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Warwick is situated on the Condamine River . The Cunningham Highway and the New England Highway pass through the town.


HISTORY

One of the first settlers was Patrick Leslie and his two brothers. They settled in huts and homesteads like Canning Downs . The first Land sales were held in 1850. The Telegraph to Brisbane was operating by 1861. The 1870's was boom time for this new town. In 1871 the Railway reached Warwick, a Brewery was built in 1873, then a cooperative flour mill and brickworks were both completed during 1874.

On . Prime Minister William Morris Hughes was addressing a crowd at the Warwick railway station when his hat was dislodged by an egg thrown by a man in the crowd. The Prime Minister ordered his arrest but the Queensland State Police allegedly refused to carry out the order. Eight days later the first Commissioner for a Commonwealth Police Force was appointed.


SISTER CITY

The City of Warwick has a Sister City named Camrose in Alberta , Canada .


NEWSPAPER

Warwick Daily News


RADIO STATIONS

4WK 963 AM (commercial)- Broadcasts into Toowoomba on 1359 AM, despite Warwick and Toowoomba being in different license areas.

C FM 91.9 (commercial)- Part of the SEA FM network, but as Warwick is located inland, the letter "C" is used. The same rationale binds the Toowoomba station on 100.7 and the Kingaroy station on 89.1.

4CCC FM 89.3 (community)

4TAB 95.1 FM (racing)- Relay of 4TAB 1008 AM Brisbane.

JJJ 103.3 FM

Radio National 106.5 FM

ABC Southern Downs 104.9 FM

Classic FM 101.7


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