Euramo is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Euramo had a population of 114 people. Riversdale is a neighbourhood () in the west of the locality.

Geography

Euramo is bounded to the north by the

Tully River The Tully River is a river in Far North Queensland, Australia. Course and features The Tully River rises in the Cardwell Range, part of the Great Dividing Range on the northern boundary of the Kirrama State Forest. The river flows generally n ...

and to the south by the

Murray River The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Aust ...

. The

Bruce Highway The Bruce Highway is a major highway in Queensland, Australia. Commencing in the state capital, Brisbane, it passes through areas close to the eastern coast on its way to Cairns in Far North Queensland. The route is part of the Australian Natio ...

traverses the eastern part of the locality, entering the locality from the south-east ( Murrigal) and exiting to the north-east (

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). 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 Sugarcane or sugar cane is a species of tall, Perennial plant, perennial grass (in the genus ''Saccharum'', tribe Andropogoneae) that is used for sugar Sugar industry, production. The plants are 2–6 m (6–20 ft) tall with stout, jointed, fib ...

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.

Demographics

In the , Euramo had a population of 147 people. In the , Euramo had a population of 114 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