Morella, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Morella
State:qld
Coordinates:-22.998°N 143.855°W
Pop:33
Postcode:4730
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:84.6
Dir1:NW
Location1:Longreach
Dist2:770
Dir2:W
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:1261
Dir3:NW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Longreach Region
Near-N:Chorregon
Near-Ne:Bangall
Near-E:Camoola
Near-Se:Longreach
Near-S:Maneroo
Near-Sw:Maneroo
Near-W:Vergemont
Near-Nw:Chorregon

Morella was a rural locality within Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] Since January 2019, it has been amalgamated into the locality of Longreach.

Geography

The Landsborough Highway passed from south-east to north-west through the locality.

History

Morella railway station on the Central Western railway line was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 7 August 1925. It is an Aboriginal word meaning small hill.[2]

Morella Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 and closed in 1979.[3]

Town lots were sold in November 1948 centred on .[4]

Local women formed the Morella branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association in October 1944. Initially they met at the Hereward and Tandara homesteads.[5] About September 1951 they opened their own hall .[6]

Evesham State School opened on 23 January 1967. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and then permanently closed on 31 December 2010.[7] [8] The school was on Silsoe Road. The school's website was archived.[9]

In the, Morella had a population of 33 people.

In January 2019, it was decided to reduce the number of localities within Longreach Region by amalgamating the localities to the north and west of the town of Longreach into the locality of Longreach. The localities amalgamated were: Camoola, Chorregon, Ernestina, Maneroo, Morella, Tocal, and Vergemont.[10] As a consequence of this amalgamation, the Longreach Region has only three localities: Longreach, Ilframcombe and Isisford.

Heritage listings

Morella had a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Amenities

There was a branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association in Morella off Morella Road .[12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 13 September 2015.
  2. 21 September 2020.
  3. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014.
  4. News: 7 October 1948. MORELLA TOWNSHIP BLOCKS FOR SALE. 14 . 7. Queensland Country Life. 13. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 21 October 1944. Q.C.W.A.. 22 . 5. The Longreach Leader. 1177. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  6. News: 5 September 1952. Mobile Meeting Supports Divisional Loans. 30 . 4. The Longreach Leader. 1858. Queensland, Australia. 21 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  7. 28 July 2019.
  8. News: Evesham school's $250K upgrade on hold. 3 September 2009. ABC News. 29 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190729013709/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2009-09-02/evesham-schools-250k-upgrade-on-hold/1414956. 29 July 2019. live. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  9. Web site: 2007-01-10 . Evesham State School . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070110220246/http://eveshamss.eq.edu.au/ . 2007-01-10 . 2022-04-08 . Evesham State School.
  10. Web site: Recent place name decisions: Job number 17-050: Longreach. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20190728203832/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/title/place-names/proposals-decisions/decisions. 28 July 2019. usurped. 29 July 2019.
  11. 10 July 2013.
  12. Web site: Branch locations. Queensland Country Women's Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/. 26 December 2018. live. 26 December 2018.