Richmond, Queensland


Richmond is a town and locality in the Shire of Richmond in western Queensland, Australia. It is the administrative centre of the Richmond Shire.

Geography

The town is west of Townsville and east of Mount Isa. The Flinders Highway traverses the locality from east to west passing through the town which is located in about the centre of the locality. The Great Northern railway runs immediately south and parallel to the highway through the east of the locality, crossing over in the town which is served by the Richmond railway station, and then the railway runs immediately north and parallel to the highway through the west of the locality. There is a second railway station, the Moselle railway on the far eastern edge of the locality, named after the pastoral run, which in turn was named in about the 1870s by pastoralist J.B. Brodie after the Moselle River in eastern France.
The Flinders River flows through the locality from east to west, passing to the west of the town, where the river has its confluence with its tributary Dutton River.

History

is an Australian Aboriginal language of North-West Queensland, particularly the Hughenden area. The language region includes the local government area of the Shire of Flinders, including Dutton River, Flinders River, Mount Sturgeon, Caledonia, Richmond, Corfield, Winton, Torrens, Tower Hill, Landsborough Creek, Lammermoor Station, Hughenden, and Tangorin.
Wanamarra.jpg|thumb|St John the Baptist Anglican Church, Richmond, 2014

Heritage listings

Richmond has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Traditionally, the two biggest industries in Richmond are sheep- and cattle-farming, however tourism is an increasingly important aspect of the local economy. In addition to being a major transit stop on the Flinders Highway, recent paleontological discoveries have unearthed the fossils of prehistoric marine creatures, some of which are on display in Richmond.

Facilities

Richmond has a golf course, bowling club, swimming facilities, race course, caravan park, tourist information centre and a fossil museum named Kronosaurus Korner.
The Richmond Shire Council operates a public library in Richmond at 76 Goldring Street.
The Richmond branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 74 Goldring Street.

Education

Richmond State School is a primary and secondary school school for boys and girls operated by the Queensland Government at 88 Crawford Street. In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 78 students with 10 teachers and 12 non-teaching staff.

Climate

Richmond has a hot semi-arid climate bordering on a tropical temperature regime.

Transport