Guluguba, Queensland
| Guluguba Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Cafe at Guluguba on the Leichhardt Highway, 2014 | |||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4418 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||
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Guluguba is both a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the 2011 census, Guluguba was counted together with neighbouring Wandoan and had a combined population of 655.[3]
History
The name Guluguba is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning squatter pigeon.[1][2]
Guluguba Post Office opened by 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1915).[4]
The Guluguba State School opened on 1 February 1917.[5]
Geography
Guluguba is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north of Miles and south of Wandoan.
References
- 1 2 "Guluguba (town) (entry 14951)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- 1 2 "Guluguba (locality) (entry 47706)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Wandoan (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
Further reading
- Bahnisch, Lyn; Stiller, Doris; Guluguba State School. Anniversary Committee (1992), Schools beside the track : 1917-1992 : celebrating the 75th anniversary of Guluguba State School : a history of Guluguba, Gurulmundi, Giligulgul and Downfall Creek Schools, Guluguba State School Anniversary Committee, ISBN 978-0-646-11955-7
Coordinates: AU-QLD 26°16′22″S 150°04′57″E / 26.27278°S 150.08250°E
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