The Black Stump - QLD

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Position

DEG: -24.423731 145.469914
DMS: 24º 25' 25.43" S 145º 28' 11.67" E
UTM: 55 J 7298003mN 344875mE
Altitude: 288.86m

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33 Thistle St. Blackall
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Anything west of Blackall is considered 'beyond the Black Stump', in reference to the earl surveying of western regions. Nestled on Thistle St behind the Blackall State School is a wood memorial stump erected in 1988 to commemorate of the bi-centennial of Australia and given a facelift in 2018 for the Blackall 150 year event. The site represents the observation used when surveying was done to gain a more accurate basis for maps of Queensland, back in 1888. The surveyors used the stump for the placement of their transit to gain latitude and longitude observations. As time passed any country to the west of Blackall was considered to be 'beyond the Black Stump'.
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Closest Weather Station

Blackall at 07/06:30pm EST
Distance from The Black Stump 4.04km W
TemperatureFeels LikeRel. HumidityDew PointPressureRainfallWind DirectionWind SpeedGusts
37.5°C34.2°C13%4.4°C1008.1hPa0.0mmW11km/hr
6knots
15km/hr
8knots

Closest Climatic Station

Blackall Airport
Distance from The Black Stump 4.04km W
 JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean Max. °C35.735.033.430.726.022.522.425.229.332.934.535.6
Mean Min. °C22.722.019.715.610.27.86.27.612.416.320.021.9
Mean Rain mm112.480.835.828.414.728.714.913.526.426.258.8113.1

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