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Hungerford, Queensland

January 01, 1970

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Hungerford is an outback town in the Shire of Bulloo and a locality in the Shire of Bulloo and Shire of Paroo, South West Queensland, Australia.[2][3][4] The locality is on the Queensland border with New South Wales (which is also the Dingo fence).[5]

Hungerford
Queensland
The view around the Royal Mail Hotel
Hungerford
Coordinates28°59′46″S 144°24′29″E / 28.9961°S 144.4080°E / -28.9961; 144.4080 (Hungerford (town centre))
Population23 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.00344/km2 (0.00890/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4493
Area6,690.5 km2 (2,583.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)
RegionSouth West Queensland
CountyNumalla County
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa

In the 2016 census, Hungerford had a population of 23 people.[1] The locality of Hungerford on the New South Wales side of the border had a population of 15.[6]

Hungerford will be the site of a total solar eclipse on 22 July 2028.[7]

Geography edit

The locality is split between the Shire of Bulloo (western part) and the Shire of Paroo (eastern part).[8][9] The town is located in the Shire of Bulloo immediately north of the border between Queensland and New South Wales.[5]

Surrounding the town is the Currawinya National Park.

Hungerford Aerodrome is operated by the Bulloo Shire Council. It is to the east on the town on the Hungerford Airstrip Road (28°59′47″S 144°27′09″E / 28.9965°S 144.4525°E / -28.9965; 144.4525 (Hungerford Aerodrome)). There is one sealed runway 1,100-metre (3,600 ft) long. It has no lighting but portable lights and flairs can be used in emergencies.[10]

History edit

Hungerford was in Badjiri territory.[11]

The town is named after Thomas Hungerford who once camped at the site.[12] The town developed from a border customs post on a stock route alongside the Paroo River. In 1874, the first hotel opened and the following year the town was gazetted.[12] For a number of years, before a proper survey was conducted the town was thought to be located in New South Wales.[12]

Hungerford Post Office opened on 1 October 1880, was replaced by a New South Wales office in 1881, reopened in 1886 and closed by 1907, replaced the New South Wales office in 1941 and closed by 1985.[13]

In 1892-3, Henry Lawson visited the town and wrote a short story named after it. In the story he wrote:

The town is right on the Queensland border, and an inter-provincial rabbit-proof fence -- with rabbits on both sides of it -- runs across the main street. ...
Hungerford consists of two houses and a humpy in New South Wales, and five houses in Queensland. Characteristically enough, both the pubs are in Queensland. We got a glass of sour yeast at one and paid six pence for it -- we had asked for English ale.[14]

A Cobb & Co coach service to the town was stopped in 1904.[12]

Hungerford Provisional School opened in 1892, becoming Hungerford State School in 1909. It closed in 1918, due to low attendance. It reopened in 1928, but low attendances caused it to close again in 1930. The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site bounded by Arcturus Street, Achernar Street, Aldebran Street and Canopus Street (28°59′36″S 144°24′39″E / 28.9934°S 144.4107°E / -28.9934; 144.4107 (Hungerford State School (former))).[15] The school was reopened one final time in the Bulloo Shire Hall between 30 January and 11 December 1981.[16]

 
Charleville Police keeping the border closed at Hungerford during the Spanish flu pandemic, 1919

In 1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic, Queensland Police were dispatched from Charleville to Hungerford to close the border at Hungerford, to prevent people crossing into Queensland from New South Wales to reduce the spread of the flu.[17]

In the 2016 census, Hungerford had a population of 23 people.[1] The locality of Hungerford on the New South Wales side of the border had a population of 15.[6]

 
Charleville Police keeping the border closed at Hungerford during the COVID-19 pandemic, 2020

During 2020 and 2021 in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Queensland Police again closed the border at Achenar Street at Hungerford to prevent movement of people between the two states.[17][18][19]

Heritage listings edit

Hungerford has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy edit

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[21]

Attractions edit

Walters Range Lookout is off the Old Thargominda Hungerford Road (28°37′33″S 144°20′09″E / 28.6257°S 144.3359°E / -28.6257; 144.3359 (Walters Range Lookout)).[22]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hungerford (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Hungerford – town in Shire of Bulloo (entry 16466)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Hungerford – locality in Shire of Bulloo (entry 42946)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  4. ^ "Hungerford – locality in Shire of Paroo (entry 42656)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  6. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Hungerford (NSW)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 July 2017.  
  7. ^ "Total Solar Eclipse of 2028 Jul 22". NASA. from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  8. ^ "Hungerford – locality in the Shire of Bulloo (entry 50024)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  9. ^ "Hungerford – locality in the Shire of Paroo (entry 50025)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  10. ^ "Aerodrome". Bulloo Shire Council. from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 29 June 2020.
  11. ^ Tindale, Norman Barnett (1974). "Badjiri (QLD)". Aboriginal Tribes of Australia: Their Terrain, Environmental Controls, Distribution, Limits, and Proper Names - p. 164. Australian National University Press. from the original on 18 April 2019. Retrieved 6 April 2019.
  12. ^ a b c d Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2002). Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback. State of Queensland. p. 114. ISBN 0-7345-1040-3.
  13. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  14. ^ Peter Pierce, ed. (1987). The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia. Melbourne: Oxford University Press. p. 47.
  15. ^ "Town map of Hungerford". Queensland Government. 1963. from the original on 28 December 2017. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
  16. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  17. ^ a b Boodnikoff, Sergeant Caroline (31 May 2020). "History repeats as police patrol the border at Hungerford". South West. from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  18. ^ . Department of Transport and Main Roads. 19 December 2021. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 19 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  19. ^ . South West. Queensland Police. 3 April 2020. Archived from the original on 18 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  20. ^ "Royal Mail Hotel (entry 601390)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  21. ^ "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  22. ^ "Tourist points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.

External links edit

 
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January 01, 1970
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Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Hungerford is an outback town in the Shire of Bulloo and a locality in the Shire of Bulloo and Shire of Paroo South West Queensland Australia 2 3 4 The locality is on the Queensland border with New South Wales which is also the Dingo fence 5 Hungerford QueenslandThe view around the Royal Mail HotelHungerfordCoordinates28 59 46 S 144 24 29 E 28 9961 S 144 4080 E 28 9961 144 4080 Hungerford town centre Population23 2016 census 1 Density0 00344 km2 0 00890 sq mi Postcode s 4493Area6 690 5 km2 2 583 2 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 Location152 km 94 mi SE of Thargomindah194 km 121 mi SW of Cunnamulla214 km 133 mi NW of Bourke NSW 985 km 612 mi WSW of BrisbaneLGA s Shire of BullooShire of ParooRegionSouth West QueenslandCountyNumalla CountyState electorate s WarregoFederal division s MaranoaLocalities around Hungerford Thargomindah Thargomindah EuloBulloo Downs Hungerford CuttaburraWanaaring NSW Hungerford NSW Yantabulla NSW In the 2016 census Hungerford had a population of 23 people 1 The locality of Hungerford on the New South Wales side of the border had a population of 15 6 Hungerford will be the site of a total solar eclipse on 22 July 2028 7 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Heritage listings 4 Economy 5 Attractions 6 References 7 External linksGeography editThe locality is split between the Shire of Bulloo western part and the Shire of Paroo eastern part 8 9 The town is located in the Shire of Bulloo immediately north of the border between Queensland and New South Wales 5 Surrounding the town is the Currawinya National Park Hungerford Aerodrome is operated by the Bulloo Shire Council It is to the east on the town on the Hungerford Airstrip Road 28 59 47 S 144 27 09 E 28 9965 S 144 4525 E 28 9965 144 4525 Hungerford Aerodrome There is one sealed runway 1 100 metre 3 600 ft long It has no lighting but portable lights and flairs can be used in emergencies 10 History editHungerford was in Badjiri territory 11 The town is named after Thomas Hungerford who once camped at the site 12 The town developed from a border customs post on a stock route alongside the Paroo River In 1874 the first hotel opened and the following year the town was gazetted 12 For a number of years before a proper survey was conducted the town was thought to be located in New South Wales 12 Hungerford Post Office opened on 1 October 1880 was replaced by a New South Wales office in 1881 reopened in 1886 and closed by 1907 replaced the New South Wales office in 1941 and closed by 1985 13 In 1892 3 Henry Lawson visited the town and wrote a short story named after it In the story he wrote The town is right on the Queensland border and an inter provincial rabbit proof fence with rabbits on both sides of it runs across the main street Hungerford consists of two houses and a humpy in New South Wales and five houses in Queensland Characteristically enough both the pubs are in Queensland We got a glass of sour yeast at one and paid six pence for it we had asked for English ale 14 A Cobb amp Co coach service to the town was stopped in 1904 12 Hungerford Provisional School opened in 1892 becoming Hungerford State School in 1909 It closed in 1918 due to low attendance It reopened in 1928 but low attendances caused it to close again in 1930 The school was on a 5 acre 2 0 ha site bounded by Arcturus Street Achernar Street Aldebran Street and Canopus Street 28 59 36 S 144 24 39 E 28 9934 S 144 4107 E 28 9934 144 4107 Hungerford State School former 15 The school was reopened one final time in the Bulloo Shire Hall between 30 January and 11 December 1981 16 nbsp Charleville Police keeping the border closed at Hungerford during the Spanish flu pandemic 1919 In 1919 during the Spanish flu pandemic Queensland Police were dispatched from Charleville to Hungerford to close the border at Hungerford to prevent people crossing into Queensland from New South Wales to reduce the spread of the flu 17 In the 2016 census Hungerford had a population of 23 people 1 The locality of Hungerford on the New South Wales side of the border had a population of 15 6 nbsp Charleville Police keeping the border closed at Hungerford during the COVID 19 pandemic 2020 During 2020 and 2021 in response to the COVID 19 pandemic Queensland Police again closed the border at Achenar Street at Hungerford to prevent movement of people between the two states 17 18 19 Heritage listings editHungerford has a number of heritage listed sites including Royal Mail Hotel Archernar Street 28 59 51 S 144 24 33 E 28 9976 S 144 4091 E 28 9976 144 4091 Royal Mail Hotel 20 Economy editThere are a number of homesteads in the locality 21 Boorara 28 39 28 S 144 22 49 E 28 6579 S 144 3803 E 28 6579 144 3803 Boorara homestead Corina 28 28 01 S 144 34 44 E 28 4670 S 144 5788 E 28 4670 144 5788 Corina homestead Currawinya 28 50 15 S 144 29 40 E 28 8376 S 144 4944 E 28 8376 144 4944 Currawinya homestead Granite Springs 28 20 27 S 144 33 30 E 28 3407 S 144 5584 E 28 3407 144 5584 Granite Springs homestead Karto 28 54 42 S 144 03 50 E 28 9118 S 144 0640 E 28 9118 144 0640 Karto homestead Moombidary 28 55 54 S 143 53 50 E 28 9316 S 143 8971 E 28 9316 143 8971 Moombidary homestead Werewilka 28 20 00 S 144 23 20 E 28 3333 S 144 3890 E 28 3333 144 3890 Werewilka homestead Attractions editWalters Range Lookout is off the Old Thargominda Hungerford Road 28 37 33 S 144 20 09 E 28 6257 S 144 3359 E 28 6257 144 3359 Walters Range Lookout 22 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Hungerford SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Hungerford town in Shire of Bulloo entry 16466 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 28 December 2017 Hungerford locality in Shire of Bulloo entry 42946 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 28 December 2017 Hungerford locality in Shire of Paroo entry 42656 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 28 December 2017 a b Queensland Globe State of Queensland Retrieved 28 December 2023 a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Hungerford NSW 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 30 July 2017 nbsp Total Solar Eclipse of 2028 Jul 22 NASA Archived from the original on 24 October 2020 Retrieved 15 December 2018 Hungerford locality in the Shire of Bulloo entry 50024 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 28 September 2017 Hungerford locality in the Shire of Paroo entry 50025 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 28 September 2017 Aerodrome Bulloo Shire Council Archived from the original on 29 June 2020 Retrieved 29 June 2020 Tindale Norman Barnett 1974 Badjiri QLD Aboriginal Tribes of Australia Their Terrain Environmental Controls Distribution Limits and Proper Names p 164 Australian National University Press Archived from the original on 18 April 2019 Retrieved 6 April 2019 a b c d Environmental Protection Agency Queensland 2002 Heritage Trails of the Queensland Outback State of Queensland p 114 ISBN 0 7345 1040 3 Premier Postal History Post Office List Premier Postal Auctions Archived from the original on 15 May 2014 Retrieved 10 May 2014 Peter Pierce ed 1987 The Oxford Literary Guide to Australia Melbourne Oxford University Press p 47 Town map of Hungerford Queensland Government 1963 Archived from the original on 28 December 2017 Retrieved 28 December 2017 Queensland Family History Society 2010 Queensland schools past and present Version 1 01 ed Queensland Family History Society ISBN 978 1 921171 26 0 a b Boodnikoff Sergeant Caroline 31 May 2020 History repeats as police patrol the border at Hungerford South West Archived from the original on 18 December 2021 Retrieved 18 December 2021 Road Status Update for South West Department of Transport and Main Roads 19 December 2021 Archived from the original on 18 December 2021 Retrieved 19 December 2021 a href Template Cite web 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