Jobs Gate, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Jobs Gate
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.8073°N 146.7331°W
Pop:0
Postcode:4490
Area:1468.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:166
Dir1:SE
Location1:Cunnamulla
Dist2:261
Dir2:SW
Location2:St George
Dist3:362
Dir3:S
Location3:Charleville
Dist4:457
Dir4:SW
Location4:Roma
Dist5:758
Dir5:WSW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Paroo
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Nebine
Near-Ne:Bollon
Near-E:Hebel
Near-Se:Weilmoringle (NSW)
Near-S:Weilmoringle (NSW)
Near-Sw:Enngonia (NSW)
Near-W:Noorama
Near-Nw:Widgeegoara

Jobs Gate is a rural locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the, Jobs Gate had "no people or a very low population".

The abandoned town of Tego is in the south-east of the locality (-28.8469°N 146.7852°W).[2]

Geography

The southern boundary of Jobs Gate is the border of Queensland and New South Wales.

Jobs Gate Road enters the locality from the west (Noorama) and exits to the south (Weilmoringle).

The south-east of the locality is within the Culgoa Floodplain National Park,[3] which extends into neighbouring Hebel. The town of Tego is within the national park (but excised from the protected area). The Tego springs are approximately ESE of the town and are natural springs from the Great Artesian Basin.[4] The springs were close to a stock route that commences in the area and extends to Cunnamulla.

Apart from the national park, the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[5]

History

In March 1901 were reserved for the town of Tego. The gazettal of the town was published in the Queensland Government Gazette on 30 March 1901. It was originally called Tego Springs.[2]

The motivation for establishing Tego was its location, approximately midway between Cunnamulla and Brewarrina (in New South Wales). Town lots were surveyed and sold, and in its early days the town had a hotel and other buildings. The hotel appears to have pre-dated the town being shown on a 1896 map.[6] By 1924 only one cottage remained with two inhabitants.[7] As at May 2020, there is no evidence of any structures remaining at the town.

Demographics

In the, Jobs Gate had a population of 6 people.

In the, Jobs Gate had "no people or a very low population".

Education

There are no schools in Jobs Gate. The nearest primary and secondary schools are in Cunnamulla, 166km (103miles) away. Distance education and boarding schools are the alternatives.

Notes and References

  1. 10 May 2020.
  2. 30 November 2019.
  3. 11 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Culgoa Floodplain National Park - Nature, culture and history. Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. en. 2020-05-10.
  5. Web site: Warrego. Murray-Darling Basin Authority. Australian Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20190318124348/https://www.mdba.gov.au/discover-basin/catchments/warrego. 18 March 2019. 19 April 2019. dmy-all.
  6. Web site: Map of Queensland Sheet 1. April 1896. Queensland Government. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200512071658/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-16mile-queensland-sh1-1896.jpg. 12 May 2020. 12 May 2020.
  7. News: 27 November 1924. THE WINDING ROAD.. 1. Balonne Beacon. Queensland, Australia. 11 May 2020. Trove.