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Queensland
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Queensland [ˈkwiːnzˌlænd -lənd]
n
(Placename) a state of NE Australia: fringed on the Pacific side by the Great Barrier Reef; the Great Dividing Range lies in the east, separating the coastal lowlands from the dry Great Artesian Basin in the south. Capital: Brisbane. Pop.: 3 512 360 (1999 est.). Area: 1 727 500 sq. km (667 000 sq. miles)
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Noun1.Queensland - a state in northeastern AustraliaQueensland - a state in northeastern Australia    
Australia, Commonwealth of Australia - a nation occupying the whole of the Australian continent; Aboriginal tribes are thought to have migrated from southeastern Asia 20,000 years ago; first Europeans were British convicts sent there as a penal colony
Brisbane - capital and largest city of Queensland state; located in the southeastern corner of Queensland on the Pacific; settled by British as a penal colony; 3rd largest city in Australia
Cape York Peninsula - a peninsula in Queensland in northeastern Australia between the Gulf of Carpentaria and the Coral Sea
Moreton Bay - an arm of the Tasman Sea forming a bay to the east of Brisbane
Mount Bartle Frere - the highest mountain peak in Queensland, Australia


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I do want to say this to Queenslanders -- I grew up at a time when people regarded us as the backward state of Australia.
According to the Galaxy research, while most Australians fail, Queenslanders were more successful in quitting.
Following the recalls of Johnathan Thurston at half-back and Justin Hodges at centre, six of the seven backline positions will be filled by Queenslanders when the side runs out.
 
 
 
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