Campaspe is a rural
locality
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* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
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in the
Charters Towers Region,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the Campaspe had a population of 123 people.
[
Balfes Creek is a very small town within the locality.
]
History
The former railway station of Balfes Creek, on the Great Northern railway line, which was opened in 1884, was in the locality. A crossing loop is located in the immediate vicinity.
In 1942 work started on the construction of an airfield at Balfes Creek for defence purposes. An earth strip running parallel to the road and railway was cleared and levelled, but defence priorities changed and it was never sealed.
In the Campaspe had a population of 123 people.
Geography
The ''Cape River
The Cape River is a river of New Zealand. A tributary of the Opouawe River, it is located in the Wairarapa in the southern North Island.
See also
*List of rivers of New Zealand
This is a list of all waterways named as rivers in New Zealand. ...
'' flows south-east through a portion of the west of the locality before exiting, then returning to form part of the southern boundary. The '' Campaspe River'' flows south-east through the locality before joining the ''Cape'' on the southern boundary.
Road infrastructure
The Flinders Highway runs through the north of the locality, and the Gregory Highway
The Gregory Highway is a state highway in Queensland, Australia that serves the major coal-mining centres of Central Queensland. The highway was named after Augustus Gregory, an early explorer.
Route description
The highway runs southward from ...
runs through from north-east to south-east.
References
{{Charters Towers Region
Charters Towers Region
Localities in Queensland