What is Queanbeyan?
{{Infobox Australian place | type = city | name = Queanbeyan | state = nsw | image = QueanbeyanSky.jpg | logo = | coordinates = {{coord|35|21|12|S|149|14|03|E|display=inline,title}} | pushpin_label_position = right | pushpin_map_caption = Location in New South Wales | pop = 36348 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = | poprank = | density = 210 | elevation = 576 | est = 1838 | area = 173 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | timezone-dst = AEDT | utc-dst = +11:00 | stategov = [[Electoral district of Monaro|Monaro]] | fedgov = [[Division of Eden-Monaro|Eden-Monaro]] | lga = Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council | county = [[Murray County, New South Wales|Murray]] | parish = [[Queanbeyan Parish|Queanbeyan]] | dist1 = 14.9 | location1 = Canberra | near-nw = [[Beard, Australian Capital Territory|Beard]] | near-n = [[Oaks Estate, Australian Capital Territory|Oaks Estate]] | near-ne = [[Queanbeyan East, New South Wales|Queanbeyan East]] | near-w = [[Crestwood, New South Wales|Crestwood]] | near-e = [[Queanbeyan East]] | near-sw = [[Queanbeyan West]] | near-s = [[Karabar, New South Wales|Karabar]] | near-se = [[Greenleigh, New South Wales|Greenleigh]] | local_map = yes | zoom = 8 }} '''Queanbeyan''' is a city in [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. It is also the local government area called [[Queanbeyan City Council]]. It is very close to the [[Australia]]n federal capital city of [[Canberra]]. It is really now a part of the capital city as it is on the [[Australian Capital Territory]] border and is only {{convert|10|km|mi|0|lk=on|abbr=on}} from Canberra's [[Central business district|CBD]]. The border itself is marked by a [[railway]] line. The [[Queanbeyan River]] flows through Queanbeyan, near the centre of the city. == History == The town grew from a farm owned by ex-[[c