Qualla: Cunnamulla https://qualla.com/cunnamulla en-us © 2026 Bendyline Mon, 20 Jul 2026 10:21:28 GMT Qualla serial false Qualla support@bendyline.com yes https://qualla.com/_res/siteimages/rsslogo.png Qualla: Cunnamulla https://qualla.com/cunnamulla Cunnamulla: Introduction https://qualla.com/cunnamulla/ The name means long stretch of water, and in this country that is the highest praise a place can earn. Cunnamulla, a town of around 1,500 in the far southwest of Queensland, takes its name from the Kunja language, the words of the people who lived along the Warrego River long before any town existed here. The river still slides through the centre of town, a brown thread of life in the dry mulga plains, and it explains everything about why people have always gathered at this spot. Cunnamulla is the largest town in the Paroo Shire, a true outback service centre where the bitumen is precious and floods can cut the roads for days, and where a single country song made the name famous across the nation.

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]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/r/5/p/8/cunnamulla-wk/r5p8-cunnamulla-intro.mp3 0:06 1 full Cunnamulla: The Long Stretch of Water https://qualla.com/cunnamulla/ Cunnamulla means a big waterhole, a long stretch of water, and the Kunja people who gave it that name are the traditional owners of this country. They were not alone: the Paroo region was home to many Aboriginal groups, among them the Kullilli, Kooma, Budjiti, Murrawarri and Bidj...

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]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/r/5/p/8/cunnamulla-wk/r5p8-cunnamulla-the-long-stretch-of-water.mp3 0:06 2 full Cunnamulla: The Cunnamulla Fella https://qualla.com/cunnamulla/ Ask anyone in Australia about Cunnamulla and they may start to sing. The Cunnamulla Fella began as a song written by Stan Coster, drawn from his own days working as a ringer, a stockman, around these parts in the 1950s. Slim Dusty recorded it in 1965, and the easygoing portrait o...

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]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/r/5/p/8/cunnamulla-wk/r5p8-cunnamulla-the-cunnamulla-fella.mp3 0:06 3 full Cunnamulla: Where the Water Comes From https://qualla.com/cunnamulla/ Cunnamulla sits over the Great Artesian Basin, the vast underground reservoir that makes settled life possible across so much of inland Australia. The first artesian bore in the district was sunk in 1889, tapping ancient water trapped deep beneath the surface, and that buried sea...

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]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://qualla.com/_m/r/5/p/8/cunnamulla-wk/r5p8-cunnamulla-where-the-water-comes-from.mp3 0:06 4 full Cunnamulla: End of the Line https://qualla.com/cunnamulla/ Getting to Cunnamulla is part of its character. The town is about two hours' drive south of Charleville on the Mitchell Highway, a sealed two-lane road that floods often enough to be worth checking before you set out. Twice a week, Queensland Rail's Westlander train reaches Charl...

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