Gore, Queensland

Gore
Queensland
Gore
Coordinates 28°17′38″S 151°29′23″E / 28.29389°S 151.48972°E / -28.29389; 151.48972Coordinates: 28°17′38″S 151°29′23″E / 28.29389°S 151.48972°E / -28.29389; 151.48972
LGA(s) Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal Division(s) Maranoa

Gore is a town and a locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

History

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 Hills State School. It closed in 1975.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Gore - town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 14398)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. 1 2 "Gore - locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 49641)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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