Yuleba

Yuleba
Queensland
Post office at Yuleba
Yuleba is located in Queensland
Yuleba
Yuleba
Coordinates26°36′47″S 149°22′57″E / 26.6130°S 149.3825°E / -26.6130; 149.3825 (Yuleba (town centre))
Population271 (SAL 2021)[1]
Established1865
Postcode(s)4427
Area87.7 km2 (33.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Maranoa Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Yuleba:
Wallumbilla North Yuleba North Yuleba North
Yuleba South Yuleba Jackson South
Yuleba South Yuleba South Yuleba South

Yuleba (/ˈjuːlbɑː/ YOO-l-BAH) is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 271 people.[4]

Geography

Yuleba is located 327 kilometres (203 miles) east of Charleville, 61 kilometres (38 miles) east of Roma, 294 kilometres (183 miles) west of Toowoomba, 82 kilometres (51 miles) west of Miles, 420 kilometres (260 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane along the Warrego Highway.

Indigenous People

Mandandanji (also known as Mandandanyi, Mandandanjdji, Kogai) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mandandanji people. The Mandandanji language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Maranoa Regional Council, particularly Roma, Yuleba and Surat, then east towards Chinchilla and south-west towards Mitchell and St George.[5]

The town is said to be named after an Aboriginal word meaning "the place of water lilies".[6]

History

When it was named in 1865, it was a settlement on Yuleba Creek. However, in October 1879 the town moved to the railway crossing on Yuleba Creek and was officially called Baltinglass. However, this was changed to Yuleba in 1901. However, due to an error in assembling a sign for the railway station, the station and the town were known as the misspelt Yeulba. In 1938, the name was changed to the original intended name of Yuleba.[2][7][8]

Baltinglass Provisional School opened on 10 November 1880. On 1 April 1884, it was renamed Yeulba State School. In 1939, the spelling of the name was changed to Yuleba State School.[9][10]

As a railhead for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to Roma in 1910.[6]

The last Cobb and Co stagecoach between Yuleba and Surat ran on 16 August 1924.[11]

Stephenson Street garage built by Fergus Cox in 1952.

In 1954 the former Bendemere Shire Council (now a constituent part of the Maranoa Region) erected a memorial hall in Yuleba with an honor board commemorating those from the shire who had served in World War II. It was officially opened on 15 May 1954 by Alfred Dohring, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Roma.[12]

On 9 October 1964 Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin unveiled a large mural at the Yuleba Memorial Hall. The mural depicts many scenes of war and was painted by local artist and jackaroo Robert (Fred) Doyle.[13]

The Yuleba Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2015 undertaken by the Maranoa Regional Council.[14]

Demographics

At the 2006 census, Yuleba had a population of 183.[15]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 207 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 271 people.[4]

Education

Yuleba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Perry Street (26°36′52″S 149°22′55″E / 26.6145°S 149.3819°E / -26.6145; 149.3819 (Yuleba State School)).[17][18] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[19] In 2022, the school had 31 students.[20]

There is no secondary school in Yuleba. The closest secondary school is Wallumbilla State School which provides secondary school education to Year 10. The nearest state high schools offering Years 11 and 12 of secondary school are Roma State College in Roma (61 km (38 mi) west)[21] and Miles State High School in Miles (81 km (50 mi) east).[22]

Economy

Today, Yuleba is the site of a modern mining and processing facility working a high grade silica deposit.[23]

Transportation

Yuleba is serviced by the Western Railway Line to Charleville.

Yuleba Railway Station is a timetabled stop for Queensland Rail Travel's twice - weekly Westlander services between Roma Street Railway Station and Charleville Railway Station.

  • the Westbound service (3S86) to Charleville stops at Yuleba on Wednesdays and Fridays (passengers travelling to Wallumbilla are requested to alight from the service here for onward transport to Wallumbilla.
  • the Eastbound service (3987) to Roma Street stops at Yuleba on Thursdays and Saturdays

Yuleba is ideally situated on the Warrego Highway as it is on the major Brisbane - Darwin route.

The Yuleba Hotel - Motel is the designated stop for Greyhound Australia's daily Intercity services:

  • Gx493 (Brisbane - Mount Isa)
  • Gx494 (Mount Isa - Brisbane)
  • Gx495 (Brisbane - Charleville)
  • Gx496 (Charleville - Brisbane)

Amenities

The Maranoa Regional Council operates a public library in Yuleba at Stephenson Street with a high-speed ISDN Internet Connection (provided through the National Broadband Network) to Brisbane.[24]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yuleba (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Yuleba – town in Maranoa Region (entry 38786)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Yuleba – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47472)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
  4. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Yuleba (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ "Mandandanji". State Library of Queensland. 15 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 24 February 2021.
  6. ^ a b "Yuleba". Travel. Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Archived from the original on 11 February 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  7. ^ "Yeulba Should Be Yuleba". The Courier-mail. No. 1520. Queensland, Australia. 16 July 1938. p. 2. Archived from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 16 August 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "About the Shire". Shire of Bendemere. Archived from the original on 30 August 2007. Retrieved 27 May 2007.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "Agency ID 5872, Yuleba State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  11. ^ "Yuleba". Western Downs - Places to visit. Tourism Queensland. Archived from the original on 15 June 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  12. ^ "Yuleba Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Yuleba Honour Board". Queensland War Memorials Register. 23 June 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Yuleba (Bendemere Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Yuleba (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  17. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Yuleba State School". Archived from the original on 25 March 2020. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  19. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  20. ^ "School annual report 2022" (PDF). Yuleba State School. p. 2. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  21. ^ "Roma State College". Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  22. ^ "Miles State High School". Archived from the original on 4 April 2017. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  23. ^ "About us". Yuleba Minerals Pty Ltd. Archived from the original on 29 September 2007. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  24. ^ "Yuleba Library". Public Libraries Connect. 25 July 2017. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
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