Maclagan, Queensland


Maclagan is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the, Maclagan and the surrounding area had a population of 342.

Geography

Maclagan is a small town on the Darling Downs, 80 km north-west of Toowoomba and 45 km east of Dalby.

History

The township of Maclagan was surveyed in 17 May 1889. The town was originally named Bismarck after Otto von Bismarck until 1916 when it was renamed Maclagan due to the anti-German sentiment during World War I. The township was renamed Maclagan in honour of Brigadier Ewen George Sinclair-Maclagan. Bismarck Street is still a street in the town.

Amenities

Maclagan has a post office and general store, a small museum, a butcher, a kindergarten and a park. It also has a Welding Shop, Fuel Depot, a Public Hall.
There are also local Mechanics and Earthmoving Businesses, 2 Kilometers away is a Town named Quinalow that has a Fuel station that also does Mechanical work & has some spare parts,
along with local BEE Honey, also general supplies along with dog and bird feed. There is a School, A Hotel and a Rural Produce store named NORCO.