Kitoba is a rural

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...

in the South Burnett Region,

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, Australia. In the Kitoba had a population of 13 people.

History

The locality takes its name from the Kitoba railway station name, which was named on 3 July 1926 by the

Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...

. The name ''Kitoba'' is thought to be an Aboriginal word referring to paint stone (possibly in connection with body painting). The station was previously known as ''Boolel'', another Aboriginal word, meaning silver leafed ironbark tree. The Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity was opened on 24 May 1957 by Archdeacon Richards. It was closed on 3 June 2005 by Assistant Bishop Nolan. The church was at 2272 Gayndah Road () until 2007 when the church building was relocated to

Cloyna State School Cloyna is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the Cloyna had a population of 142 people. History Cloyna State School opened on 20 February 1911. The construction of the Lutheran Church was completed in Ma ...

. Kitoba railway station was on the

Windera railway line The Windera Branch Railway is a branch railway line from Barlil to Windera in Queensland, Australia. History Contemporaneously with parliamentary approval for the Murgon-to-Proston railway line came authorisation for a branch line from B ...

, now closed. In the Kitoba had a population of 13 people.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland