18-617: Bulloo Downs may refer to: Bulloo Downs, Queensland , a locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia Bulloo Downs Station , a pastoral station in Queensland, Australia Bulloo Downs Station (Western Australia) , a pastoral station in Western Australia [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with
36-604: A small portion from the south of the former Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah ). The area of Bulloo Downs decreased from 12,814.6 square kilometres (4,947.7 sq mi) to 11,252.1 square kilometres (4,344.5 sq mi). Adelaide Gate is a border crossing point on the Adelaide Gate Road/Track between Queensland and New South Wales ( 28°59′54″S 142°36′10″E / 28.9982°S 142.6029°E / -28.9982; 142.6029 ( Adelaide Gate ) ). One group of
54-605: Is a rural locality in the Shire of Bulloo , Queensland , Australia. It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales . In the 2021 census , Bulloo Downs had "no people or a very low population". On 17 April 2020 the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. It included Bulloo Downs losing a portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner while gaining
72-573: Is an Aboriginal word from the Kamilaroi language meaning slow . On 28 January 1919, the Queensland Government placed restrictions on the border crossing at Adelaide Gate to prevent the spread of the Spanish flu into Queensland, which were enforced by the Queensland Police . A medical screening process was used to determine if Queensland residents could safely return to the state. On 17 April 2020
90-421: Is an outback locality in the Shire of Bulloo , Queensland , Australia . It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales to the south and South Australia to the west. In the 2021 census , Cameron Corner had a population of 19 people. Cameron Corner is located about 1,400 kilometres (870 mi) west-southwest of Brisbane , Queensland and is the point in the outback of eastern Australia where
108-472: The 2021 census , Bulloo Downs had "no people or a very low population". Bulloo Downs has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: There are no schools in Bulloo Downs nor nearby. The options are distance education or boarding school. [REDACTED] Media related to Bulloo Downs, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons Cameron Corner, Queensland Download coordinates as: Cameron Corner
126-509: The Burke and Wills expedition camped in Bulloo Downs in 1861; three men from the group died and were buried there. This expedition provided information about the suitability of the land for pastoral purposes and the first recorded settlement was Bulloo Downs Station taken up by Jones, Sullivan and Molesworth Green in 1864. The locality takes its name from the Bulloo Downs Station. Bulloo
144-687: The Lake Eyre Basin , was first explored by Captain Charles Sturt , who in 1844 went in search of a supposed inland sea in the centre of Australia. The corner and locality are named for the surveyor, John Brewer Cameron , from the New South Wales Lands Department, who spent two years during 1880–1882 marking the border between New South Wales and Queensland . Cameron erected a post there in September 1880 to mark its intersection with
162-417: The Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. It included Bulloo Downs losing a small portion of its western land to the locality of Cameron Corner while gaining a small portion from the south of the former Bullawarra (the rest being incorporated into Thargomindah ). In the 2016 census , Bulloo Downs had "no people or a very low population". In
180-408: The Spanish flu into Queensland, which were enforced by the Queensland Police . A medical screening process was used to determine if Queensland residents could safely return to the state. On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. It included Cameron Corner gaining a small portion of land from the west of
198-461: The boundary lines of the states of Queensland , South Australia , and New South Wales meet (the area immediately to the north and east of the intersection of the state boundaries). The noted Dingo Fence passes through Cameron Corner along the New South Wales border. Cameron Corner has the following mountains (from north to south): This general area, which includes Sturt Stony Desert in
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#1733094307306216-404: The border of South Australia. He placed a wooden marker every 1 mile (1.6 km) eastwards along the interstate boundary. On 28 January 1919, the Queensland Government placed restrictions on the border crossing at Wompah Gate ( 29°00′00″S 142°10′26″E / 29.00000°S 142.17378°E / -29.00000; 142.17378 ( Wompah Gate ) ) to prevent the spread of
234-625: The border with New South Wales. It then joins a section known as the Dog Fence in South Australia, which is 2,225 km (1,383 mi) long. There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including (from north to south): New Year's Eve is celebrated three times each year in Cameron Corner (also in Poeppel Corner and Surveyor Generals Corner ), because the three states that meet at
252-665: The corner and was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register in 2012. The 2,500 km (1,553 mi) section of the Dingo Fence in Queensland is also known as the Great Barrier Fence or Wild Dog Barrier Fence 11. It is administered by the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries. The Wild Dog Barrier Fence staff consists of 23 employees, including two-person teams that patrol a 300 km (186 mi) section of
270-418: The corner are in three time zones . The Cameron Corner Store was established in 1990 by a Vietnam War veteran, Sandy Nall, and his wife Cathrine. As of 2014, the store was operated by the sole permanent residents of Cameron Corner, Fenn and Cheryl Miller. The store reportedly has a Queensland liquor licence, a New South Wales postal code and a South Australian telephone number. The locality also features
288-604: The fence once every week. There are depots at Quilpie and Roma . The Queensland Border Fence stretches for 394 km (245 mi) westwards along the border with New South Wales , into the Strzelecki Desert . The fence passes the point where the three states of Queensland, New South Wales and South Australia meet ( Cameron Corner ). At this point, it connects with the South Australian Border Fence, which runs for 257 km (160 mi) southwards along
306-538: The locality of Bulloo Downs . It increased the area of the locality from 12,866.0 square kilometres (4,967.6 sq mi) to 14,554.8 square kilometres (5,619.6 sq mi). In the 2016 census , Cameron Corner had "no people or a very low population". In the 2021 census , Cameron Corner had a population of 19 people. Cameron Corner Survey Marker ( 28°59′57″S 140°59′57″E / 28.9991°S 140.9993°E / -28.9991; 140.9993 ( Cameron Corner Survey Marker ) ) marks
324-480: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bulloo_Downs&oldid=738001788 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bulloo Downs, Queensland Bulloo Downs
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