Gore, Queensland


Gore is a town and a locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Gore had a population of 36 people.

Geography

The Cunningham Highway passes through the locality from the east to the south-west. The South Western railway line also passes through the locality roughly parallel to the highway. The town of Gore is located on the south-eastern boundary of the locality and both the highway and the railway pass through it with the town being served by Gore railway station.

History

The town was named after St George Richard Gore, the original lessee of Yandilla pastoral run in 1842.
Gore State School opened on 20 January 1913. In 1927 it became Maxhill State School and then in 1937 Cement Mills State School. It closed in 1975.

Education

There are no schools in Gore. The nearest primary schools are in Karara and Inglewood. The nearest secondary school is in Warwick.