Guluguba is a rural town and

locality Locality may refer to: * Locality, a historical named location or place in Canada * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localitie ...

in the

Western Downs Region Western Downs Region is a Local government in Australia, local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 ...

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

, Australia. In the , the locality of Guluguba had a population of 86 people.

Geography

Guluguba is located on the

Leichhardt Highway The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway. It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 k ...

, north of

Miles The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of length; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English f ...

and south of Wandoan. The now-closed Wandoan railway line traversed the locality with the town being served by the Guluguba railway station () with the Giligulgul railway station () at the south of the locality.

History

The name ''Guluguba'' is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning ''squatter pigeon''. Guluguba Post Office opened by 1916 (a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

had been open from 1915). Guluguba Provisional School opened on 1 February 1917 on a half-time basis (meaning shared a single teacher) with Downfall Creek Provisional School which opened in March 1917. When the Downfall Creek school closed in 1918, Guluguba became a full-time school. The first stage of the Wandoan railway line opened from Miles to Giligulgul railway station on 20 December 1913. The second stage from Giligulgul to Juandah, including Guluguba railway station, opened on 16 December 1914. In 1931, St John's Lutheran church was opened by a group of German settlers who had moved from

South Australia South Australia (commonly abbreviated as SA) is a States and territories of Australia, state in the southern central part of Australia. With a total land area of , it is the fourth-largest of Australia's states and territories by area, which in ...

. In 1940 at Downfall Creek, the local Lutheran community established a Lutheran Day School. Meanwhile, Guluguba State School had two temporary closures in 1942 and 1944 due to a lack of teacher accommodation. In 1957, the Queensland Education Department was willing to provide a teacher to Downfall Creek so the Lutheran Church school became Downfall Creek Provisional School once again. It finally closed in 1962.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Guluguba and neighbouring Wandoan had a combined population of 655 people. In the , the locality of Guluguba had a population of 109 people. In the , the locality of Guluguba had a population of 86 people.

Education

Guluguba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Fosters Road (). In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 equivalent full-time). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 13 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Guluguba. The nearest government secondary schools are Wandoan State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Wandoan to the north and Miles State High School (to Year 12) in

to the south.

Amenities

St John's Lutheran Church (also known as the Downfall Creek Lutheran Church) is at 654 Upper Downfall Creek Road ().

Notable people

Deb Frecklington Deborah Kay Frecklington (born 3 September 1971) is an Australian politician who serves as the member for Nanango in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland, having won the seat at the 2012 state election. She was the Leader of the Queensland ...

, a former leader of the Queensland parliamentary wing of the Liberal National Party, attended Guluguba State School

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland