39-514: The St George Golf Club in St George , Queensland , Australia, is an 18-hole sand green course established in 1948. Located in the Shire of Balonne , St Georges Golf Club is located 513 Kilometers west of Brisbane . St. George, Queensland Download coordinates as: St George is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne , Queensland , Australia. It is the administrative centre for
78-690: A hot semi-arid climate ( Köppen: BSh), with very hot summers and mild winters with cool nights. Average maxima significantly vary from 19.8 °C (67.6 °F) in July to 35.3 °C (95.5 °F) in January. Mean annual rainfall, concentrated in the summer is low: 478.3 mm (18.83 in), and occurs within 45.2 rainfall days. The town is sunny, averaging 173.5 clear days and only 72.6 cloudy days annually. Extreme temperatures have ranged from −4.4 °C (24.1 °F) on 24 June 1949 and 11 July 1918 to 47.2 °C (117.0 °F) on 3 January 2014. St George has
117-571: A final sweep of the region in 1862, destroying Aboriginal camps and pursuing them as far as Angellala Creek where he "dispersed" them after a brief battle. The township of St George was gazetted upon a portion of the Burgorah run in March 1864 with the first 59 parcels of land offered for sale a month later. Andrew Nixon was contracted in 1890 by the Queensland government to build a timber bridge across
156-399: A group of part-time schools (sharing a teacher between them). All three schools closed in 1922 due to low student numbers. Tow Towri State School opened circa 1931. It closed circa 1945. Towtowri is a local pastoral property. Rocky Crossing State School opened on 25 January 1988 and closed on 31 December 2003. It was 90 kilometres (56 mi) from St George. St Patrick's Catholic School
195-522: A hollow of a tree. Surrounding trees were marked and decorated. In 1845, pastoralist squatters John Gordon Town and Christopher Bagot entered the vicinity looking for land to take up for cattle. The local Commissioner for Crown Lands, Roderick Mitchell conducted an expedition along the Balonne River later that year, taking the name for the river from the Aboriginal residents. In 1846, the site where
234-434: A maximum span of 20 feet (6.1 m) and is aligned on a straight track with the approaches being on a forty-chain curve. The abutments, piers and main spans of the bridge are original; however the approaches to the bridge have been reconstructed, and in 1994 intermediate supports allowing larger diesel-electric locomotives to operate between Roma and Charleville were incorporated into the structure. Angellala Rail Bridge
273-422: A month. In 1847, the first cattle stations were established: Burgorah (also known as Warroo, owned by Robert Fitzgerald and managed by Patrick Brennan); Boombah (owned by Henry Dangar and managed by George Hazard); Gulnarbar (owned by George and Anthony Loder, and managed by William Clay); and Wagoo (also known as Wachoo or Culpa, owned by William Ogilvie Jnr, and managed by Robert Hazard). Conflict with
312-420: A rival Aboriginal clan. Upon returning to Burgorah, they slaughtered the resident Aboriginal people, burying around 70 of their corpses in a large pit. In 1852, sweeps by the paramilitary Native Police began in the area. Sergeant Richard Dempster with property managers Patrick Brennan and others, shot at least five Aboriginal people on Wagoo. Later that year, a detachment under Lieutenant George Fulford drove
351-619: A visitor information centre, cultural centre, swimming pool, showground, bowling and the St George Golf Club . The address of the golf club is Wagoo Road. It was opened in 1948. The town also has an airport, St George Airport . Balonne Shire Council operates a library in Victoria Street. The St George branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 73 Victoria Street. Christ Church Anglican
390-507: Is also home to much other wildlife, including "at least 15 other species of native mammals, 12 species of amphibians, 31 species of reptiles, and at least 83 species of birds" as of 2024 . The refuge is completely fenced, to expel feral cats and other predators. Vegetation includes eucalypts such as silver-leaved ironbark and poplar box , along with white cypress pine and belah trees. Native grasses such as mulga mitchell grass and feathertop wiregrass grow at ground level. St George has
429-461: Is at 133 Victoria Street ( 28°02′16″S 148°34′42″E / 28.0378°S 148.5784°E / -28.0378; 148.5784 ( Christ Church Anglican ) ). The St George Lutheran congregation hold their services at the Anglican Church. St George State School opened on 2 February 1874. In 1960 a secondary department was added which operated until St George State High School
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#1733104782535468-508: Is close to the Warrego Highway and is and important landmark in the area being a feature of the western approach to Angellala. The place has a special association with the life or work of a particular person, group or organisation of importance in Queensland's history. The bridge is important for its association with the life and work of its designer Henry C Stanley, Chief Engineer for Railways. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article
507-426: Is the sixth longest in Queensland. At 530 metres (1,740 ft), the western approach is the longest approach of any railway bridge in Queensland. The riveted and gusseted half-through continuous plate girder spans are the second oldest of their type in Queensland. The Angellala Creek Bridge and approaches located at 442 miles 42 chains (712.2 km) from Roma Street and consists of: The bridge features
