Download coordinates as: Gracemere is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.
[4] The Capricorn Highway enters the locality from the north (Fairy Bower) and exits to the west (Kabra).
[5] There are three railway stops within the locality (from west to east): Gangalu (Gangulu, Kangulu, Kanolu, Kaangooloo, Khangulu) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken on Gangula country.
The Gangula language region includes the towns of Clermont and Springsure extending south towards the Dawson River.
They settled by a small lake, originally called "Farris" or Padgole lagoon which was named Gracemere in 1855.
In July 1855, Charles and Thomas Archer with around 30 other people including four Native Police troopers, four Aboriginal men from the Burnett River and their wives, left the Archer's Eidsvold pastoral station in order to construct the Gracemere run.
The local Aboriginals led by "King Harold" wished to obtain peaceful conditions with the Archer brothers and in return for allowing the indigenous people to live in the area, the Archer brothers utilised Harold's people to aid in forcibly "restraining the outside blacks" who were resisting British occupation.
The Central Queensland Livestock Exchange (formerly the Gracemere Saleyards) is on the western side of the town.
[5] Currently, all high school students travel by a bus service into Rockhampton to continue their senior education.
[27] The Gracemere branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Guide Hut in James Street.
It is in the shape of a capital letter G and is 5 by 6.6 metres (16 by 22 ft) in size and is made from 5 tonnes (5.5 tons) of mild steel.