Bonshaw, Queensland

Bonshaw Queensland
Tobacco curing in the Bonshaw district, Queensland, circa 1903
Bonshaw
Coordinates	29°00′22″S151°19′39″E / 29.0061°S 151.3275°E / -29.0061; 151.3275 (Bonshaw (centre of locality))
Population	25 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.205/km2 (0.531/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4385
Area	121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	20.3 km (13 mi) SE of Texas 139 km (86 mi) SE of Goondiwindi 166 km (103 mi) SW of Warwick 323 km (201 mi) SW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)	Southern Downs
Federal division(s)	Maranoa
Suburbs around Bonshaw: Silver Spur Silver Spur Glenlyon Bonshaw (NSW) Bonshaw Glenlyon Bonshaw (NSW) Watsons Crossing Maidenhead

Bonshaw is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. ^[3] In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people. ^[1]

Geography

The Dumaresq River (sometimes called the Severn River) forms the western boundary of the locality and also the state border with New South Wales. ^[4] The Bonshaw Weir is across the river ( 28°59′10″S151°16′35″E / 28.98605°S 151.27648°E / -28.98605; 151.27648 (Bonshaw Weir) ).

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing along the Dumaresq River. ^[5]

History

Commencement ceremony for construction of the Bonshaw Weird, 22 June 1949

The locality takes its name from an early pastoral run visible on an 1883 map, ^{[2] [6]} but appears in newspaper mentions as early as 1845. ^[7]

Land in Bonshaw was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 20 square miles (52 km²) were available. ^[8]

Construction commenced on the Bonshaw Weir on 22 June 1949, ^{[9] [10] [11]} but construction was far slower than expected and the costs increased significantly over original estimates. ^{[12] [13]} It was completed in May 1953. ^[14]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Bonshaw had a population of 40 people. ^[15]

In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bonshaw. The nearest government primary and secondary school is Texas State School (Early Childhood to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools offering education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. ^[16]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bonshaw (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Bonshaw – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47797)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 May 2020.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 May 2020.
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; State border". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
5. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
6. "Queensland Run Maps Darling Downs Sketch Map shewing the surveyed and unsurveyed runs" (Map). Queensland Government. 1883. Archived from the original on 9 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
7. "PASTURAGE LICENSES". New South Wales Government Gazette . No. 94. New South Wales, Australia. 18 November 1845. p. 1294. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
8. "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via Trove.
9. "Advertising". Warwick Daily News . No. 9316. Queensland, Australia. 15 June 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
10. "BONSHAW WEIR". Warwick Daily News . No. 9323. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1949. p. 2. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
11. "First of the Border Weirs". Queensland Country Life . Vol. 14, no. 50. Queensland, Australia. 23 June 1949. p. 1. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
12. "INGLEWOOD MEETING". Queensland Country Life . Vol. 18, no. 14. Queensland, Australia. 16 October 1952. p. 6. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
13. "The South - West of Yester-Year & Today". Warwick Daily News . No. 10, 397. Queensland, Australia. 4 December 1952. p. 4. Retrieved 5 April 2025– via National Library of Australia.
14. Chanson, H. (2000). "A review of accidents and failures of stepped spillways and weirs" (PDF). Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Water and Maritime Engineering. 142 (4): 177. Bibcode:2000ICEW..142..177C. doi:10.1680/wame.2000.142.4.177 – via University of Queensland.
15. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bonshaw (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
16. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 5 April 2025.