Amberley, Queensland
| Amberley Ipswich, Queensland |
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| Population: | 170 (2006) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4306 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Electoral district of Ipswich West | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Blair | ||||||||||||
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Amberley is a small community located in South East Queensland, south of Ipswich.
The origin of the suburb name is from Amberley in the United Kingdom. The name was used by James and Martha Collett for their residence in the 1850s as it was their hometown.[1]
Australia's biggest air force base, the RAAF Base Amberley is situated here and the Bureau of Meteorology has a weather observation station in Amberley. To the south of Amberley is the Fassifern Valley. It is also close to the suburbs of Deebing Heights, Churchill and Loamside.
Amberley had its lowest temperature of -4.9 degrees on the 8 August 1995, as southern Queensland suffered a severe cold snap. The previous coldest temperature was -4.3 degreess reached on 29 July 1994[2].
The Jeebropilly coal mine is located just to the west of Amberley.
[edit] References
- ^ "Place Name Details - Amberley". Queensland Government. http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/property/placenames/details.php?id=45022. Retrieved 16 January 2012.
- ^ Jack Frost makes his icy presence felt. Page 3. The Courier Mail 9 August 1995
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Coordinates: 27°38′S 152°42′E / 27.633°S 152.7°E
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