Bulloo Downs, Queensland

Bulloo Downs
Queensland
Sketch of Bulloo River area near the Kooliatto Waterhole, 1861 by Hermman Beckler, member of the Burke and Wills expedition
Postcode(s) 4492
Location
LGA(s) Shire of Bulloo
State electorate(s) Warrego
Federal Division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Bulloo Downs:
Nockatunga Bullawarra Dynevor
Cameron Corner Bulloo Downs Hungerford
New South Wales New South Wales New South Wales

Bulloo Downs is a locality in the Shire of Bulloo, Queensland, Australia.[1]

History

One group of the Burke and Wills expedition camped in Bulloo Downs in 1861; three men from the group died and were buried there. This expedition provided information about the suitability of the land for pastoral purposes and the first recorded settlement was Bulloo Downs Station taken up by Jones, Sullivan and Molesworth Green in 1864.[2]

Heritage listings

Bulloo Downs has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. ↑ "Bulloo Downs (entry 42942)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
  2. 1 2 "Dr Ludwig Becker's Grave (entry 601359)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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