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| | QUEANBEYAN AREA, QUEANBEYAN, SOUTH WEST, NEW SOUTH WALES, AUSTRALIA |
 | | Queanbeyan, part of Capital Country, is conveniently located within this diverse, exciting region, only fifteen minutes from Canberra, the National Capital and 298 kilometres south east of Sydney. |
 | | The site of Queanbeyan, New South Wales was first viewed in 1820 by three explorers, Charles Throsby Smith, Joseph Wild and James Vaughan whilst searching for the Murrumbidgee River. |
 | | Queanbeyan, considered by many as the birthplace of the National Capital, has many old buildings still standing, some of which are open to the public. |
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