Bundock is an abandoned rural town in the Shire of Richmond, Queensland, Australia. [1] The town is within the locality of Maxwelton. [2]
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. [3]
There are 10 half-acre town lots, but there are no buildings nor signs of any development. [3]
History
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]
References
- ^ a b "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.
- ^ a b "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.