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Tineen
Euthulla is a rural Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Euthulla had a population of 370 people. Geography The locality is loosely bounded by Bungeworgorai Creek to the west. The Carnarvon Highway enters the locality from the south (Orange Hill, Queensland, Orange Hill) and exits to the north (Eumamurrin, Queensland, Eumamurrin). Grafton Range is in the east of the locality () with Mount Bassett () rising to above sea level. There are a number of neighbourhoods within the locality, which take their names from railway sidings on the now-closed Roma-to-Injune railway line which ran through the west of the location along the now Oralla Road. From Roma heading north, the neighbourhoods/stations were: * Tineen () *Minka () *Euthulla () * Nullawurt () * Yingerbay ( There is another neighbourhood in the centre of the locality (not associated with the railway): Tabers () The land use is predominantly grazing on nati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Roma-to-Injune Railway Line
The Injune Branch Railway was a railway in Queensland, Australia. After the Western Line reached Roma in south-western Queensland in September 1880, there was a plan to foster land settlement as far as Mount Hutton about to the north. A branch line from Roma about to Orallo was approved in 1911 and construction began in 1914.Kerr, J. 'Triumph of Narrow Gauge' Boolarong Press 1990 Roma Town Council met one third of the construction cost and it opened on 19 September 1916. Sidings were established en route at Ona Ona, Tineen, Minka, Euthulla, Nullawurt, Yingerbay, Kingull, Nareeten, Oogara, Eumina and Moorta. Three trains a week serviced the line, which followed a path to the west of the present day Carnarvon Highway. Approval for a extension to Injune Creek was granted in November 1916. There are various theories on the origin of the name Injune, but perhaps the most plausible is that it derives from Ingon a possible aboriginal name for the flying squirrel or s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
