Bonshaw, Queensland
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.jpg) Tobacco curing in the Bonshaw district, Queensland, circa 1903 | |||||||||||||
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| Coordinates: 29°00′22″S 151°19′39″E / 29.0061°S 151.3275°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Queensland | ||||||||||||
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• Total | 121.9 km2 (47.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 25 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.205/km2 (0.531/sq mi) | ||||||||||||
| Time zone | UTC+10:00 (AEST) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 4385 | ||||||||||||
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Bonshaw is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales.[3] In the 2021 census, Bonshaw had a population of 25 people.[1]
The Dumaresq River (sometimes called the Severn River) forms the western boundary of the locality and also the state border with New South Wales.[4] The Bonshaw Weir is across the river (28°59′10″S 151°16′35″E / 28.98605°S 151.27648°E).
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing along the Dumaresq River.[5]
History
The locality takes its name from an early pastoral run visible on an 1883 map,[2][6] but appears in newspaper mentions as early as 1845.[7]
Land in Bonshaw was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 20 square miles (52 km2) were available.[8]
Construction commenced on the Bonshaw Weir on 22 June 1949,[9][10][11] but construction was far slower than expected and the costs increased significantly over original estimates.[12][13] It was completed in May 1953.[14]
