It illustrates a remarkable feat of surveying in the nineteenth century and is a reminder of the extraordinarily difficult conditions under which many early surveyors worked.

[6] Wooroorooka is located immediately north of the border with New South Wales and is on the Owangowan Creek; it is now abandoned.

[3] The name Barringun is derived from the local Aboriginal word for the lower part of the Warrego River variously transcribed as Barronga, Burringun or Barrongun.

[10] In 1885, discussions were being held between the New South Wales and Queensland colonial parliaments about a rabbit-proof fence to prevent the spread of the pest.

Therefore, on 3 December 1895, the Queensland Parliament approved the construction of the 121-mile (195 km) extension of the Western railway line from Charleville to Cunnamulla.

[18] The Wooroorooka customs house, a cottage raised up on stumps, became the Border fence ranger's residence.

[18] Barringun existed to support the surrounding pastoral property needs, and the shearing season provided important employment.

Recreational activities including fishing on the Maranoa River and cricket with the nearby Belalie Station.

[20][21] A rail line from Bourke to Barringun was proposed in the late 1920s to the 1940s, to eventually connect with Cunnamulla for freight.

[1] Barringun has a heritage-listed site on the east bank of the Warrego River at the border with New South Wales.

[37] The former town was the subject of a 1917 eight-verse poem of the same name by Scottish-Australian poet and bush balladeer Will H. Ogilvie (1869–1963).