- Springsure, Queensland
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Springsure
state = qld
caption = [http://www.springsure.pcq.org.au Springsure Presbyterian Church]
lga = Central Highlands
postcode = 4722
pop = 770 (2001 Census)
est =
elevation= 344.9
maxtemp = 28.8
mintemp = 14.0
rainfall = 677.4
stategov = Gregory
fedgov = Capricornia
dist1 = 765
location1=Brisbane
dist2 = 335
location2= Rockhampton
dist3 = 68
location3= EmeraldSpringsure is a small town in
Queensland , 66 km south of Emerald on theGregory Highway . It is 765 km northwest ofBrisbane .The area was first explored by
Ludwig Leichhardt and his favourable reports encouraged settlers to move in. Springsure saw a massacre of Europeans by theAboriginal Australian people, the Kairi, who resisted encroachment on their lands (Known as the Wills massacre orCullin-La-Ringo massacre ). At least 19 are known to have perished.Fact|date=February 2007Today, Springsure is a pastoral settlement serving
cattle farms as well assunflower ,sorghum ,wheat andchickpea plantations.A cliff face in the hills surrounding Springsure is known to the area as Virgin Rock. As although know years of erosion have perished the natural formation it once looked like the Virgin Mary cradling the baby Jesus.
It is also a staging point for expeditions to the
Carnarvon National Park .
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