Download coordinates as: Warra is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.
[4] The Warrego Highway and Western railway line enter the locality from the south-east (Macalister), pass through the town, and exit to the west (Brigalow).
The run was operated by Henry Dennis in the late 1840s, then by Colin McKenzie from 1848, then by Mr Thorne circa 1864.
[7] On Friday 9 November 1906, Archdeacon Edward Bush Trotter, assisted by the Reverend William Powning Glover of Dalby, laid the foundation stone for All Saints' Anglican Church.
[8] On Tuesday 26 March 1907, Archbishop St Clair Donaldson officially opened and dedicated the church.
[9][10] In April 1907, Samuel Alexander Taylor of Logie Plains pastoral station decided to build a Presbyterian church in Warra at his own expense.
[18] On Sunday 30 March 1913, Archbishop James Duhig blessed and officially opened St Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
[7]Between December 1915 and July 1919, the Queensland Labor Government operated a coal mine at Warra, one of several such State Enterprises.
The mine supplied coal for the southern railways, and, by 1915, was producing 120 tons weekly which could be loaded directly into engines at the pithead.
However, the mine was plagued from the start with water seepage problems, causing the original shaft to be abandoned after November 1916.
[22] The Warra Honour Board was unveiled on 14 May 1917 by Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly in Dalby, William Vowles.