Blackbull, Queensland

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Blackbull
Queensland
Train Stop at Blackbull - panoramio (1).jpg
The Gulflander stopped at Blackbull siding, 2013
Blackbull is located in Queensland
Blackbull
Blackbull
Coordinates17°48′21″S 141°44′41″E / 17.8057°S 141.7447°E / -17.8057; 141.7447 (Blackbull (centre of locality))Coordinates: 17°48′21″S 141°44′41″E / 17.8057°S 141.7447°E / -17.8057; 141.7447 (Blackbull (centre of locality))
Population3 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.00091/km2 (0.0024/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4871
Area3,287.9 km2 (1,269.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Croydon
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Blackbull:
Karron Karron Karron
Normanton Blackbull Croydon
Claraville Claraville Coralie

Blackbull is a rural locality in the Shire of Croydon, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Blackbull had a population of 3 people.[1]

Geography[]

The Gulf Developmental Road passes through the locality from the south-east to the south-west. The Normanton to Croydon railway line runs immediately parallel to it with the locality being served by the Blackbull railway siding.[3] The only service that operates on the railway line is the weekly Gulflander, which operates as a tourist attraction and includes a morning tea stop at the Blackbull railway siding.[4]

The Carron River "flows" through the locality from south-east to north-west, although in the dry season it is just a string of waterholes. It is a tributary of the Norman River which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.[3]

History[]

The locality takes its name from the Blackbull railway siding on Normanton to Croydon railway line.[2] The railway siding was originally called Pattersons siding, but was renamed in 1891, reportedly after a black bull found during mustering by William and Joseph Taaffe.[5]

In the 2016 census Blackbull had a population of 3 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Blackbull (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Blackbull – locality in Shire of Croydon (entry 41770)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  4. ^ "Timetable and Fares". Gulflander. Queensland Rail. Archived from the original on 12 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  5. ^ "Blackbull – railway station in the Croydon Shire (entry 2982)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 October 2017.

External links[]

Media related to Blackbull, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

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