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Blackall is where shearing legend, Jack Howe, set a world record shearing 321 sheep in seven hours and forty minutes with blade shears. It actually took another 58 years before anyone could match his feat and that was with machine shears.

The Blackall Woolscour, an historic wool washing plant which operated on steam from 1908 to 1978, is believed to be the only complete operation of its kind left in Australia, with the original steam machinery still in place. Outback characters bring the halls to life as they take you on a tour of the woolscour.

Blackall was named after Sir Samual Blackall, Queensland’s second Governor, and was discovered in 1846 by explorer Thomas Mitchell. Blackall is the home of the original Black Stump, which is the exact centre of a meridian square used by surveyors to align the borders of Queensland back in 1887. In 1885 Blackall was the first town to start drilling an artesian bore. Today, visitors can relax, refresh and revive in the soothing artesian waters of the Blackall Aquatic Centre.

Temperatures for Blackall

Blackall has hot summer temperatures. The summer high temperature for Blackall is approximately 36 °c. The summer low temperature is approximately 22 °c.

Blackall has warm winter temperatures. The winter high temperature for Blackall is approximately 23 °c. The winter low temperature is approximately 8 °c.

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