Blackall, Queensland

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Blackall
Queensland

Population:

1,160

Postcode:

4472

Location:

965 km (600 mi) NW of Brisbane
688 km (428 mi) W of Rockhampton
215 km (134 mi) SW of Longreach

LGA:

Blackall-Tambo Regional Council

State District:

Electoral district of Gregory

Federal Division:

Flynn

Mean Max Temp	Mean Min Temp	Rainfall
30.2 °C ^{86 °F}	15.4 °C ^{60 °F}	526.0 mm ^{20.7 in}

Blackall is a small town and Local Government Area located in Western Queensland, Australia, approximately 1100 kilometres by road from the state capital, Brisbane. The town lies on the Barcoo River and at the 2006 census had a population of 1,160.^[1] It is the service centre for the Blackall-Tambo district. The dominant industry in the area is grazing.

In Australian folklore, the best known citizen of the town was the legendary shearer, Jack Howe. In 1892, he sheared a total of 321 sheep in 7 hours and 40 minutes, a record for hand shears that still stands, and was only broken by electric shears in 1950 with their introduction.

Blackall has many attractions for public use and entertainment. Included are The Blackall Showgrounds and the Local Pool, the Historic Blackall Woolscour.