Английская Википедия:Gore, Queensland

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Gore is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people.[3]

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

Файл:StateLibQld 1 48608 St. George Richard Gore, 1862.jpg
St George Richard Gore, 1862

The town was named after St George Richard Gore, the original lessee of Yandilla pastoral run in 1842.[2]

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 Шаблон:CensusAU, the locality of Gore had a population of 36 people.[3]

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

Шаблон:Reflist

External links

Шаблон:Goondiwindi Region

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