On 22 November 2019 the Queensland Government decided to amalgamate the localities in the Barcaldine Region, resulting in five expanded localities based on the larger towns: Alpha, Aramac, Barcaldine, Jericho and Muttaburra. Sedgeford was incorporated into Alpha.[3][4][5]
Native Companion Creek rises in the south of the locality near Troopers Bluff (elevation 570 metres (1,870 ft)) and flows north exiting the locality to the north-west (Alpha). The creek eventually becomes a tributary of the Belyando River.[6][8][9]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[6]
History
The origin of the name is unclear but it appears to have been a pastoral run name since 1884.[10]
Mamboo railway station was established in 1954. Queensland Railways Department assigned the name Mamboo on 5 July 1954. It is an Aboriginal word in the Kabi language, meaning dogwood tree.[11] However this is not an Indigenous language used in the area.[7]
In 1912 Sedgeford pastoral station was sold by Mr Donaldson to Messrs Clark & Whiting.[12]
Education
There are no schools in Sedgeford. Neighbouring Alpha has a primary and secondary school (to Year 10). The nearest secondary schools including Years 11 and 12 are in Barcaldine and Emerald.[6] Boarding schools and distance education are other options.[13]
^"Advertising". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XXXII, no. 4929. Queensland, Australia. 5 February 1884. p. 1. Retrieved 14 August 2019 – via National Library of Australia.