Yuleba ( ) is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the , Yuleba had a population of 207 people.

Geography

Yuleba is located 327 kilometres (203 mi) east of Charleville, 61 kilometres (38 mi) east of

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, 294 kilometres (183 mi) west of Toowoomba, 82 kilometres (51 mi) west of

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, west of the state capital, Brisbane along the Warrego Highway.

Indigenous People

Mandandanji (also known as Mandandanyi, Mandandanjdji, Kogai) is an

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spoken by the Mandandanji people. The Mandandanji language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the

Maranoa Regional Council Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. History The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes the landscape within the lo ...

, particularly

, Yuleba and

Surat Surat is a city in the western Indian state of Gujarat. The word Surat literally means ''face'' in Gujarati and Hindi. Located on the banks of the river Tapti near its confluence with the Arabian Sea, it used to be a large seaport. It is now ...

, then east towards

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and south-west towards Mitchell and

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. The town is said to be named after an

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word meaning "the place of water lilies".

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. 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. As a railhead for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to

in 1910. The last Cobb and Co

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run, on 16 August 1924, ran between Yuleba and

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 honour board commemorating those from the shire who had served in World War II. It was officially opened on 15 May 1954 by

Alfred Dohring Alfred Dohring (11 July 1896 – 13 July 1982) was an Australian politician. He was a Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly. Early life Alfred Dohring was born on 11 July 1896 in Alpha, Queensland, the son of August Dohring and his ...

, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for

. On 9 October 1964 Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin unveiled a large mural at the Yuleba Memorial Hall. The mural depicts many scene of wars and was painted by local artist and jackaroo Robert (Fred) Doyle. At the , Yuleba had a population of 183. The Yuleba Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2015 undertaken by the

Education

Yuleba State School
is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Perry Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Yuleba. The closest Secondary School i
Wallumbilla State School
but it only offers high school education up to Year 10. The nearest state high schools offering Years 11 and 12 of secondary school are Roma State College in

( west) and Miles State High School in

( east).

Economy

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

Transportation

Yuleba is serviced by the Western Railway Line to Charleville.

Yuleba Railway Station Yuleba railway station is located on the Western line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the town of Yuleba. The original station had one platform, opening in 1879. The Original Station was replaced by the Present structure in 2008 and has s ...

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 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 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

operates a public library in Yuleba at Stephenson Street with a high-speed ISDN Internet Connection (provided through the National Broadband Network) to Brisbane.

References

External links

* * {{authority control Towns in Queensland Maranoa Region Populated places established in 1878 Localities in Queensland