Yuleba ( ) is a rural town and

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in the

Maranoa Region Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. History The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes the landscape within the ...

, in the south-west of

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, Australia. In the , Yuleba had a population of 207 people.

Geography

Yuleba is located 327 kilometres (203 mi) east of

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, 61 kilometres (38 mi) east of Roma, 294 kilometres (183 mi) west of

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, 82 kilometres (51 mi) west of Miles, west of the state capital,

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along the

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Indigenous People

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(also known as Mandandanyi, Mandandanjdji, Kogai) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mandandanji people. The Mandandanji language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Maranoa Regional Council, particularly Roma, Yuleba and Surat, then east towards Chinchilla and south-west towards Mitchell and St George. The town is said to be named after an Aboriginal word meaning "the place of

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History

When it was named in 1865, it was a settlement on Yuleba Creek. However, in October 1879 the town moved to the railway crossing on Yuleba Creek and was officially called Baltinglass. However, this was changed to Yuleba in 1901. However, due to an error in assembling a sign for the railway station, the station and the town were known as the misspelt Yeulba. In 1938, the name was changed to the original intended name of Yuleba. Baltinglass Provisional School opened on 10 November 1880. On 1 April 1884 it was renamed Yeulba State School. In 1939 the spelling of the name was changed to Yuleba State School. As a

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for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to Roma in 1910. The last

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stagecoach run, on 16 August 1924, ran between Yuleba and Surat. Stephenson Street garage built by Fergus Cox in 1952

In 1954 the former

Bendemere Shire Council The Shire of Bendemere was a local government area in the Maranoa region of Queensland, Australia, and existed from 1911 until 2008 when it amalgamated into Maranoa Region. The Shire, administered from the town of Yuleba, covered an area of , ...

(now a constituent part of the

) erected a memorial hall in Yuleba with an honour board commemorating those from the shire who had served in

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. It was officially opened on 15 May 1954 by Alfred Dohring, the Member of the

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for Roma. On 9 October 1964

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Frank Nicklin Sir George Francis Reuben Nicklin, (6 August 1895 – 29 January 1978) was an Australian politician. He was the Premier of Queensland from 1957 to 1968, the first non- Labor Party premier since 1932. The Yuleba Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2015 undertaken by the Maranoa Regional Council.

Education

Yuleba State School
is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Perry Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Yuleba. The closest Secondary School i
Wallumbilla State School
but it only offers high school education up to Year 10. The nearest state high schools offering Years 11 and 12 of secondary school are Roma State College in Roma ( west) and Miles State High School in Miles ( east).

Economy

Today, Yuleba is the site of a modern mining and processing facility working a high grade

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deposit.

Transportation

Yuleba is serviced by the Western Railway Line to

. Yuleba Railway Station is a timetabled stop for Queensland Rail Travel's twice - weekly Westlander services between

Roma Street Railway Station Roma Street railway station is located in the Brisbane central business district, Queensland, Australia. It is the junction station for the North Coast, Main, Gold Coast and NSW North Coast lines. The station is one of four inner city stat ...

and

Charleville Railway Station Charleville railway station is a station on the Cork to Dublin Railway line. It is located a mile outside the town of Charleville mostly in North County Cork, Ireland though the border with County Limerick, Ireland crosses the track alig ...

. * the Westbound service to

stops at Yuleba on Wednesdays and Fridays (passengers travelling to Wallumbilla are requested to alight from the service here for onward transport to Wallumbilla. * the Eastbound service to Roma Street stops at Yuleba on Thursdays and Saturdays Yuleba is ideally situated on the Warrego Highway as it is on the major Brisbane - Darwin route. The Yuleba Hotel - Motel is the designated stop for

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's daily Intercity services: * Gx493 (Brisbane - Mount Isa) * Gx494 (Mount Isa - Brisbane) * Gx495 (Brisbane - Charleville) * Gx496 (Charleville - Brisbane)

Amenities

The Maranoa Regional Council operates a public library in Yuleba at Stephenson Street with a high-speed ISDN Internet Connection (provided through the

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) to Brisbane.

References

External links

* * {{authority control Towns in Queensland Maranoa Region Populated places established in 1878 Localities in Queensland