Barringha is a
locality
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in the
City of Townsville
The City of Townsville is a local government area (LGA) located in North Queensland, Australia. It encompasses the city of Townsville, together with the surrounding rural areas. To the south are the communities of Alligator Creek, Woodstock a ...
,
Queensland
Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...
, Australia.
In the , Barringha had a population of 61 people.
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History
The Townsville Motocross Track opened in 1925.Ross River Dam
The Ross River Dam is a rock and earthfill-filled embankment dam across the Ross River, located between Kelso and Mount Stuart in the City of Townsville in northern Queensland, Australia. Built initially for flood control, Lake Ross, the im ...
necessitated a deviation of the Flinders Highway and Mount Isa railway line (which otherwise ran straight north-south) further east. This was completed by 1986 and resulted in the closure of Toonpan and Barringha railway stations on the removed route; they were not re-established on new route.
Demographics
In the , Barringha had a population of 62 people.
Education
There are no schools in Barringha. The nearest government primary school is Woodstock State School in neighbouring Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. Billed as "a ...
to the south. The nearest government secondary school is William Ross State High School
William Ross State High School is an independent public high school situated in the Townsville Suburb of Annandale, North Queensland.
William Ross has a student count from grades 7 through to 12 of close to 905 (as of 2020) students which cont ...
in Annandale in Townsville
The City of Townsville is a city on the north-eastern coast of Queensland, Australia. With a population of 201,313 as of 2024, it is the largest settlement in North Queensland and Northern Australia (specifically, the parts of Australia north of ...
.
Attractions
The Townsville Motocross Track is at 8 Buck Road (). It is operated by the Townsville Motorcycle Club. It is also known as the Woodstock Motocross and Dirt Track (but, with current locality boundaries, it is not in Woodstock
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. Billed as "a ...
).
References
{{Suburbs of Townsville
City of Townsville
Localities in Queensland