Maclagan, Queensland

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Maclagan
Queensland
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General store, 2017
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Maclagan
Coordinates 27°05′02″S151°38′06″E / 27.0838°S 151.635°E / -27.0838; 151.635 (Maclagan (town centre)) Coordinates: 27°05′02″S151°38′06″E / 27.0838°S 151.635°E / -27.0838; 151.635 (Maclagan (town centre))
Population195 (2016 census locality) [1]
 • Density2.552/km2 (6.611/sq mi)
Establishedcirca 1890
Postcode(s) 4352
Area76.4 km2 (29.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Groom
Localities around Maclagan:
Moola Rangemore
North Maclagan 		Upper Cooyar Creek
Malling Maclagan Nutgrove
Quinalow Peranga Woodleigh
Narko

Maclagan is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] [3] In the 2016 census the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

Maclagan is a small town on the Darling Downs, 80 km (49.7 mi) north-west of Toowoomba and 45 km (28 mi) east of Dalby.

Road infrastructure

The Dalby–Cooyar Road runs through from south to east. Bunya Mountains-Maclagan Road exits to the north. The Pechey-Maclagan Road ends at the southern boundary where it meets Dalby-Cooyar Road. [4]

History

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Otto von Bismarck
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Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan

The township of Maclagan was surveyed on 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. [5] 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. [6]

On Saturday 3 October 1925 the Maclagan School of Arts was officially opened with a ball. [7]

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Lutheran church, 1936

St Matthew's Lutheran Church was officially opened and dedicated on 3 November 1935. [8] It was on the Bunya Mountains Road to the west of the town. In 1961 it was relocated to Margaret Street. [9]

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. [10]

Rimfire Winery was established in 1992 by Tony Connellan at 44 Bismarck Street ( 27°05′18″S151°38′33″E / 27.0882°S 151.6425°E / -27.0882; 151.6425 (Rimfire Winery) ). [11] It closed some time between 2006 and 2012. [12] [13]

In the 2011 census, Maclagan and the surrounding area had a population of 342. [14]

In the 2016 census the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people. [1]

Economy

Maclagan Meats Processing is at 4282 Dalby Cooyar Road ( 27°05′17″S151°37′59″E / 27.0881°S 151.6331°E / -27.0881; 151.6331 (Maclagan Meats Processin) ). [15]

Education

There are no schools in Maclagan. The nearest primary school and secondary school to Year 10 is Quinalow State School in neighbouring Quinalow to the south-west. For secondary education to Year 12 the nearest schools are Oakey State High School in Oakey to the south and Dalby State High School in Dalby to the south-west. [16]

Amenities

Maclagan has a post office and general store, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and a park. It also has a welding shop, and fuel depot.[ citation needed ]

Maclagan Memorial Hall is at 23-25 Margaret Street ( 27°05′06″S151°38′03″E / 27.0849°S 151.6341°E / -27.0849; 151.6341 (Maclagan Memorial Hall) ). [15] [10]

St Matthew's Lutheran Church is at 7 Margaret Street ( 27°04′58″S151°38′07″E / 27.0829°S 151.6354°E / -27.0829; 151.6354 (St Matthew's Lutheran Church) ). [9] [17]

Maclagan Cemetery is on Quinalow Woodleigh Road ( 27°05′44″S151°38′16″E / 27.0956°S 151.6379°E / -27.0956; 151.6379 (Maclagan Cemetery) ). [18]

Attractions

Maclagan Memories Museum is an open-air museum at 25 Bunya Mountains Maclagan Road ( 27°05′00″S151°38′00″E / 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. [19]

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References

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  2. ↑ "Maclagan – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 20481)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Maclagan – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47993)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ↑ Maclagan, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved 23 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Queensland Place names". Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  6. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ↑ "Maclagan". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXIV, no. 227. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1925. p. 11. Retrieved 27 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "A Camera Miscellany". The Queenslander . Queensland, Australia. 2 April 1936. p. 30. Retrieved 27 February 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  9. 1 2 "St Matthew's Lutheran Church". Maclagan Memorial Hall. 8 September 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  10. 1 2 "Maclagan Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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  12. ↑ "Rimfire Vineyards". Wine Companion. Archived from the original on 22 April 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "Romavilla set to close its doors". Roma Western Star. Archived from the original on 25 February 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  14. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Maclagan (SSC)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 27 February 2021. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  15. 1 2 "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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  17. ↑ "Lutheran Church Maclagan St Matthews Congregation, Qld". Maclagan St Matthews Congregation, Qld. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
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