Wallumbilla North, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Wallumbilla North
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.4336°N 149.2491°W
Pop:158
Postcode:4428
Area:741.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:23.7
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Wallumbilla
Dist2:64.3
Dir2:NE
Location2:Roma
Dist3:322
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:450
Dir4:NW
Location4:Brisbane
Elevation:470
Lga:Maranoa Region
Stategov:Warrego
Stategov2:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Waikola
Near-Ne:Clifford
Near-E:Yuleba North
Near-Se:Yuleba
Yuleba South
Near-S:Wallumbilla South
Near-Sw:Wallumbilla
Near-W:Pickanjinnie
Near-Nw:Pickanjinnie

Wallumbilla North is a rural locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wallumbilla North had a population of 158 people.

Geography

As the name suggests, Wallumbilla North is immediately north of Wallumbilla.

Wallumbilla Creek, Middle Creek and Cattle Creek rise in the locality. All are eventually tributaries of the Balonne River.

The Western railway line forms part of the southern boundary of the locality with the Warrego Highway running immediately parallel to the north of the railway line.

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.

History

The name Wallumbilla was the name of a pastoral run leased by Charles Coxen, The name is presumed to come from the indigenous Mandandanji language and reportedly means wallu=plenty and billa=jew fish.[2] [3]

The Western railway line from Yuleba to Blythdale opened on 12 January 1880,[4] with the locality being served by the now-abandoned Armoo railway station (-26.6011°N 149.3242°W). [5]

Chadford Provisional School opened on 9 March 1908 as a half-time school in conjunction with Stake Yard Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). Circa September 1908, Chadford Provisional School become a full-time school (having its own teacher). It closed in 1909 to reopen on 24 August 1910 as Chadford State School. It closed on 24 August 1962. It was at 75 Old Chadford Road .[6]

North Wallumbilla Creek State School opened in 1911 but was renamed Rasley State School in 1912 and then Raslie State State on 1 April 1913. It closed on 28 January 1963. It was on Raslie Road .

Demographics

In the, Wallumbilla North had a population of 147 people.

In the, Wallumbilla North had a population of 158 people.

Education

There are no schools in Wallumbilla North. The nearest government primary schools are Wallumbilla State School in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the south-west and Yuleba State School in neighbouring Yuleba to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Wallumbilla State School (to Year 10 only) in neighbouring Wallumbilla to the south-west and Roma State College (to Year 12) in Roma to the west. However, given the distance to Roma, distance education and boarding schools are other options.

Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. 18 August 2016.
  3. 18 August 2016.
  4. Book: Kerr, John . Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways . 1990 . Boolarong Publications . 978-0-86439-102-5 . 224.
  5. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  6. Web site: 1955 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m87 . 12 March 2022 . . Map . 13 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220313011135/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m87-admin-bdy-1955.jpg . live .