Sommariva is a

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in the

Shire of Murweh The Shire of Murweh is a local government area in the Maranoa district, which is part of South West Queensland, Australia. The administrative centre and largest town in the shire is Charleville. In June 2018, the Shire of Murweh had a populatio ...

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, Australia. It is situated east of Charleville and west of

Morven Morven, or Mhoirbheinn, is a given name and may also refer to: Places Australia * Morven, Queensland, a town and locality in the Shire of Murweh * Morven, New South Wales * Electoral district of Morven, Tasmania Canada * Morven, community in Loyal ...

on the Warrego Highway. In the , Sommariva had a population of 25 people.

Geography

The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west. The Western Railway line also passes through from east to west to the immediate south of the highway, with four railway stations within the locality (from west to east): * Arabella railway station () * Sommariva railway station () * Lurnea railway station (now abandoned) () * Angellala railway station ()

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named 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 ...

on 18 February 1911, using the name of an adjacent pastoral property, which presumably took its name from the town of Sommariva in

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, Italy. In the , Sommariva had a population of 14 people. In the , Sommariva had a population of 25 people.

Heritage listings

Sommariva has a number of

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sites, including the

Angellala Rail Bridge Angellala Rail Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge on the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line over Angellala Creek in Sommariva in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Henry Charles Stanley and built from to 1994. ...

on the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line ().

Economy

Sommariva is operated by Bill and Karen McLennan who grow and produce olives. Sommariva boasts the largest olive grove west of the Great Dividing Range. Sommariva olives, Olive Oil and Olive - derived products are marketed all over Southwest Queensland.

Education

There are no schools in Sommariva. The nearest government primary schools are Charleville State School in neighbouring Charleville to the west and Morven State School in neighbouring

to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Charleville State High School in Charleville. Some parts of Sommariva are too distant from these schools for a daily commute; the other options are

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or boarding school.

References

{{Shire of Murweh Shire of Murweh Localities in Queensland