| Euthulla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Euthulla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°25′32″S 148°51′18″E / 26.4255°S 148.855°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 370 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.551/km2 (1.428/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4455 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 670.9 km2 (259.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Euthulla is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Euthulla had a population of 370 people.[1]
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)[4] with Mount Bassett (26°28′44″S 148°52′46″E / 26.4788°S 148.8794°E) 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)[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]
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).[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).[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).[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]
There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary and secondary school is Roma State College in Roma to the south.[3]
