Jeebropilly, Queensland
Encyclopedia
Jeebropilly is a locality in the City of Ipswich
Local Government
area and Churchill County
of Queensland
, Australia
. This location is situated at the junction of the Ipswich - Rosewood Road and the Ebenezer Road, 42 km (26.1 mi) from the Brisbane CBD.
The origin of the name is from an Aboriginal
word meaning flying squirrel gully.
New Hope Corporation Ltd
has re-started mining coal at its Jeebropilly coal mine, which it had previously closed in 2007.
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a Local Government Area in South East Queensland, covering an area of along the coast about southwest of Brisbane, the capital of Queensland. The City of Ipswich has a population of 162,380 .-History:...
Local Government
Local government
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area and Churchill County
County of Churchill, Queensland
The County of Churchill is a county in Queensland, Australia. Like all counties in Queensland, it is a non-functional administrative unit, that is used mainly for the purpose of registering land titles. The county lies between 152°E and 153°E longitude, and is centred on the West Moreton region,...
of 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...
, 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...
. This location is situated at the junction of the Ipswich - Rosewood Road and the Ebenezer Road, 42 km (26.1 mi) from the Brisbane CBD.
The origin of the name is from an Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
Indigenous Australians are the original inhabitants of the Australian continent and nearby islands. The Aboriginal Indigenous Australians migrated from the Indian continent around 75,000 to 100,000 years ago....
word meaning flying squirrel gully.
New Hope Corporation Ltd
New Hope Coal
New Hope Coal is an Australian coal-mining and energy company. New Hope's operations include New Acland Mine, Jeebropilly Mine, New Oakleigh Mine and Queensland Bulk Handling. New Hope Coal is 61.11% owned by Washington H. Soul Pattinson....
has re-started mining coal at its Jeebropilly coal mine, which it had previously closed in 2007.