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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]

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Euthulla Queensland
Euthulla
Coordinates	26.4255°S 148.855°E / -26.4255; 148.855 (Euthulla (centre of locality))
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	8.0 km (5 mi) NNW of Roma 90.4 km (56 mi) S of Injune 359 km (223 mi) WNW of Toowoomba 538 km (334 mi) WNW of Brisbane
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:

• Tineen (26.5166°S 148.7333°E / -26.5166; 148.7333 (Tineen))[6]
• Minka (26.5°S 148.7°E / -26.5; 148.7 (Minka))[7]
• Euthulla (26.4791°S 148.6824°E / -26.4791; 148.6824 (Eurthulla railway station))
• Nullawurt (26.4666°S 148.6666°E / -26.4666; 148.6666 (Nullawurt))[8]
• Yingerbay (26.45°S 148.65°E / -26.45; 148.65 (Yingerbay)[9]

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]

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