Womalilla is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Womalilla had a population of 72 people.

Geography

Womalilla Creek Womalilla is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Womalilla had a population of 72 people. Geography Womalilla Creek rise through the locality in the north-west and flows south-east ...

rise through the locality in the north-west and flows south-east to become a tributary of the

Maranoa River The Maranoa River, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is a river situated in South West Queensland, Australia. Course and features Formed by the confluence of the west and east branches of the river, the Maranoa River rises on the Consuelo Table ...

. The

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runs through from east to west. The Western railway line runs from east to west, south of the highway. Ooline railway station was in the north-west north of the locality and is the highest point on the Western Railway Line between

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and Charleville (). It was named by the

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on 11 May 1916 and is an Aboriginal word describing a particular species of tree.

History

The town's name is derived from a pastoral run name used from 1862, reportedly an Aboriginal word group for ''trees by a creek'' (from ''womal'' meaning ''tree/timber'' and ''illa'' meaning ''creek''). Womalilla Creek No 1 Provisional School and Womalilla Creek No 2 Provisional School were to be opened together in 1913 to operate as a pair of part-time schools (meaning they would share one teacher between the two schools. However, the No 2 school opened on 24 August 1913 but it was not until 3 July 1914 that the No 1 school opened. Both schools closed in 1929 due to low student numbers. On 17 April 1935, the new Womalilla Provisional School opened and operated on a full-time basis. In 1937, it became Womalilla State School. The school closed in 1954. It was located in the town centre (approx ).

Demographics

In the , the locality of Womalilla had a population of 39 people. In the , the locality of Womalilla had a population of 72 people.

Education

There are no schools in Womalilla. The nearest government primary schools are Mitchell State School in neighbouring Mitchell to the east, