Euthulla, Queensland

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Suburb of Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia
Suburb in Queensland, Australia
Euthulla
Suburb
Yingerbay State School, circa 1925
Yingerbay State School, circa 1925
Euthulla is located in Queensland
Euthulla
Euthulla
Coordinates: 26°25′32″S 148°51′18″E / 26.4255°S 148.855°E / -26.4255; 148.855 (Euthulla (centre of locality))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Area
 • Total
670.9 km2 (259.0 sq mi)
Population
 • Total364 (2021 census)[2]
 • Density0.5426/km2 (1.4052/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4455
Suburbs around Euthulla
Orallo Eumamurrin Mooga
Bungeworgorai Euthulla Blythdale
Dargal Road Orange Hill
Roma		 Tingun

Euthulla is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Euthulla had a population of 364 people.[2]

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west.[4]

The Carnarvon Highway enters the locality from the south (Orange Hill) and exits to the north (Eumamurrin), and the Roma-Taroom Road exits to the north-east.[4]

Grafton Range is in the east of the locality (26°22′57″S 148°56′39″E / 26.3825°S 148.9442°E / -26.3825; 148.9442 (Grafton Range))[5] with Mount Bassett (26°28′44″S 148°52′46″E / 26.4788°S 148.8794°E / -26.4788; 148.8794 (Mount Bassett)) rising to 496 metres (1,627 ft) above sea level.[4][6]

There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality, which take their names from railway sidings on the now-closed Roma-to-Injune railway line which ran through the west of the location along the now Oralla Road. From Roma heading north, the neighbourhoods / stations were:

  • Tineen (26°31′00″S 148°44′00″E / 26.5166°S 148.7333°E / -26.5166; 148.7333 (Tineen railway station (former)))[7]
  • Minka (26°30′S 148°42′E / 26.5°S 148.7°E / -26.5; 148.7 (Minka railway station (former)))[8]
  • Euthulla (26°28′45″S 148°40′57″E / 26.4791°S 148.6824°E / -26.4791; 148.6824 (Eurthulla railway station (former)))
  • Nullawurt (26°28′00″S 148°40′00″E / 26.4666°S 148.6666°E / -26.4666; 148.6666 (Nullawurt railway station (former)))[9]
  • Yingerbay (26°27′S 148°39′E / 26.45°S 148.65°E / -26.45; 148.65 (Yingerbay railway station (former)))[10]

There is another neighbourhood in the centre of the locality (not associated with the railway): Tabers (26°24′00″S 148°47′00″E / 26.4°S 148.7833°E / -26.4; 148.7833 (Tabers))[11]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping. Most of the residential areas are just outside the boundaries of Roma.[4]

History

Euthulla Provisional School opened circa 1889. On 1 January 1909, it became Euthulla State School. It closed circa 1921 but reopened in 1927. It closed finally circa 1931.[12] The school was on the western side of Emoh Ruo Road (26°25′51″S 148°46′32″E / 26.43077°S 148.77560°E / -26.43077; 148.77560 (Euthulla State School (former))).[13][4]

Yingerbay Provisional School opened on 27 May 1895 under teacher Miss Elizabeth Hinch.[14] On 1 January 1909, it became Yingerbay State School. It closed in 1922, but reopened in 1934 before closing permanently in 1940.[12]

Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937.[12] It was on the northern side of Mountainview Road (then within Mooga) but now within Euthulla (26°22′07″S 148°49′01″E / 26.36873°S 148.81698°E / -26.36873; 148.81698 (Mooga State School (former))).[15][4]

Fortune's Crossing State School opened on 3 June 1912 and closed in 1928.[12] It was off Orallo Road, immediately east of Bungeworgorai Creek (26°25′48″S 148°38′08″E / 26.42987°S 148.63562°E / -26.42987; 148.63562 (Fortune's Crossing State School (former))).[13][4]

The locality takes its name Euthulla from the railway station name, given by Queensland Railways Department on 30 November 1916, supposedly an Aboriginal word, meaning unknown.[3]

The neighbourhood Minka also takes it name from a railway station assigned by the Railways Department on 29 April 1915, and is an Aboriginal word referring to a species of tree.[8]

The neighbourhood Nullawurt also takes its name from a railway station and is an Aboriginal word for an Acacia (wattle) species of tree. It was assigned from 11 November 1915, from a suggestion from the Orallo Farmers and Settlers Association.[9]

The neighbourhood name Tineen also comes from a railway station name, assigned on 16 October 1926, being an Aboriginal word, meaning mosquito.[7]

The neighbourhood Yingerbay is the name of a railway station assigned on 11 November 1915, and taken from a pastoral run established in 1854, from the Mandandanji language, meaning a place of freshwater crayfish (yabbie).[10]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Euthulla had a population of 370 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, Euthulla had a population of 364 people.[2]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the south.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Euthulla (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Euthulla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Euthulla – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49173)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  5. ^ "Grafton Range – range in the Maranoa Region (entry 14526)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Mount Bassett – mountain in Maranoa Regional (entry 1829)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Tineen – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39329)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Minka – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39292)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Nullawurt – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39300)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Yingerbay – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 38705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. ^ "Tabers – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 33055)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  13. ^ a b "Parish of Euthulla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  14. ^ "Bakers and Contracts". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 1681. Queensland, Australia. 22 May 1895. p. 2. Retrieved 16 January 2025 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Euthulla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
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