Tanbar is an

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in the

Shire of Barcoo The Shire of Barcoo is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Central West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1887. It is named for the Barcoo River which reaches ...

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. It is on the corner of Queensland's southern and western border with

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. In the , Tanbar had "no people or a very low population".

Geography

Haddon Corner is the point of Queensland's southern and western border with South Australia (). It is in the south-west of the locality.

Lake Yamma Yamma Lake Yamma Yamma is an ephemeral lake on the Cooper Creek system in the arid Channel Country of south-western Queensland, Australia. The lake, which is sometimes called Lake Mackillop, is the largest inland ephemeral lake in Queensland. Descr ...

(also known as Lake Mackillop) is in the centre of the locality (). It is and is

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, holding water only when

Cooper Creek The Cooper Creek (formerly Cooper's Creek) is a river in the Australian states of Queensland and South Australia. It was the site of the death of the explorers Burke and Wills in 1861. It is sometimes known as the Barcoo River from one of its ...

floods. It rarely fills (about every 25 to 30 years). It is Queensland's largest ephemeral lake. The Birdsville Developmental Road enters the locality from the north ( Farrars Creek), passes through the north of the locality, and exits to the north-west (

Birdsville Birdsville is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Diamantina, Queensland, Australia. The locality is on the Queensland border with both the Northern Territory and South Australia. The town is situated north of the South Australian bord ...

). Arrabury Road branches off from the Birdsville Developmental Road shortly after it enters the locality and then proceeds south-west and then south into Durham (remaining west of Lake Yamma Yamma). The land use is

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on native vegetation.

History

The name ''Haddon Corner'' is derived from Haddon Downs, the pastoral property in the corner on the South Australian side. It was established in 1877 by pastoralists William and John Howie.

Demographics

In the , Tanbar had a population of 3 people. In the , Tanbar had "no people or a very low population".

Heritage listings

Heritage-listed sites in Tanbar include: *

Haddon Corner Haddon Corner is a heritage-listed location (geography), site in Tanbar, Queensland, Tanbar, Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. It is in outback Channel Country at South-West Queensland, on the border corner with South Australia. It was a ...

, where a survey marker indicates the corner

Economy

There are a number of homesteads in the locality, including: * Arrabury () * Curalle Tin Shed () * Gilpeppee Outstation () * Nulla Outstation () * Planet Downs Outstation, outstation of Arrabury () *

Tanbar Station Tanbar Station is a pastoral lease that currently operates as a cattle station in Tanbar, Shire of Barcoo, Queensland, Australia. It is located approximately south west of Windorah and north east of Innamincka in the Channel Country of ...

()

Education

There are no schools in Tanbar and none nearby.

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and boarding schools are the options.

Transport

There are a number of airstrips in the locality, including: * Arrabury airstrip, serving the homestead () *Arrabury airstrip () *Planet Downs Outstation airstrip, serving the outstation () *Tanbar airstrip, serving the homestead ()

References

External links

{{Shire of Barcoo Shire of Barcoo Localities in Queensland