Macalister, Queensland Macalister, Queensland Macalister is a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. At the 2006 census, Macalister and the surrounding area had a population of 486. The town is located in the Darling Downs and on the Warrego Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane. Within the locality to the south-east of the town of Macalister is an area known as Apunyal (from an Indigneous word meaning "large plain)". The town is named after Arthur Macalister, Premier of Queensland from 1866 to 1867. The name "Apunyal" is an Aboriginal word meaning "large plain." Macalister Post
Barringun, Queensland Barringun, Queensland Barringun is a rural locality in Paroo Shire, Queensland, Australia, on the border with New South Wales. It is on the road between Cunnamulla, Queensland and Bourke, New South Wales. To the north of the locality is Binya National Park. Barringun is also the 'capital' of the self-proclaimed Murrawarri Republic. The name "Barringun" derives from an early settlement (possibly a pastoral station) on the Warrego River, which can be seen on an 1887 map as being just south of the New South Wales border. It is possibly an Aboriginal word meaning "fish die in the water". Prior to