Description
Brigalow is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Brigalow is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Brigalow had a population of 170 people.
History
Brigalow Post Office opened by November 1912 (a receiving office, originally named Mulga, had been open from 1895) and closed around 1993.Brigalow Provisional Schoolopened on 24 February 1908. In 1910 it became Brigalow State School.The first wedding in the Brigalow Methodist Church was celebrated on 28 February 1923.Blackwood Provisional School opened on 19 July 1915 and closedon 27 October 1932. On 12 November 1932 the school reopened and renamed Belah State School. It closed in 1962. It was located near Brigalow railway siding.Noola State School opened on 5 April 1923. Circa 1957 it renamed Noola Plains State School. It closed circa 1961. Its location was "via Brigalow".The Kogan Creek Power Station opened in 2006.At the 2006 census, Brigalow and the surrounding area had a population of 457.In the 2016 census the locality of Brigalow had a population of 170 people.
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Population: 101-1000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 273.915 km2
Elevation: 201-500 metres
Town elevation: 322 m
Population number: 170
Local Government Area: Western Downs Regional Council
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Brigalow, Queensland
