Euthulla, Queensland

Euthulla is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Euthulla had a population of 370 people.[1]

Euthulla
Queensland
Euthulla
Coordinates26.4255°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

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).[3]

Grafton Range is in the east of the locality (26.3825°S 148.9442°E / -26.3825; 148.9442 (Grafton Range))[4] with Mount Bassett (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 (26.4°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

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. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Euthulla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Euthulla – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 49173)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  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. "Tineen – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39329)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Minka – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39292)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  8. "Nullawurt – locality unbounded in Maranoa Regional (entry 39300)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  9. "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. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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