Town in Queensland, Australia
Dingo is a rural town and
locality in the
Central Highlands Region ,
Queensland , Australia.
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[3] In the
2016 census , the locality of Dingo had a population of 340 people.
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Geography
The town is on the
Capricorn Highway , 759 kilometres (472 mi) by road north-west of the state capital
Brisbane and 148 kilometres (92 mi) by road west of the regional centre of
Rockhampton . The
Fitzroy Developmental Road runs north-west from the Capricorn Highway.
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The
Central Western railway line passes through the locality with two stations (from west to east):
History
A bronze sculpture of a dingo located in the township of Dingo, 2017 The town was surveyed in 1889 and took its name from the nearby Dingo Creek.
[3] For a time in 1940 the town was known as Remo.
[3] Dingo Post Office opened on 1 October 1876.
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Dingo Provisional School opened on 29 May 1876. On 22 January 1877 it became Dingo State School.
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In 1973, a population of
Bridled nail-tail wallabies (Onychogalea fraenata ) was found in the Dingo area by a fencing contractor. Not having been seen since 1937, the species had been considered
extinct . The area where the wallabies was rediscovered was protected as
Taunton National Park .
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On 31 January 1997, Duaringa Shire mayor Tom Hall unveiled a
bronze sculpture of a dingo in
Normanby Street opposite the library (
23°38′50″S 149°19′57″E / 23.6473°S 149.3325°E / -23.6473; 149.3325 (Statue of a dingo ) ). It was created by Gaye Porter.
[12] A plaque attached below the statue explains how pioneer Moses Wafer named the area after hearing
dingos howling during the night while camped near the present-day site of the town.
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In the
2006 census , Dingo had a population of 263 people.
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In the
2011 census , Dingo had a population of 342 people.
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In the
2016 census , the locality of Dingo had a population of 340 people.
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Education
Dingo State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls on the corner of Kennedy and Normanby Streets (
23°38′44″S 149°19′49″E / 23.6455°S 149.3302°E / -23.6455; 149.3302 (Dingo State School ) ).
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[16] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 47 students with 5 teachers (4 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (4 full-time equivalent).
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Amenities
The
Central Highlands Regional Council operates a public library at 10 Normanby Street (
23°38′50″S 149°19′57″E / 23.6471°S 149.3326°E / -23.6471; 149.3326 (Dingo public library ) ).
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Events
In August each year, the Dingo Race Club holds the annual Dingo Race Day and World Dingo Trap Throwing Competition at Bauman Park (
23°39′03″S 149°20′45″E / 23.6509°S 149.3458°E / -23.6509; 149.3458 (Bauman Park ) ).
[19] The event was attended by 2000 people in 2019 when it celebrated its 30th anniversary.
[20] This figure grew to 4,000 when the event returned in 2021 after being cancelled in 2020 due to the
COVID-19 pandemic .
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Notable residents
Australian rugby league player
Ben Hunt grew up in Dingo.
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References
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017).
"Dingo (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
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"Dingo – town in Central Highlands Region (entry 9993)" . Queensland Place Names .
Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 July 2021 .
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"Dingo – locality in Central Highlands Region (entry 46946)" . Queensland Place Names .
Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 July 2021 .
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Google (13 August 2019).
"Dingo, Queensland" (Map).
Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 13 August 2019 .
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"Railway stations and sidings – Queensland" . Queensland Open Data .
Queensland Government . 2 October 2020.
Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020 .
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"Dingo – railway station in the Central Highlands Region (entry 9995)" . Queensland Place Names .
Queensland Government . Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
^ Phoenix Auctions History.
"Post Office List" . Phoenix Auctions.
Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 20 February 2021 .
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"Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools" .
Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 April 2019 .
^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.),
Queensland Family History Society ,
ISBN
978-1-921171-26-0
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"Our school" . Dingo State School . 13 January 2020.
Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 12 December 2021 .
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"Bridled nailtail wallaby" . Department of Environment and Resource Management (Queensland). Archived from
the original on 11 May 2012. Retrieved 24 April 2012 .
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a
b Dingo: The Animal and Town (commemorative plaque below bronze statue). Dingo, Queensland:
Duaringa Shire Council . 1997.
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007).
"Dingo" . 2006 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
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Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012).
"Dingo" . 2011 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 11 October 2015 .
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"State and non-state school details" .
Queensland Government . 9 July 2018.
Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
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"Dingo State School" .
Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018 .
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"ACARA School Profile 2018" .
Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority .
Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020 .
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"Dingo Library" . Public Libraries Connect .
State Library of Queensland . 28 November 2016.
Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018 .
^ Turnbull, Richard (16 August 2019).
"Iconic Dingo races on track" .
Central Queensland News .
Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021 .
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"Dingo Races draws punters" .
The Morning Bulletin . 30 August 2019.
Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 14 June 2021 .
^ Harden, Ben (26 August 2021).
"Dingo Race Day attracts bumper crowd but future in doubt" .
Queensland Country Life .
Australian Community Media .
Archived from the original on 6 September 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021 .
^ Welburn, Alan (21 April 2020).
"The ongoing coronavirus pandemic has impacted on race carnivals" . Queensland Country Life . Australian Community Media.
Archived from the original on 12 December 2021. Retrieved 6 September 2021 .
^ Kidd, Meghan (11 June 2014).
"Dingo's Ben Hunt gets the Origin call-up" . Central Queensland News . Retrieved 14 June 2021 .
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