Maclagan is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Maclagan had a population of 130 people.

Geography

Maclagan is a small town on the

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally ...

, 80 km (49.7 mi) north-west of

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

and 45 km (28 mi) east of Dalby. The

Dalby–Cooyar Road The roads that join the towns of , and form a triangle that encloses some of the most fertile land on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. These roads are the Warrego Highway, Oakey–Cooyar Road and Dalby–Cooyar Road. Several of ...

runs through from south to east. Bunya Mountains-Maclagan Road exits to the north. The Pechey-Maclagan Road ends at the southern boundary where it meets Dalby-Cooyar Road.

History

The township of Maclagan was surveyed on 17 May 1889. The town was originally named Bismarck after

Otto von Bismarck Otto, Prince of Bismarck, Count of Bismarck-Schönhausen, Duke of Lauenburg (; born ''Otto Eduard Leopold von Bismarck''; 1 April 1815 – 30 July 1898) was a German statesman and diplomat who oversaw the unification of Germany and served as ...

until 1916 when it was renamed Maclagan due to the

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during

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. The township was renamed Maclagan in honour of Brigadier Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan (1868–1948). Bismarck Street is still a street in the town. Moola Road Provisional School opened on 5 September 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Moola Road State School. In 1916 it was renamed Maclagan State School. It closed on 22 June 1962. On Saturday 3 October 1925, the Maclagan School of Arts was officially opened with a ball. St Matthew's Lutheran Church was officially opened and dedicated on 3 November 1935. It was on the Bunya Mountains Road to the west of the town. In 1961 it was relocated to Margaret Street. On Saturday 24 October 1942, Macalagan Memorial Hall was officially opened and dedicated to those who served in

and

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. Rimfire Winery was established in 1992 by Tony Connellan at 44 Bismarck Street (). It closed some time between 2006 and 2012.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Maclagan and the surrounding area had a population of 342 people. In the , the locality of Maclagan had a population of 195 people. In the , the locality of Maclagan had a population of 130 people.

Economy

Maclagan Meats Processing is at 4282 Dalby Cooyar Road ().

Education

There are no schools in Maclagan. The nearest primary school and secondary school to Year 10 is Quinalow State School in neighbouring Quinalow to the south-west. For secondary education to Year 12 the nearest schools are Oakey State High School in

Oakey Oakey is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. The Oakey Army Aviation Centre, Museum of Army Aviation is located at Oakey Airport. In the , the locality of Oakey had a pop ...

to the south and Dalby State High School in Dalby to the south-west.

Amenities

Maclagan has a post office and general store, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and a park. It also has a welding shop, and fuel depot. Maclagan Memorial Hall is at 23-25 Margaret Street (). St Matthew's Lutheran Church is at 7 Margaret Street (). Maclagan Cemetery is on Quinalow Woodleigh Road ().

Attractions

Maclagan Memories Museum is an open-air museum at 25 Bunya Mountains Maclagan Road (). It includes the original Jondaryan Court House (established 1884), Rangemore State School (opened 1913), and the Quinalow Milk Express truck.

References

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