Ward is a rural

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in the

Shire of Murweh The Shire of Murweh is a local government area in the Maranoa district, which is part of South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in the shire is Charleville. In June 2018, the Shire of Murweh had a populati ...

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, Australia. In the Ward had a population of 74 people.

Geography

The Ward River enters the locality from the north ( Bayrick) and then flows south through the locality becoming a tributary of the Langlo River in the south of the locality. Glengarry is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (). Meecha is a neighbourhood in the far south of the locality (). Castle Hill is in the centre of the locality (). The land use is almost entirely

grazing In agriculture, grazing is a method of animal husbandry whereby domestic livestock are allowed outdoors to roam around and consume wild vegetations in order to convert the otherwise indigestible (by human gut) cellulose within grass and other ...

on native vegetation.

History

Meecha was surveyed for a town site by A. T. Macfarlane on 17 March 1891. Two of the 20 town lots were purchased on 30 January 1894 and were held until ownership was transferred to Murweh Shire Council on 30 July 1968 and then became Crown land on 15 September 1977. The locality was named and bounded on 28 March 2002.

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality: * Aubigny () * Balmacarra () * Barford () * Binga Minor () * Brumich () * Buckeys Creek () * Calowne () * Conargo () * Gleneden () * Laguna () * Maxvale () * Millie () * Molonga () * Newholme () * Oak Park () * Oakwood () * Old Gowrie () * Oxford Downs () * Perola Park () * Southampton Downs () * Thurlby () * Wansey Downs () * Wardsdale ()

Transport

Wanko railway station is on the Western railway line (), but on the section from Westgate to Quilpie which has not been used since 2011. A small refreshment stand operated at Wanko station in the era when passenger rail travel to these Western locations was common.

Education

There are no schools in Ward. The nearest primary schools are Augathella State School in neighbouring

Augathella Augathella is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. Geography Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is north of the town of Charleville, west of Roma and west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). The ...

to the east and Charleville State School in neighbouring

Charleville Charleville can refer to: Australia * Charleville, Queensland, a town in Australia **Charleville railway station, Queensland France * Charleville, Marne, a commune in Marne, France *Charleville-Mézières, a commune in Ardennes, France ** ...

to the south. The nearest secondary school is Charleville State High School. In the Ward had a population of 74 people.

Amenities

There is a boat ramp into the Langlo River on the Diamantina Developmental Road, southwest of

(). It is managed by the Murweh Shire Council.

References

{{Shire of Murweh Shire of Murweh Localities in Queensland