Gore, Queensland
| Gore Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Gore | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28°17′38″S 151°29′23″E / 28.2938°S 151.4897°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 36 (2016 census locality)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1117/km2 (0.289/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 322.2 km2 (124.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Goondiwindi Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Gore is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people.[1]
Geography[edit]
The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from the east (Karara) to the south-west (Oman Ama). The South Western railway line also passes through the locality from the east (Karara) to the south-west (Oman Ama) roughly parallel to the highway. The town of Gore is located on the south-eastern boundary of the locality and both the highway and the railway pass through it with the town being served by Gore railway station.[4][5]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]
History[edit]
The town was named after St George Richard Gore, the original lessee of Yandilla pastoral run in 1842.[3]
Gore State School opened on 20 January 1913. In 1927 it became Maxhill State School and then in 1937 Cement Mills State School. It closed in 1975.[6] (The present-day locality of Cement Mills is immediately to the south-east of Gore.)
In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people.[1]
Education[edit]
There are no schools in Gore. The nearest primary schools are Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the north-east and Inglewood State School in Inglewood to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Inglewood State School (to Year 10) and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the east.[5] Given the distance to Warwick, distance education and boarding schools are other options.[7]
Amenities[edit]
There is a petrol station with post office facilities in the town.
References[edit]
- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Gore – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 14398)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ a b "Gore – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Gore – railway station in the Goondiwindi Region (entry 14401)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ a b c "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Distance Education". Education. Queensland Government. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 6 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
