Watsons Crossing, Queensland


Watsons Crossing is a rural locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the Queensland border with New South Wales. In the, Watsons Crossing had a population of 16 people.

Geography

The Dumaresq River forms the western and southern boundaries of the locality.
Riverton Road enters the locality from the north and loosely follows the course of the Dumaresq River but inland of the river. It exits to the east.
Watsons Crossing has the following mountains:
  • Bowmans Sugarloaf
  • Hetheringtons Sugarloaf
The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with crop growing near the Dumaresq River.

History

Lagoon Flat Provisional School opened on 30 October 1894. It became Lagoon Flat State School on 1 Jan 1909. It was closed from 5 May 1924 to about October 1924 as families moved away from the area due to the drought. The school closed permanently about June 1926. It was on the eastern side of Riverton Road.
Watson's Crossing State School opened on 20 March 1939. It closed on 31 December 1985. It was at the western end of Watsons Crossing Road.

Demographics

In the, Watsons Crossing had a population of 15 people.
In the, Watsons Crossing had a population of 16 people.

Education

There are no schools in Watsons Crossing. The nearest government school is Texas State School in Texas to the north-west. There are no schools providing education to Year 12 nearby; the alternatives are distance education and boarding school.