Wellcamp, Queensland
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Wellcamp is a locality near Toowoomba, Queensland
, Australia
, located 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of the city centre.
The locality was named by the Railways Department after a camp for workers constructing the Toowoomba–Hendon railway, which happened to be located beside a well in the area. The line opened in 1869.
Queensland
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, located 12 kilometres (7 mi) west of the city centre.
The locality was named by the Railways Department after a camp for workers constructing the Toowoomba–Hendon railway, which happened to be located beside a well in the area. The line opened in 1869.