Euthulla
Queensland
Euthulla is located in Queensland
Euthulla
Euthulla
Coordinates26°25′32″S 148°51′18″E / 26.4255°S 148.855°E / -26.4255; 148.855 (Euthulla (centre of locality))
Population370 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.551/km2 (1.428/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4455
Area670.9 km2 (259.0 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
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.[2] In the 2016 census, Euthulla had a population of 370 people.[1]

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west.[3]

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.[3]

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))[4] 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.[3][5]

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:

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))[10]

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some cropping. Most of the residential areas are just outside the boundaries of Roma.[3]

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.[11] 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))).[12][3]

Mooga Provisional School opened on 1 August 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Mooga State School. It closed on 18 April 1937.[11] 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))).[13][3]

Fortune's Crossing State School opened on 3 June 1912 and closed on 1928.[11] 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))).[12][3]

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.[2]

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.[7]

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.[8]

The neighbourhood name Tineen also comes from a railway station name, assigned on 16 October 1926, being an Aboriginal word, meaning mosquito.[6]

The neighbourhood Yingerbay is again 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).[9]

Euthulla Provisional School opened circa 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Euthulla State School and closed circa 1921. In 1927 it reopened but closed finally in 1931.[11]

In the 2016 census, Euthulla had a population of 370 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the south.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Euthulla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. 1 2 "Euthulla – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49173)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  4. ↑ "Grafton Range – range in the Maranoa Region (entry 14526)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  5. ↑ "Mount Bassett – mountain in Maranoa Regional (entry 1829)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  6. 1 2 "Tineen – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39329)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. 1 2 "Minka – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39292)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. 1 2 "Nullawurt – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39300)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. 1 2 "Yingerbay – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 38705)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. ↑ "Tabers – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 33055)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  11. 1 2 3 4 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. 1 2 "Parish of Euthulla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1931. Archived from the original on 5 November 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  13. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87" (Map). Queensland Government. 1929. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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