Maclagan

Maclagan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

Maclagan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people.

The township of Maclagan was surveyed in 17 May 1889. The town was originally named Bismarck after Otto von Bismarck until 1916 when it was renamed Maclagan due to the anti-German sentiment during World War I.The township was renamed Maclagan in honour of Brigadier Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan (1868-1948).Bismarck Street is still a street in the town.

Moola Road Provisional School opened on 5 September 1904. On 1 January 1909 it became Moola Road State School. In 1916 it was renamed Maclagan State School. It closed on 22 June 1962.On Saturday 3 October 1925 the Maclagan School of Arts was officially opened with a ball.St Matthew's Lutheran Church was officially opened and dedicated on 3 November 1935. It was on the Bunya Mountains Road to the west of the town. In 1961 it was relocated to Margaret Street.On Saturday 24 October 1942 Macalagan Memorial Hall was officially opened and dedicated to those who served in World War I and World War II.Rimfire Winery was established in 1992by Tony Connellan at 44 Bismarck Street (27.0882°S 151.6425°E? / -27.0882; 151.6425? (Rimfire Winery)). It closed some time between 2006 and 2012.In the 2011 census, Maclagan and the surrounding area had a population of 342.In the 2016 census the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people.

Maclagan Memories Museum is an open-air museum at 25 Bunya Mountains Maclagan Road (27.0834°S 151.6333°E? / -27.0834; 151.6333? (Maclagan Memories Museum)). It includes the original Jondaryan Court House (established 1884), Rangemore State School (opened 1913), and the Quinalow Milk Express truck.