Springsure, Queensland
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| Springsure Queensland |
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 Springsure Presbyterian Church |
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| Population: | 770 (2001 Census) | ||||||
| Postcode: | 4722 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 344.9 m | ||||||
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| LGA: | Bauhinia Shire | ||||||
| State District: | Gregory | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Capricornia | ||||||
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Springsure is a small town in Queensland, 66 km south of Emerald on the Gregory Highway. It is 765 km northwest of Brisbane.
The area was first explored by Ludwig Leichhardt and his favourable reports encouraged settlers to move in. Springsure saw a massacre of Europeans by the Aboriginal Australian people, the Kairi, who resisted encroachment on their lands. At least 19 are known to have perished.[citation needed]
Today, Springsure is a pastoral settlement serving cattle farms as well as sunflower plantations.
It is also a staging point for expeditions to the Carnarvon National Park.
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