Toomelah Station is an indigenous community in the far north of inland New South Wales

New South Wales

New South Wales is a state of :Australia, located in the east of the country. It is bordered by Queensland, Victoria and South Australia to the north, south and west respectively. To the east, the state is bordered by the Tasman Sea, which forms part of the Pacific Ocean. New South Wales...

, Australia

Australia

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 within the Boggabilla locality in Moree Plains

Moree Plains

The Shire of Moree Plains, located on the New South Wales side of the border with Queensland, is one of the largest Local Government areas in the State....

 Shire.
The station is north of Moree

Morée

Morée is a commune in the Loir-et-Cher department of central France.-See also:*Communes of the Loir-et-Cher department...

 on the MacIntyre River

MacIntyre River

The Macintyre River is a river in northern New South Wales, Australia, part of which forms the border with Queensland.The headwaters of the Macintyre River rise west of Guyra and south of Glen Innes on the Northern Tablelands...

 and is close to the town of Goondiwindi across the border in Queensland

Queensland

Queensland is a state of Australia, occupying the north-eastern section of the mainland continent. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Australia and New South Wales to the west, south-west and south respectively. To the east, Queensland is bordered by the Coral Sea and Pacific Ocean...

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In 1987 there was a public outcry over poor sanitation at Toomelah and action was taken to improve water and housing. In 2008 the Special Commission of Inquiry into Child Protection Services in New South Wales heard evidence of abuse and neglect of children at Toomelah.

Singer/songwriter Roger Knox

Roger Knox

Roger Knox is an Australian country singer known as the Black Elvis and the Koori King of Country. He is an Gamilaroi man , was born in Moree and grew up in the Toomelah Aboriginal Mission near Boggabilla near the border between New South Wales and Queensland.In 1980s Knox was in a plane crash that...

is from Toomelah.