Cherry Gully, Queensland
Cherry Gully is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Cherry Gully had a population of 9 people.[1]
| Cherry Gully Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Cherry Gully | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.4386°S 152.0627°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 9 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.497/km2 (1.29/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 18.1 km2 (7.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
The locality takes its name from a local gully name. There are a number of stories about the name of the gully. One story is that in mid-nineteenth century a cask of sherry fell from a wagon into the gully, with the word sherry being corrupted later to cherry.[2] In another story, carriers stopped at the gully and drank sherry from the cargo to excess and again the word sherry was corrupted to cherry.[3] The other story is that the gully has many wild cherry trees.[4]
gollark: Many bees.
gollark: I suspect this might technically disallow the inter-channel bridges, but bee them.
gollark: *FTP*? Seriously?
gollark: Depends how bored I was feeling.
gollark: Or ignore them.
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cherry Gully (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Cherry Gully - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 47647)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 November 2018.
- "CHERRY OR SHERRY GULLY". The Courier-mail (738). Queensland, Australia. 10 January 1936. p. 12. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—84". The Courier-mail (734). Queensland, Australia. 6 January 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 24 November 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
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