Toowoomba

Toowoomba

Toowoomba , city (1991 pop. 75,990), Queensland, E Australia, in the Eastern Highlands, at the edge of the Darling Downs, c.2000 ft (610 m) above sea level. The city is an agricultural market center with food-processing and farm-machinery industries in addition to engineering and brewing. It is also a summer resort.

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Toowoomba, Queensland/Australia The Swamps Founded in 1849, it was probably renamed after the toowoom, the Aboriginal name for a melon.

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JOHN EVERETT-HEATH. "Toowoomba." Concise Dictionary of World Place-Names. 2005. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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Toowoomba

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