Amberley, Queensland
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Amberley is a small community located in South East Queensland
, south of Ipswich
.
The origin of the suburb name is from Amberley
in the United Kingdom
. The name was used by James and Martha Collett for their residence in the 1850s as it was their hometown.
Australia
's biggest air force base
, the RAAF Base Amberley
is situated here and the Bureau of Meteorology has a weather observation station in Amberley. To the south of Amberley is the Fassifern Valley
. It is also close to the suburbs of Deebing Heights
, Churchill and Loamside.
Amberley had its lowest temperature of -4.9 degrees on the 8 August 1995, as southern Queensland
suffered a severe cold snap. The previous coldest temperature was -4.3 degreess reached on 29 July 1994.
The Jeebropilly coal mine is located just to the west of Amberley.
South East Queensland
South East Queensland is a region of the state of Queensland in Australia, which contains approximately two-thirds of the state population...
, south of Ipswich
Ipswich, Queensland
Ipswich is a city in South-East Queensland, Australia. Situated along the Bremer River Valley approximately 40 kilometres away from the state's capital Brisbane. The suburb by the same name forms the city's Central Business District and administrative centre...
.
The origin of the suburb name is from Amberley
Amberley, West Sussex
Amberley is a village and civil parish in the Horsham District of West Sussex, England.Amberley is situated at the foot of the South Downs. Its neighbours are Storrington, West Chiltington and Arundel. The village is noted for its many thatched cottages...
in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. The name was used by James and Martha Collett for their residence in the 1850s as it was their hometown.
Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
's biggest air force base
Air Force Base
An Air Force Base is a military airbase of any of a number of air forces, such as the United States Air Force or South African Air Force ....
, the RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley
RAAF Base Amberley is a Royal Australian Air Force base located southwest of Ipswich, Queensland and southwest of Brisbane. It is currently home to No. 1 Squadron and No. 6 Squadron , No. 33 Squadron and No. 36 Squadron...
is situated here and the Bureau of Meteorology has a weather observation station in Amberley. To the south of Amberley is the Fassifern Valley
Fassifern Valley
Fassifern Valley is a valley of the Scenic Rim in South East Queensland. Towns found in the valley include Harrisville, Kalbar, Roadvale, Warril View and Aratula...
. It is also close to the suburbs of Deebing Heights
Deebing Heights, Queensland
Deebing Heights is a semi-rural suburb located in Queensland, Australia. The area that is now Deebing Heights has been an important settlement since Queensland's early colonial history, but was only gazetted as a locality in 2000 and then a suburb in 2004, previously being part of Purga...
, Churchill and Loamside.
Amberley had its lowest temperature of -4.9 degrees on the 8 August 1995, as southern Queensland
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
suffered a severe cold snap. The previous coldest temperature was -4.3 degreess reached on 29 July 1994.
The Jeebropilly coal mine is located just to the west of Amberley.