Dargal Road, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Dargal Road
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.5583°N 148.7263°W
Pop:198
Postcode:4455
Area:28.0
Lga:Maranoa Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Euthulla
Near-Ne:Euthulla
Near-E:Roma
Near-Se:Bungil
Near-S:Bungeworgorai
Near-Sw:Bungeworgorai
Near-W:Bungeworgorai
Near-Nw:Bungeworgorai

Dargal Road is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the south by the Warrego Highway and Western railway line, by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west, and by Richardson Lane to the east. The land is predominantly used for cattle grazing.

The locality presumably takes its name from the road of the same name which traverses the locality from the north-east (Roma) to the north-west (Bungeworgorai).

History

Wangary Provisional School opened circa 1898 operating as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Mount Beagle Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher).[2] In 1902, it became a full-time provisional school.[3] On 1 January 1909, it became Wangary State School.[4] In 1910, tenders were called for a new school building.[5] [6] It closed in 1930. The school was at 709 Bungeworgorai Lane .[7]

Demographics

In the, Dargal Road had a population of 152 people.

In the, Dargal Road had a population of 198 people.

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the east.

Notes and References

  1. 22 May 2019.
  2. News: 31 May 1899 . Picnic at Yingerbay. . 3 . . 2098 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  3. News: 2 July 1903 . STATE EDUCATION. . LX . 3 . . 14,186 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  4. News: 4 December 1909 . Picnic at Wangary. . 2 . . 3186 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 31 October 1910 . Advertising . LIII . 8 . . 9156 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  6. News: 11 February 1911 . PUBLIC WORKS. . 2 . . 11,931 . Queensland, Australia . 6 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  7. Web site: 1931 . Parish of Euthulla . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231105224200/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-euthulla-1931/original . 5 November 2023 . 6 November 2023 . . Map.