Eromanga, Queensland

Eromanga is a small town and locality in the Shire of Quilpie in South West Queensland, Australia.[2][3] At the 2016 census, the locality of Eromanga had a population of 119.[1] However, the town of Eromanga has a population averaging from 30-40.[4]

Eromanga
Queensland
Oil pumpjack near Eromanga
Eromanga
Coordinates26°49′S 143°16′E
Population119 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4480
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Quilpie
CountyGordon
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Eromanga:
Windorah Jundah Adavale
Tanbar Eromanga Quilpie
Durham Noccundra Thargomindah

Geography

The town lies on the edge of what is called the Eromanga Inland Sea, which existed in the Early Cretaceous. The Eromanga region has abundant oil wells and opal mines. Dinosaur fossils, including Australia's largest dinosaur a titanosaur species of sauropod, have also been found here making it an area of interest for palaeontologists.[5] It is located on what was Ngandangara territory.

Eromanga has been touted as the town in Australia located the farthest from any ocean.[6] However, this claim does not stand up to scrutiny.[7] See Pole of inaccessibility for approximations of other locations in Australia that could also make such claims.

Economy

There is an oil microrefinery which is specialized in producing mining equipment fuel.[8][9]

There are also agricultural industries such as cattle and sheep as many pioneering property owners came and took up land in the 1860s.

History

The name of the town Eromanga goes back as far as about 1860. The name is thought to have come from an Aboriginal word that means "hot gale plain" or "windy plain", though the language and dialect is unknown.[2][3] But Erromango/Erromanga is also the name of an island in the New Hebrides.

Eromanga Post Office opened by October 1902 (a receiving office had been open from 1892).[10]

Eromanga Provisional School opened on 5 July 1897 but closed in 1908. In 1910 it reopened as Eromanga State School but closed again on 28 February 1911. The school reopened on 23 October 1917 but closed again. It reopened in 1919 until it closed on 22 March 1936. It reopened on 28 May 1956 and closed again on 11 December 1981. It reopened 29 January 1990.[11][12]

One property which is located in Eromanga which was first written up in 1928 by Keith Pegler,[13] Monler Station, is now in its third generation of farmers. The property, located 11 km south of the town centre, was originally run as a sheep and cattle farm by Keith and has since been passed to Ross Pegler before the current Scott Pegler who runs the station with his family.[14] The property has struggled over the years with natural disasters ranging from drought to flooding, however, the area has received very little rain in its recent history as it has been in it longest drought in history.[15][16][17]

Education

Eromanga State School is a government primary (P-7) school located in Donald Street (26.669308°S 143.268804°E / -26.669308; 143.268804 (Eromanga State School)).[18] Between 2010 and 2013, the school had between 5 and 6 students enrolled; all students have an individual learning plan. There is one permanent teacher, a teacher aide (partly funded by the community) plus visiting teachers from other schools.[19]

Amenities

The Eromanga branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms on the corner of Deacon and Donald Streets.[20]

Due to its name, the town was referenced in the first episode of Volume 2 in the anime Ninja Nonsense, in episode 18 of Samurai Flamenco, and again in the light novel/anime Eromanga Sensei for its similarity to the term ero manga (literally meaning erotic manga).[21]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Eromanga (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 30 October 2019.
  2. "Eromanga – town in Shire of Quilpie (entry 11831)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  3. "Eromanga – locality in Shire of Quilpie (entry 50020)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
  4. "About Eromanga". Vistaprint. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 2012-06-19.
  5. Another dinosaur found on Qld cattle station Archived 2 December 2011 at the Wayback Machine ABC News. Retrieved 19 June 2012.
  6. "Eromanga - Places To Visit - Outback - Queensland Holidays". Tourism Queensland. Archived from the original on 20 February 2009. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
  7. Ken Blanch, Eromanga's Boast Doesn't Hold Water! Archived 25 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine, Courier Mail, 9 November 1985.
  8. Hampson, Keith D. (1996). "Development of Australian case studies in strategic technology manageent : the Microstill Oil Refinery" (PDF). 8th Annual Convention and Conference of Australasian Association for Engineering Education. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 August 2017 – via Queensland University of Technology.
  9. "IOR Petroleum: The Best Australian Fuel Solutions & Services". Australian Business News and Times. 13 May 2019. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  10. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  12. "Agency ID 5199, Eromanga State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  13. Charleville Times. "Eromanga". Charleville Times. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  14. Toowoomba Grammar School. "Way out West". Toowoomba Grammar School. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  15. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "The Big Dry". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  16. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "Dinosaur history shapes future of drought-ravaged Eromanga". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 31 March 2019. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  17. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. "Frightening floods follow drought and dust storms". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original on 27 May 2010. Retrieved 1 November 2019.
  18. "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 25 May 2014.
  19. "Annual Report 2012". Eromanga State School. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  20. "Branch locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  21. "Psychedelic Summer". Ninja Nonsense. Archived from the original on 8 May 2012. Retrieved 7 November 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
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