Raglan, Queensland
town in Queensland, Australia
Raglan is a rural town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, the locality of Raglan had a population of 143 people.
Geography
The town of Raglan is located in the north of the locality. It is on Raglan Creek, which flows into Keppel Bay.
The locality contains the following mountains:
King Solomon Spur (23.8515°S 150.6162°E / -23.8515; 150.6162 (King Solomon Spur)) 230 metres (750 ft)
Marble Mountain (23.9004°S 150.6556°E / -23.9004; 150.6556 (Marble Mountain)) 330 metres (1,080 ft)
Mount Alma (23.9594°S 150.8047°E / -23.9594; 150.8047 (Mount Alma)) 748 metres (2,454 ft)
Mount Bennett (23.8927°S 150.7686°E / -23.8927; 150.7686 (Mount Bennett)) 409 metres (1,342 ft)
Mount Bomboolba (23.7801°S 150.6980°E / -23.7801; 150.6980 (Mount Bomboolba)) 412 metres (1,352 ft)
Mount Despair (23.7931°S 150.8105°E / -23.7931; 150.8105 (Mount Despair)) 290 metres (950 ft)
Mount Erebus (23.7809°S 150.7911°E / -23.7809; 150.7911 (Mount Erebus)) 350 metres (1,150 ft)
Mount Holly (23.7714°S 150.8283°E / -23.7714; 150.8283 (Mount Holly)) 256 metres (840 ft)
Mount Wendy (23.9348°S 150.6667°E / -23.9348; 150.6667 (Mount Wendy)) 657 metres (2,156 ft)
These ranges are a significant source of marble and calcite, and the South Ulam mine is located there.
The Bruce Highway enters the locality from the east (Ambrose), passes through the town along Raglan Street, and exits to the north-west (Marmor).
The North Coast railway line runs roughly parallel and north of the highway and passes through the locality with the following stations (from east to west):
Epala railway station (23.7600°S 150.8797°E / -23.7600; 150.8797 (Epala railway station))
Amos railway station (23.7423°S 150.8406°E / -23.7423; 150.8406 (Amos railway station (former))), now abandoned
Raglan railway station (23.7181°S 150.8197°E / -23.7181; 150.8197 (Raglan railway station)) serving the town
Amos is a neighbourhood in the locality (23.7333°S 150.85°E / -23.7333; 150.85 (Amos (neighbourhood))) in the vicinity of the Amos railway station.
There are two airstrips in the locality:
Mt Bennett station airstrip (23.9070°S 150.7625°E / -23.9070; 150.7625 (Mt Bennett station airstrip))
The Old Station airstrip (23.8220°S 150.8238°E / -23.8220; 150.8238 (The Old Station airstrip))
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.
History
The region was first declared as the County of Raglan and opened for British pastoral squatting in January 1854. The name Raglan was in honour of Fitzroy James Henry Somerset, First Baron Raglan (1788-1855), first Commander in Chief British Army in Crimea.
The public source identifies “Raglan, Queensland” as town in Queensland, Australia. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Raglan, Queensland and town.
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