Wallangarra - QLD

  Town

Position

DEG: -28.92389 151.92816
DMS: 28º 55' 26" S 151º 55' 41.38" E
UTM: 56 J 6799974mN 395523mE
Altitude: 879.98m

Description

Place Type

Population - Town

Location

193.66kms SouthWest of Brisbane - Driving 255 km (3 hours 2 mins)
551.76kms North of Sydney - Driving 681 km (7 hours 53 mins)

Address & Contact

67 Rayleigh St
Wallangarra QLD 4383
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Information

The village of Wallangarra is one of the most southern towns in Queensland and lies on the state border with New South Wales. It is a town split down the centre with half of the historic railway station in each state!

Experienced rock climbers can tackle Girraween National Park’s highest point, Mount Norman from the day use area, a short drive from Wallangarra. The rugged beauty of Sundown National Park is also close by.

There is nothing particularly impressive about Wallangarra on the New South Wales-Queensland border. If the two states had behaved like reasonable governments then the town would probably never have come into existence. However the decisions by the two governments to build railways of different gauges (1067 mm for Queensland and 1435 mm for New South Wales) ensured that this tiny settlement became a major railway junction. From the completion of the railway in 1887 until common sense prevailed in 1930 every passenger travelling either north or south had to alight at Wallangarra and board another train. Not surprisingly the town's most distinctive feature, and its only real attraction, is the rather grand Victorian railway station. Such is the stupidity of politicians.


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Closest Weather Station

Tenterfield at 05/09:00am EDT
Distance from Wallangarra 16.27km SE
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
21.7°C24.6°C80%18.1°ChPa3.0mmCALM0km/hr
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Closest Climatic Station

Tenterfield (Federation Park)
Distance from Wallangarra 16.27km SE
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C27.126.124.621.818.015.014.416.019.522.324.826.6
Mean Min. °C14.414.312.48.54.92.41.01.84.78.010.813.0
Mean Rain mm115.794.980.047.148.650.654.343.750.976.985.1105.2

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