Stamford

History

Stamford was once an overnight stop for Cobb & Co coaches travelling between Winton and Hughenden. It followed the same route as the Kennedy Developmental Road. There were a number of now-abandoned railway stations on the line within the locality (from north-west to south-east): * Alba railway station () *Waback railway station () The neighbourhood of Chinbi takes its name from the Chinbi railway station, which in turn was named on 18 February 1915 by the Queensland Railways Department. It is an Aboriginal word meaning star. The school was located at 5 Marathon Stamford Road (). The school's website was partially archived. On 9 June 2003 in the Queen's Birthday Honours List, Mrs Jean Eva Anderson of Ballater Station of Stamford was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia for her "service to the community of Hughenden, particularly through the Country Womens Association". She had given 52 years of service to the Hughenden branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association. Her award was presented to her by the then Governor of Queensland, Quentin Bryce. In 2012, the town of Stamford consisted of a roadhouse and has a permanent population of 3.

Geography

The town is on the Kennedy Developmental Road that links Hughenden and Winton, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and west of the regional centre of Townsville. It is situated in the north-east of the locality. The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

Most-observed species

• Zebra Finch

  Taeniopygia guttata (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  24
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  24
• Brown Falcon

  Falco berigora Vigors & Horsfield, 1827 · Aves
  22
• Black Kite

  Milvus migrans (Boddaert, 1783) · Aves
  22
• Emu

  Dromaius novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  18
• Budgerigar

  Melopsittacus undulatus (Shaw, 1805) · Aves
  16
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  15
• Black-faced Woodswallow

  Artamus cinereus Vieillot, 1817 · Aves
  15