546-657: The Queensland Government undertook construction further west. The railway opened to East Mitchell in 1883, and after completion of the Maranoa River Bridge on 17 January 1885 into Mitchell itself. Further extensions took place to Dulbydilla on 24 August 1885, Morven on 1 March 1887 and opening through to Charleville on 1 March 1888. Angellala railway station ( 26°24′47″S 146°53′12″E / 26.41306°S 146.88667°E / -26.41306; 146.88667 ( Angellala railway station ) )
585-590: The Shire of Balonne . In the 2021 census , the locality of St George had a population of 3,130 people. The present township of St George was founded on the boundaries of three Aboriginal groups , the Mandandanji to the north, the Kooma to the south-west and the Bigambul to the south-east. These people of the Balonne River fished with hoop nets and hunted ducks and marsupials for meat. They supplemented their diet with
624-704: The Wombat Foundation . Fifteen of the wombats were relocated from Epping Forest National Park in early June 2024. The Richard Underwood Nature Refuge (RUNR) is also near St George, and as of June 2024 is home to 18 wombats. The area, which lies along the banks of the Balonne River , was gazetted in 2008 as wombat habitat, and the Australian Wildlife Conservancy (AWC) took on the lease in October 2023. The landowners are Ed and Gabrielle Underwood. It
663-610: The 1930s. [REDACTED] This Misplaced Pages article incorporates text from BALONNE CAFÉ, ST GEORGE (17 September 2019) published by the State Library of Queensland under CC BY licence , accessed on 15 January 2019. Angellala Rail Bridge Angellala Rail Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line over Angellala Creek in Sommariva in the Shire of Murweh , Queensland , Australia. It
702-545: The Balonne River at St George's Bridge. This was completed in 1892 and later replaced by the current Andrew Nixon bridge and Jack Taylor Weir in 1953. The first St Patrick's Catholic Church was built in 1874; it is now known as the old parish hall. On 3 May 1959 the new St Patrick's Catholic Church was blessed and opened. The Balonne Beacon newspaper was published in St George from 2 January 1909 to 29 December 1954. The St. George Standard and Balonne Advertiser newspaper
741-403: The bridge designers, as it was situated in a shallow valley and extensive flood plain. The bridge across the western crossing features the longest timber trestle approach on a rail bridge in Queensland. Overall length of the structure is 2,080 feet (630 m). The main crossing of the creek features 7 x 36 feet (11 m) steel spans. The approach from the west is over 1,740 feet (530 m). It
780-561: The following heritage-listed sites: The town is a centre for cotton growing, as well as sheep , wheat , onions , garlic , corn , carrots and grapes . Powrunna State Forest is near St George. It includes a secure reserve to provide habitat for the critically endangered northern hairy-nosed wombat which is inaccessible to the public. The reserve was established in 2024 as a partnership between Queensland's Environment Department, Gunggari Native Title Aboriginal Corporation and Gunggari native title holders, Glencore mining company, and
819-490: The free Aborigines into the "back country". Some Aboriginal people were allowed to remain on the properties to be utilised as labourers and prostitutes. These were called "station blacks" and by 1855 there were around 40 remaining on Burgorah and 200 at Boombah. By 1862, Burgorah and Gulnarbar were being utilised as a temporary Native Police barracks where Aboriginal prisoners were tied to trees and flogged, and occasionally shot dead. Lieutenant John Marlow and his troopers made
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#1733104782535858-784: The junction of several highways including the Castlereagh Highway , the Moonie Highway , the Carnarvon Highway and the Balonne Highway . The only crossing of the Balonne River is the Andrew Nixon Bridge on the Balonne Highway. In the 2016 census , the locality of St George had a population of 3,048 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of St George had a population of 3,130 people. St George experiences
897-412: The local Aboriginal people over land and the killing of cattle ensued with around 40 Aboriginal people and up to nine whites being killed on Burgorah in 1849, Patrick Brennan being wounded in the leg by a spear. Aboriginal men later counter-attacked the stockmen on Burgorah, forcing them to flee to the nearby Boombah property, where Dangar's men were able to reinforce and arm both the stockmen and members of
936-526: The morning of 5 February (Sunday). The Balonne River reached a height of 13.85 metres on Tuesday 7 February. St George is a town and locality in the Shire of Balonne , situated 513 kilometres (319 mi) due west of Brisbane and the Gold Coast , and sits just inside the region of South West Queensland , Australia. St George is on the Balonne River which is reputedly an excellent fishing site for fish such as Yellowbelly and Murray Cod . It sits at
975-602: The much more famous NRL team ) play in the Roma District Rugby League competition. St George gained national attention with the election of local accountant Barnaby Joyce to the Australian Senate following the 2004 federal election . It is also the hometown of National Rugby League player Dale Shearer . Sir Charles Kingsford Smith's father was also a resident being the Bank of New South Wales manager during
1014-501: The school had an enrolment of 180 students with 14 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 12 non-teaching staff (9 full-time equivalent). The St George show is celebrated every year over the Labour Day long weekend (weekend of the first Monday in May). Everyone is encouraged to go and locals have a great time sharing stories at the bar and watching the rodeo. The St George Dragons (named after
