Queensland State Archives posted a photo:
Barcaldine is a small town and locality in the Barcaldine Region in Central West Queensland. It is approximately 520 kilometres by road west of the city of Rockhampton. This is the administrative centre of the Barcaldine Region. Major industries are sheep and beef cattle rearing. The streets in Barcaldine are named after different types of trees.
The town takes its name from a sheep station called Barcaldine Downs, which was established in 1863 by Donald Cameron. The Barcaldine Post Office opened on 13 November 1886, and the Barcaldine State School opened on 4 July 1887.
Barcaldine played a significant role in the Australian labour movement and the birth of the Australian Labor Party. In 1891, it was one of the focal points of the 1891 Australian shearers’ strike, with the Eureka Flag flying over the strike camp. The landmark Tree of Knowledge, under which the strikers met,