Tara Station is a former rural
locality
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in the
Barcaldine Region,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, Australia.
In the , Tara Station had a population of 10 people.
On 22 November 2019 the
Queensland Government
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decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns:
Alpha
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,
Aramac
Aramac is a rural town and locality in the Barcaldine Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Aramac had a population of 299 people.
Geography
Aramac is located north of Barcaldine, and by road from the state capital, Brisbane. It is situate ...
,
Barcaldine,
Jericho
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and
Muttaburra. Tara Station was incorporated into Barcaldine.
Geography
The
Central Western railway and to its immediate south the
Capricorn Highway traverse the locality from east (
Barcaldine) to west (
Ilfracombe).
A ridge that runs from the south-west to the end through Tara Station creates a watershed. The creeks that rise to the north of the ridge are part of the
Thomson River basin, while those to the south are part of the
Barcoo River basin.
The principal land use is
grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
In March 1889 James Kenneth Cudmore established Tara pastoral station from land resumed from neighbouring pastoral properties: Barcaldine Downs, Saltern Creek and Wellshot. His first flock consisted of 40,000 sheep purchased from Isis Downs. His brother Daniel Cashel Cudmore took over the management of the property in 1913. In October 1950, the property of was sold to A.E. Walker from Corfield near
Longreach.
Education
There are no schools in Tara Station. The nearest primary schools are in Barcaldine and Ilfracombe, while the nearest secondary school is in Barcaldine.
References
{{Barcaldine Region
Barcaldine Region
Unbounded localities in Queensland