1053-590: The school had an enrolment of 221 students with 25 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 24 non-teaching staff (17 full-time equivalent). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 205 students with 28 teachers (23 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). Burgorah South Provisional School opened in 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Burgorah South State School. It closed on circa 1917. Myrtlemount Provisional School, Warrie Provisional School and Hollymount Provisional School (all named after local pastoral stations) opened on 29 September 1919 as
1092-493: The school had an enrolment of 246 students with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education (Early Childhood to Year 12) program. St George State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 2 Victoria Street ( 28°01′49″S 148°35′34″E / 28.0304°S 148.5927°E / -28.0304; 148.5927 ( St George State High School ) ). In 2015,
1131-457: The second oldest of their type in Queensland. The place is important because of its aesthetic significance. The bridge is close to the Warrego highway and is and important landmark in the area being a feature of the western approach to Angellala. The place has a strong or special association with a particular community or cultural group for social, cultural or spiritual reasons. The bridge
1170-427: The small native melons that grew in abundance in the area, and with yams dug out from the flats along the riverbanks. Their funeral rites consisted of constructing an elevated bark platform on which the deceased would be placed, with fires lit underneath to smoke and preserve the corpse. The mummified remains would then be wrapped in bark and possum cloaks and carried with care by the relatives until they were deposited in
1209-436: The town of St George now stands was Major Thomas Mitchell 's Camp VIII of his expedition into northern Australia. He noticed the natural rocky ford across the Balonne River on St George's Day , 23 April, thereby naming the site St George's Bridge. He directed his second-in-charge Edmund Kennedy to construct a cattle depot there while he explored further north. Kennedy and his stockmen remained at St George's Bridge for around
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1248-553: Was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from c. 1885 to 1994. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992. Plans for the crossing of Angellala Creek at 66 kilometres (41 mi) east of Charleville were prepared in 1885 with the construction of the western railway extension from Roma to Charleville. Part of the Western Railway Act assented to on 25 September 1875
1287-435: Was designed in 1885 when Henry Charles Stanley was Chief Engineer. Plans were prepared for the strengthening of the bridge for heavier C17 class locomotives in 1946 when the spans were halved by installation of intermediate columns. With upgrading for main line (90 long tons (91 t)) diesel-electric's to be used west of Roma, the main spans were strengthened with additional steel pillars in 1994. The Angellala bridge
1326-760: Was established by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart . The school opened on 19 February 1933. However, rain caused the official opening and blessing by Bishop James Byrne to be postponed to Sunday 28 May 1933. In 1988 the Sisters withdrew from the operation of the school and it is now under lay leadership. St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 36–44 Balonne Street ( 28°02′07″S 148°35′11″E / 28.0353°S 148.5865°E / -28.0353; 148.5865 ( St Patrick's School ) ). In 2017,
1365-605: Was listed on the Queensland Heritage Register on 21 October 1992 having satisfied the following criteria. The place is important in demonstrating the evolution or pattern of Queensland's history. The Angellala Creek Bridge is important in demonstrating the pattern of Queensland's history in particular the development of the railway network in Western Queensland. The place demonstrates rare, uncommon or endangered aspects of Queensland's cultural heritage. The riveted gusseted half through continuous plate girder spans are
1404-552: Was named after the nearby creek. It opened as a station from 2 May 1910, and was also worked as a crossing loop. From 1929 until 1932 the station was worked unattended; however a station mistress was appointed from 1932 date until 1971. Angellala was a watering stop for locomotives, with the water tank situated at the Charleville end of the yard, and the hydrant at the Roma end. The crossing of Angellala Creek posed several design problems for
1443-452: Was opened in 1978. St George State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at Grey Street ( 28°02′16″S 148°34′51″E / 28.0377°S 148.5807°E / -28.0377; 148.5807 ( St George State School ) ). In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 217 students with 24 teachers (22 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent). In 2017,
1482-549: Was published from 1878 - 1879 and 1902 - 1904. The town was severely affected by flooding in March 2010 , which peaked at 13.5 metres, and again in December 2010 - January 2011 . Flooding once again occurred in February 2012, and about 2000 residents were mandatorily evacuated on 4 and 5 February to evacuation centres in Dalby and Brisbane . A temporary levee was built in St George on
1521-548: Was repealed by the Railway Reserves Amendment Act of 1879, and the money in the Western Railway Account and all funds from land alienation were paid into Consolidated Revenue of Queensland. Construction west from Roma proceeded through the 1880s and there were approaches to build a land grant railway, into western New South Wales and to Adelaide through the south-west by several syndicates. However
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