"Killarney" Killarney by pedroswift

Killarney Travel Guide: 16 reviews and 59 photos

dramatic picture card Queen Mary Falls - Killarney

Not on everybodies' "must-see list"

Killarney, is not often mentioned as a "must-see destination" when Australian tourist places are discussed. Located in the Warwick Shire, just 2 hours drive south west from Brisbane, the sleepy little town is a centre for transport, timber, agriculture and pastoral industries. Early Irish settlers named the town after their home in Ireland. Killarney was surveyed in 1878.
On the touristic side, it is a portal to the Scenic Rim of South Eastern Queensland. The rim is formed by the mountain ranges stretching from north of the Toowoomba Range , south to the Queensland- New South Wales border and east along that border to disappear into the sea at Point Danger on the Gold Coast.
As the local web site says,"The rolling foothills, deep secluded valleys and dramatic waterfalls provide picture postcard views that will stir your imagination when you visit Killarney, Queensland".

A drop of rain falling here could ............

Condamine head is centre & to the right.

flow into the sea at Lake Alexandrina in South Australia.
Australia's mightiest river system the Murray-Darling Basin draws water from all of the eastern states and the Condamine River which trickles down from the ranges east of Killarney feeds into that system.
I can not think of a better quest than to seek the headwaters of the Condamine while in the area.
I have been on similar quests while on holidays but they have cost more in time and money..... seeking the source of the Rhine, the Danube and the Doubs (eastern France).
We managed to get as close to the headwaters as possible without straying onto private property. We will do some coordination before the next visit and get permission to follow the creek further towards the head.

Condamine River

Doesn't look much - a couple of kms from source

I note that Google Earth marks the actual start of the Condamine R. as the head of a dry gulley (in the pic above) close to the rim adjacent to Teviot Falls. Who ever bookmarked that spot has found the "most convenient" head of the Condamine. There appears to be a longer branch* with water flowing in it from the hills to the north west. * ie the source of that water is further from the confluence than the "convenient" spot.

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Last visit to Killarney: Aug 2008
Intro Updated Jan 21, 2009
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warning sign(s) - topography in background - Killarney

2. Return to Killarney via the Condamine... Things to Do (2)

Take the "low" road from The Head back to Killarney via the Cambanoora Gorge (Condamine Gorge) if you have a four... more travel advice

sign on the high road from Killarney - Killarney

1. Drive out to The Head Things to Do (2)

The picture of the road sign tells it all: Browns Falls, Daggs Falls, Queen Mary Falls, Carrs Lookout, Spring Creek... more travel advice

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balhannah Aug 9, 2009 at 3:58 PM

One of our favorite places. Have just revisited for the 2nd time this year. Did the 4WD tour, and it was excellent!
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wise23girl Jun 19, 2009 at 7:25 AM

Interested to learn about Killarney. Many many years ago when I lived in Esk a massive storm or whirley gig did heaps of damage to Killarney. Marg