Blackall, Queensland
town in Queensland, Australia
Blackall is a rural town and locality in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia. The town is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo Region. The dominant industry in the area is grazing with over 70 homesteads in the locality (as at 2020). In the 2021 census, the locality of Blackall had a population of 1,365 people.
Yalleroi is another town in the north of the locality (24.0680°S 145.7591°E / -24.0680; 145.7591 (Yalleroi (town centre))).
Geography
Blackall is in Central Western Queensland, approximately 960 kilometres (600 mi) by road from the state capital, Brisbane, 106 kilometres (66 mi) south of Barcaldine and 302 kilometres (188 mi) north of Charleville. The town is situated on the Barcoo River and Landsborough Highway (Matilda Way). Blackall–Jericho Road runs north-east from the town to the locality of Jericho. Isisford–Blackall Road enters from the locality of Isisford to the west.
The locality contains numerous mountains, including:
Battery Knob (24.7550°S 144.7917°E / -24.7550; 144.7917 (Battery Knob)) 431 metres (1,414 ft)
Carlton Hill (24.9111°S 145.7253°E / -24.9111; 145.7253 (Carlton Hill)) 465 metres (1,526 ft)
Cory Peak (25.1645°S 145.1564°E / -25.1645; 145.1564 (Cory Peak)) 449 metres (1,473 ft)
Flat Top (24.9896°S 145.0617°E / -24.9896; 145.0617 (Flat Top))
Joey Peak (25.1550°S 145.1211°E / -25.1550; 145.1211 (Joey Peak)) 417 metres (1,368 ft)
Lorne Mountain (24.9975°S 145.1810°E / -24.9975; 145.1810 (Lorne Mountain)) 401 metres (1,316 ft)
Mount Battery (24.7634°S 144.7920°E / -24.7634; 144.7920 (Mount Battery)) 434 metres (1,424 ft)
Mount Calder (24.9655°S 145.0638°E / -24.9655; 145.0638 (Mount Calder)) 383 metres (1,257 ft)
Mount Conebreak (25.1621°S 145.1965°E / -25.1621; 145.1965 (Mount Conebreak)) 436 metres (1,430 ft)
Mount Cullen (24.9368°S 144.9021°E / -24.9368; 144.9021 (Mount Cullen)) 400 metres (1,300 ft)
Mount Harden (24.8665°S 144.8782°E / -24.8665; 144.8782 (Mount Harden))
Mount Mistake (24.9822°S 144.9911°E / -24.9822; 144.9911 (Mount Mistake))
Mount Northampton (24.4884°S 146.0585°E / -24.4884; 146.0585 (Mount Northampton)) 515 metres (1,690 ft)
Mount Sentinel (24.6730°S 144.7353°E / -24.6730; 144.7353 (Mount Sentinel)) 431 metres (1,414 ft)
Mount Watson (24.9391°S 145.0549°E / -24.9391; 145.0549 (Mount Watson))
Mountain Red (24.9793°S 145.1013°E / -24.9793; 145.1013 (Mountain Red))
One Stone Hill (25.2591°S 145.1063°E / -25.2591; 145.1063 (One Stone Hill)) 401 metres (1,316 ft)
One Tree Hill (24.8330°S 144.8532°E / -24.8330; 144.8532 (One Tree Hill))
Scrubby Mountain (24.9221°S 144.8946°E / -24.9221; 144.8946 (Scrubby Mountain))
The Cone (25.3010°S 145.3368°E / -25.3010; 145.3368 (The Cone)) 447 metres (1,467 ft)
The Nob (24.4505°S 145.0251°E / -24.4505; 145.0251 (The Nob)) 275 metres (902 ft)
History
Bidjara (also known as Bidyara, Pitjara, and Peechara) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bidjara people.
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