the Brisbane CBD.
The origin of the name is from an Aboriginal word meaning flying squirrel gully.[1]
New Hope Corporation Ltd has restarted mining coal at its Jeebropilly coal mine, which it had previously closed in 2007.[2]
References
- ↑ Place name details Department of Environment and Resource Management.
- ↑ Coal miner cashes in on high export prices Retrieved on 28-1-2009
Coordinates: 27°39′S 152°39′E / 27.650°S 152.650°E
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