Cameby, Queensland
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| Coordinates: 26°38′05″S 150°28′08″E / 26.6347°S 150.4688°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 137.2 km2 (53.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 53 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.386/km2 (1.001/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4413 | ||||||||||||
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Cameby is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Cameby had a population of 53 people.[1]
The Warrego Highway and Western railway line are the southern boundary of the locality. The Rywung railway station serves the locality (26°41′06″S 150°28′19″E / 26.6850°S 150.47189°E).[3][4]
There is an identified thermal coal resource area known as Davies Road (26°36′07″S 150°25′08″E / 26.602°S 150.419°E) with reserves estimated at 49.4 megatonnes (48,600,000 long tons; 54,500,000 short tons) within the locality.[5]
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping.[3]
History
Cambey Provisional School opened in 1922 and closed circa 1935.[6] It was at 613 Cameby Road (26°37′55″S 150°29′11″E / 26.63184°S 150.48634°E).[7]
Rywung State School opened on 1 November 1944 and closed on 31 December 1968.[6] It was located on C Kerrs Road near the Warrego Highway north of the Rywung railway station (26°41′02″S 150°28′22″E / 26.6840°S 150.4727°E).[8] Being north of the Warrego Highway means the school's location is now within Cameby.[9]
