Gore, Queensland

Gore is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people.[1]

Gore
Queensland
Gore
Coordinates28.2938°S 151.4897°E / -28.2938; 151.4897 (Gore (town centre))
Population36 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.1117/km2 (0.289/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4352
Area322.2 km2 (124.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Gore:
Mosquito Creek Mosquito Creek Karara
Mosquito Creek Gore Karara
Oman Ama Terrica Cement Mills

Geography

The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from the east (Karara) to the south-west (Oman Ama). The South Western railway line also passes through the locality from the east (Karara) to the south-west (Oman Ama) roughly parallel to the highway. The town of Gore is located on the south-eastern boundary of the locality and both the highway and the railway pass through it with the town being served by Gore railway station.[4][5]

The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History
St George Richard Gore, 1862

The town was named after St George Richard Gore, the original lessee of Yandilla pastoral run in 1842.[3]

Gore State School opened on 20 January 1913. In 1927 it became Maxhill State School and then in 1937 Cement Mills State School. It closed in 1975.[6] (The present-day locality of Cement Mills is immediately to the south-east of Gore.)

In the 2016 census, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Gore. The nearest primary schools are Karara State School in neighbouring Karara to the north-east and Inglewood State School in Inglewood to the south-west. The nearest secondary schools are Inglewood State School (to Year 10) and Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the east.[5] Given the distance to Warwick, distance education and boarding schools are other options.[7]

Amenities

There is a petrol station with post office facilities in the town.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Gore (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Gore – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 14398)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "Gore – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "Gore – railway station in the Goondiwindi Region (entry 14401)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 November 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "Distance Education". Education. Queensland Government. 25 July 2019. Archived from the original on 7 August 2019. Retrieved 7 August 2019.
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