Cutella, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Cutella
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4552°N 151.8177°W
Pop:45
Postcode:4352
Area:8.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:2.9
Dir1:N
Location1:Kingsthorpe
Dist2:11.6
Dir2:E
Location2:Oakey
Dist3:22.9
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba CBD
Dist4:148
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Yalangur
Near-Ne:Gowrie Little Plain
Near-E:Glencoe
Near-Se:Kingsthorpe
Near-S:Kingsthorpe
Near-Sw:Kings Siding
Near-W:Kings Siding
Near-Nw:Yalangur

Cutella is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Cutella had a population of 45 people.

Geography

Cutella is a rural area immediately north of the town of Kingsthorpe. The land use is predominantly crop growing with some grazing on native vegetation.

The Sugar Loaf is a mountain in the south-west of the locality (-27.4566°N 151.8088°W) rising to above sea level.[2] [3]

The Kingsthorpe–Haden Road enters the locality from the south (Kingsthorpe) and exits to the north (Yalangur / Gowrie Little Plain).

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station named on 12 May 1910 by the Queensland Railways Department with an Aboriginal word meaning eagle.[1] [4]

The Kingsthorpe to Haden railway line opened on 21 December 1910 with Cutella served by the Cutella railway station (approx).[5] [6] [7] [8] The line closed on 1 May 1964.[9]

Demographics

In the, Cutella had a population of 29 people.

In the, Cutella had a population of 45 people.

Education

There are no schools in Cutella. The nearest government primary school is Kingsthorpe State School in neighbouring Kingsthorpe to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Oakey State High School in Oakey to the west.

Notes and References

  1. 25 October 2019.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. News: 28 March 1914 . SKETCHER. . 8 . . 2454 . Queensland, Australia . 2 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 2 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202054051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505199 . live .
  5. News: 26 December 1910 . GOOMBUNGEE LINE. . 2 . . 11890 . Queensland, Australia . 2 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901223159/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177764418 . live .
  6. News: 12 January 1911 . Goombungee Line . 6 . . 11,905 . Queensland, Australia . 2 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901223150/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183353451 . live .
  7. News: 13 January 1911 . GOOMBUNGEE LINE . 9 . . 11906 . Queensland, Australia . 2 September 2023 . National Library of Australia . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901223151/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183358564 . live .
  8. Web site: 1943 . Jondaryan . 2 September 2023 . . Map . 1 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230901215746/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-jondaryan-1943/original . live .
  9. Book: Kerr, John . Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways . 1990 . Boolarong Publications . 978-0-86439-102-5 .