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Selene is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Selene had a population of 25 people.[1]

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Selene
Queensland

Selene

Coordinates

25.0066°S 151.14°E

Population

25 (2016 census)[1]

• Density

0.753/km² (1.95/sq mi)

Postcode(s)

4630

Area

33.2 km² (12.8 sq mi)

Time zone

AEST (UTC+10:00)

LGA(s)

North Burnett Region

State electorate(s)

Callide

Federal division(s)

Flynn

Suburbs around Selene:
Coominglah Forest	Mulgildie	Tellebang
Glenleigh	Selene	Tellebang
Glenleigh	Kapaldo	Tellebang

Geography

Tuturi is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (25.0000°S 151.1333°E / -25.0000; 151.1333 (Tuturi)) near the former railway station of the same name.[3] The name Tuturi was assigned by the Queenland Railways Department and is word from the Waka language, meaning grey box tree.[3]

History

Selene State School opened on 25 January 1926 and closed on 25 July 1965.[4] It was located at 261 Selene Hall Road (25.0086°S 151.1655°E / -25.0086; 151.1655 (Selene State School (former))).[5][6]

The now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened to Selene in 1927. The locality was served by two now-abandoned stations:

Tuturi railway station (24.9997°S 151.1480°E / -24.9997; 151.1480 (Tuturi railway station))[7]
Selene railway station (25.0078°S 151.1464°E / -25.0078; 151.1464 (Selene railway station))[7]

Selene Baptist Church was officially opened by Reverend Benjamin Hewison (President of the Queensland Baptist Union) on Saturday 13 May 1933.[8][9][10][11]

The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed.[12]

In the 2016 census Selene had a population of 25 people.[1]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Selene (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
"Selene – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47374)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
"Tuturi – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 35438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
"Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 5 December 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
"Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
"Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"1933 Selene". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Retrieved 29 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
"BAPTIST". The Brisbane Courier. No. 23, 495. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1933. p. 5. Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
"BAPTIST CHURCH". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 19, 520. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 5 December 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
Gough, Emma (7 June 2012). "Last train out of Monto gone". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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