Westgate, Queensland

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Westgate
Queensland
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Westgate
Coordinates 26°35′04″S146°11′25″E / 26.5844°S 146.1902°E / -26.5844; 146.1902 Coordinates: 26°35′04″S146°11′25″E / 26.5844°S 146.1902°E / -26.5844; 146.1902
Established1911
Postcode(s) 4470
Elevation290 m (951 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Murweh
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa

Westgate is an unoccupied town in the locality of Bakers Bend in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. [1] [2]

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Bakers Bend Suburb of Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia

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Geography

The town of Westgate is to the north of the branch line to Quilpie from the Western railway line. As at November 2018, it appears to be without any buildings or structures (apart from the railway line). Although the town plan show streets, there is no visual evidence of those streets having been established. [2]

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History

The town's name is derived from the railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 November 1911, as the junction name for the line to Quilpie, from the Charleville to Cunnamulla line. [1]

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The town is first shown on a 1913 survey plan. [1] Queensland electoral rolls show a large number of railway construction workers living in a camp in 1913, constructing the railway line. [3] [4] In 1922, the electoral roll shows a small number of railway workers living there, presumably operating and maintaining the line. [5] After that, there appears to be no permanent population.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Westgate - town in Shire of Murweh (entry 37126)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 14 November 2018.
  3. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2005), Commonwealth electoral roll (Queensland) 1913 (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-876613-95-2
  4. ↑ "CHARLEVILLE NOTES". Townsville Daily Bulletin . Queensland, Australia. 7 September 1912. p. 11. Retrieved 15 November 2018– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2006), Commonwealth electoral roll (Queensland) 1922 (Version 1.01 with QFHSdatasearch 1.7 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-03-1
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