About Wallangarra
Wallangarra is a town and locality in the Southern
Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
Wallangarra is the third most
southerly town in Queensland, 258 kilometres
(160 mi) south west of Brisbane. Wallangarra is on
the Queensland side of the border and Jennings is
on the New South Wales side. At the 2006 census,
Wallangarra had a population of 385.
In 1885, the Queensland government announced
that a town would be formed where the railway
line between Queensland and New South Wales
would meet. On 29 June 1885, 179 lots were
offered for sale at £8 per acre