Watsons Crossing, Queensland

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Watsons Crossing
Queensland
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Watsons Crossing
Coordinates 29°06′45″S151°19′32″E / 29.1125°S 151.3255°E / -29.1125; 151.3255 (Watsons Crossing (centre of locality))
Population16 (2021 census) [1]
 • Density0.241/km2 (0.625/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4385
Area66.3 km2 (25.6 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s) Southern Downs
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Watsons Crossing:
Bonshaw Bonshaw Maidenhead
Bonshaw (NSW) Watsons Crossing Maidenhead
Bonshaw (NSW) Bonshaw (NSW) Bonshaw (NSW)

Watsons Crossing is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. [3] In the 2021 census, Watsons Crossing had a population of 16 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The Dumaresq River (the border with New South Wales) forms the western and southern boundaries of the locality. [4]

Riverton Road enters the locality from the north (Bonshaw) and loosely follows the course of the Dumaresq River but 1 to 2 kilometres (0.62 to 1.24 mi) inland of the river. It exits to the east (Maidenhead). [5]

Watsons Crossing has the following mountains: [4]

The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing near the Dumaresq River. [7]

History

Lagoon Flat Provisional School opened on 30 October 1894. [8] It became Lagoon Flat State School on 1 Jan 1909. It was closed from 5 May 1924 to about October 1924 as families moved away from the area due to the drought. The school closed permanently about June 1926. [9] [10] It was on the eastern side of Riverton Road ( 29°05′31″S151°17′20″E / 29.0919°S 151.2889°E / -29.0919; 151.2889 (Lagoon Flat State School (former)) ). [11] [12]

Watson's Crossing State School opened on 20 March 1939. It closed on 31 December 1985. [13] [14] It was at the western end of Watsons Crossing Road ( 29°08′31″S151°19′19″E / 29.14195°S 151.32202°E / -29.14195; 151.32202 (Watsons Crossing State School (former)) ). [15] [16] [17]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Watsons Crossing had a population of 15 people. [18]

In the 2021 census, Watsons Crossing had a population of 16 people. [1]

Education

There are no schools in Watsons Crossing. The nearest school is Texas State School (Prep to Year 10) in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools providing education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school. [19]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Watsons Crossing (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Watsons Crossing – locality in Goondiwindi Region (entry 47835)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  3. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; State border". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  5. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  8. ↑ "Darling Downs Schools". Warwick Examiner And Times . Vol. 29, no. 3041. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 10 July 2025– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "Agency ID 9094, Lagoon Flat State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  11. ↑ "County of Clive" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  12. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "Agency ID 5810, Watson's Crossing State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  14. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  15. ↑ "Parish of Bonshaw" (Map). Queensland Government. 1938. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  16. ↑ "Parish of Bonshaw" (Map). Queensland Government. 1971. Retrieved 5 April 2025.
  17. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 3 April 2025.
  18. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Watsons Crossing (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  19. ↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government . Retrieved 9 July 2025.


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