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Toowoomba (təw m`bə), city (1991 pop. 75,990), Queensland, E Australia, in the Eastern Highlands, at the edge of the Darling Downs, c.2000 ft (610 m) above sea level. The city is an agricultural market center with food-processing and farm-machinery industries in addition to engineering and brewing. It is also a summer resort.Toowoomba a city in E Australia, in SE Queensland: agricultural and industrial centre. Pop.: 89 338 (2001) |
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By now, however, many Aboriginal people in the town of Toowoomba oppose his stance, fearing the backlash, or perhaps they are beyond caring. Nurses employed by the privately run St Vincent's Hospital in Toowoomba in Queensland are feeling the brunt of the new laws according to Queensland Nurses Union (QNU, ANF Queensland) industrial officer, Steve Ross. Based on these trends, Toowoomba Grammar School headmaster Peter Hauser has predicted the development of 'boutique' boarding schools in Queensland, catering for small number of students with 'asset-rich' and 'time-poor' parents (Courier Mail, 29/4/06, p. |
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