Thargomindah
Thargomindah (frequently shortened to Thargo) is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia. The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. In the, Thargomindah had a population of 270 people. It was founded on Wongkumara and Kalali territory.
On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government decided to reorganise the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. Thargomindah, previously being 43.0 km2 of the area immediately surrounding the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of all of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra which was absorbed into Bulloo Downs), all of Dynevor and all of Norley, creating a locality of 15213 km2.
Thargominah is located in South West Queensland on the Adventure Way, approximately 1000 km west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 200 km west of the town of Cunnamulla.
The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. It lies on the Bulloo River in the centre of the locality.
Five main roads radiate from the town:
* the Bundeena Road goes west to Noccundra
* the Quilpie Road goes north-east to Quilpie
* the Cunnamulla Road (also known as the Bulloo Developmental Road and the Adventure Way) goes east to Yowah and Eulo and beyond to Cunnamulla
* the Hungerford Road goes south to Hungerford
* the Bulloo Downs Road goes south-west to Bulloo Downs
On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government decided to reorganise the nine localities in the Shire of Bulloo, resulting in six localities. Thargomindah, previously being 43.0 km2 of the area immediately surrounding the town of Thargomindah, was enlarged through the incorporation of all of Bullawarra (except for a small portion in the south of Bullawarra which was absorbed into Bulloo Downs), all of Dynevor and all of Norley, creating a locality of 15213 km2.
Thargominah is located in South West Queensland on the Adventure Way, approximately 1000 km west of the state capital, Brisbane, and 200 km west of the town of Cunnamulla.
The town of Thargomindah is the administrative centre for the Shire of Bulloo. It lies on the Bulloo River in the centre of the locality.
Five main roads radiate from the town:
* the Bundeena Road goes west to Noccundra
* the Quilpie Road goes north-east to Quilpie
* the Cunnamulla Road (also known as the Bulloo Developmental Road and the Adventure Way) goes east to Yowah and Eulo and beyond to Cunnamulla
* the Hungerford Road goes south to Hungerford
* the Bulloo Downs Road goes south-west to Bulloo Downs
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