Blackbull is a rural

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in the

Shire of Croydon The Shire of Croydon is a local government area in western Queensland, Australia. The shire, administered from the town of Croydon, covers an area of . The council consists of a mayor plus four councillors, each of whom represents the entire Sh ...

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, Australia. In the Blackbull had a population of 3 people.

Geography

The

Gulf Developmental Road Gulf Developmental Road is an Australian highway linking the Cairns and Normanton regions in northern Queensland, Australia. It is the only sealed (asphalt) road linking these two regions. In the east, the road begins at an unnamed junction o ...

passes through the locality from the south-east to the south-west. The

Normanton to Croydon railway line The Normanton to Croydon railway line is a heritage-listed railway line in the Gulf Country of northern Queensland, Australia. The railway line linking Normanton in the Shire of Carpentaria to Croydon in the Shire of Croydon was built betwe ...

runs immediately parallel to it with the locality being served by the Blackbull railway siding. The only service that operates on the railway line is the weekly

Gulflander The ''Gulflander'' is a passenger train operated by Queensland Rail on the isolated Normanton to Croydon line in the Gulf Country of northern Queensland, Australia. History Steam locomotives were used until 1929. By that stage railmoto ...

, which operates as a tourist attraction and includes a morning tea stop at the Blackbull railway siding. The Carron River "flows" through the locality from south-east to north-west, although in the dry season it is just a string of waterholes. It is a tributary of the

Norman River The Norman River is a river in the Gulf Country, Queensland, Australia. The river originates in the Gregory Range 200 km southeast of Croydon and flows 420 km northwest to the Gulf of Carpentaria. It is joined by three major tributari ...

which flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

History

The locality takes its name from the Blackbull railway siding on Normanton to Croydon railway line. The railway siding was originally called Pattersons siding, but was renamed in 1891, reportedly after a black bull found during mustering by William and Joseph Taaffe. In the Blackbull had a population of 3 people.

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{{Shire of Croydon Shire of Croydon Localities in Queensland