Bundock, Queensland
Bundock is an abandoned rural town in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. The town is within the locality of Maxwelton.
Geography
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.
There are 10 half-acre town lots, but there are no buildings nor signs of any development.
History
The town was surveyed by Frank A. Gorringe on 14 December 1899 and gazetted as a town on 10 February 1900.
Bundock is named after horse breeder Wellington Cochrane Bundock (1812-1898). 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).
References
- ^ "Bundock – town in Shire of Richmond (entry 48159)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 October 2020.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
- ^ "Bundock – population centre in Shire of Richmond (entry 48159)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "Bundock – population centre in Shire of Richmond (entry 48159)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ "THE LATE W. C. BUNDOCK". Clarence And Richmond Examiner. New South Wales, Australia. 16 August 1898. p. 8. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.