Texas, Queensland
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Texas is a town in Queensland
, Australia
. The town is located just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Queensland's southern border with New South Wales, close to Bonshaw, New South Wales
. Texas sits on Bigambul land, the Indigenous people of the region inhabited the area for thousands of years prior to colonisation in the 1840s.
Farming is the dominant industry in the Texas region, although there is also a silver mine. A large cattle feedlot is located about 20 mins from town. At the 2006 census
, Texas had a population of 693.
Part of the Goondiwindi Regional Council
, Texas is administered from the nearby larger town of Goondiwindi, Queensland
.
The origin of the town's name is generally regarded as a reference to a territorial dispute. The land in the area was first settled by the McDougall brothers, who found squatters there on returning from the goldfields. Once their legal right to the land was recognised, they named their property in honour of the rather more famous dispute between the United States
and Mexico
over territory in Texas
, USA.
Texas was connected by the Texas railway line from Inglewood
in November, 1930. The line was closed in 1994.
Up until about 1980, tobacco farming was an important industry in the area and many Italian families settled the area to run and work the tobacco farms.
Lee Kernaghan
also referenced the town in his 2005 hit song Texas, Qld 4385 from his Electric Rodeo album released in 2005.
James Blundell spent quite a bit of time around the area and his first self titled album has his song Texas on it.
Queensland
Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. The town is located just 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) from Queensland's southern border with New South Wales, close to Bonshaw, New South Wales
Bonshaw, New South Wales
Bonshaw is a village in New South Wales, Australia 783 km north of Sydney. In 2006 the village had a population of 171 people in the district. It is located near the northern border of the State close to Texas, Queensland, from which it is separated by the Dumaresq River which forms the border...
. Texas sits on Bigambul land, the Indigenous people of the region inhabited the area for thousands of years prior to colonisation in the 1840s.
Farming is the dominant industry in the Texas region, although there is also a silver mine. A large cattle feedlot is located about 20 mins from town. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Texas had a population of 693.
Part of the Goondiwindi Regional Council
Goondiwindi Regional Council
The Goondiwindi Region is a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales...
, Texas is administered from the nearby larger town of Goondiwindi, Queensland
Goondiwindi, Queensland
Goondiwindi is an Australian town of approximately 5,629 people. The town has an annual population growth of 1.4 percent. The name Goondiwindi derives from an Aboriginal word meaning "the resting place of the birds".-History:...
.
The origin of the town's name is generally regarded as a reference to a territorial dispute. The land in the area was first settled by the McDougall brothers, who found squatters there on returning from the goldfields. Once their legal right to the land was recognised, they named their property in honour of the rather more famous dispute between the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
and Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
over territory in Texas
Texas
Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...
, USA.
Texas was connected by the Texas railway line from Inglewood
Inglewood, Queensland
Inglewood is a town situated on the southern Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia, south-west of Toowoomba. Inglewood is the second largest town in the Goondiwindi Region as well as being part of the Border Rivers region of waterways.-History:...
in November, 1930. The line was closed in 1994.
Up until about 1980, tobacco farming was an important industry in the area and many Italian families settled the area to run and work the tobacco farms.
Schools
Texas has a high-top state school called Texas State School, which caters to students from Prep Year to Year 10.Media
Texas is served by the Border Districts Community Radio Station 89.7 Ten FM which is transmitted from a 4 kW transmitter located on Mt Mackenzie Tenterfield NSW.Country Music
After a visit to Texas in 2002, and being involved in a car accident nearby, American Country/Rockabilly recording artist Jason Lee Wilson memorialized the town in a song TX, QLD, Australia. The song was included on the Cumberland Runners' 2004 debut album entitled Music to Haul By.Lee Kernaghan
Lee Kernaghan
Lee Kernaghan OAM is an Australian country music singer and songwriter. He was the 2008 Australian of the Year.-Honours:Kernaghan received the Order of Australia Medal in 2004....
also referenced the town in his 2005 hit song Texas, Qld 4385 from his Electric Rodeo album released in 2005.
Notable people
- Travis BurnsTravis BurnsTravis Burns is an Australian professional rugby league player for the Penrith Panthers in the National Rugby League competition. He is a utility player, currently playing 5/8, and was rookie of the year in 2006 for the Manly Sea Eagles.Travis signed a three year deal to play five-eighth for the...
- Rugby League player - Peter HitchenerPeter HitchenerPeter Donald Beauchamp Hitchener is an Australian television presenter. He has been chief news presenter for Melbourne's edition of Nine News since 1998, and prior to that was weekend news presenter.-Career:...
- Nine News Melbourne weekday presenter
James Blundell spent quite a bit of time around the area and his first self titled album has his song Texas on it.