Bundock is an abandoned rural town in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia.[1] The town is within the locality of Maxwelton.[2]
Bundock Queensland | |
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Coordinates | 20.6627°S 142.8933°E / -20.6627; 142.8933 |
Postcode(s) | 4822 |
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) |
LGA(s) | Shire of Richmond |
State electorate(s) | Traeger |
Federal division(s) | Kennedy |
The town is just south of O'Connell Creek. Bundock was (and still is) at the midpoint of a stock route between the towns of Maxwelton and Richmond.[3]
There are 10 half-acre town lots, but there are no buildings nor signs of any development.[3]
The town was surveyed by Frank A. Gorringe on 14 December 1899 and gazetted as a town on 10 February 1900.[1]
Bundock is named after horse breeder Wellington Cochrane Bundock (1812-1898).[4] In 1863, Bundock formed a partnership with Walter Hayes to graze cattle on the Richmond Downs pastoral run (the origin of the town of Richmond).[5][6]
Towns and localities in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland | |
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Main Article: Local government areas of Queensland |