Bapaume, Queensland

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Coordinates: 28°34′31″S 151°50′27″E / 28.5752°S 151.8408°E / -28.5752; 151.8408
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Bapaume
Queensland
Bapaume is located in Queensland
Bapaume
Bapaume
Coordinates28°34′31″S 151°50′27″E / 28.5752°S 151.8408°E / -28.5752; 151.8408
Population123 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4352
Area15.4 km2 (5.9 sq mi)
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Bapaume:
Passchendaele Passchendaele Passchendaele
Amiens Bapaume Pozieres
Amiens Amiens Cannon Creek

Bapaume is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

History

Bapaume takes its name from the Bapaume railway station, named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1920, after a World War I battlefield in France, involving the Australian Imperial Force. The area was opened as soldier settlements after 1919.[2]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bapaume (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Bapaume – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45908)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
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