Riversdale, Queensland

Euramo is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Euramo had a population of 147 people.

Riversdale is a neighbourhood () in the west of the locality.

Geography

Euramo is bounded to the north by the Tully River and to the south by the Murray River.

The Bruce Highway traverses the eastern part of the locality, entering the locality from the south-east ( Murrigal) and exiting to the north-east ( Silky Oak). The North Coast railway line also traverses the locality immediately to the west of the highway with the locality being served by Euramo railway station ().

Bellenden Plains is a plain spanning much of Euramo and Murrigal to the south, mostly under above sea level ().

Djilgarin Conservation Park is an protected area in centre of the locality (). Apart from that, the land use is predominantly growing sugarcane.

History

Euramo State School opened on 19 September 1927. In 1930, a "new" school building was relocated from the closed Japoon West State School in Japoonvale to a site in Euramo donated by Mr J.A. Winter. It closed in 1974. The school was on the Bruce Highway (approx ).

Riversdale State School opened on 11 May 1953. It closed on 23 August 1968. It was at approx 917 Davidson Road () on a site donated by Mrs Bryce Henry.

In the , Euramo had a population of 147 people.

Education

There are no schools in Euramo. The nearest government primary schools are Tully State School in Tully to the north and Murray River Upper State School in Murray Upper in the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region

Cassowary Coast Region
Localities in Queensland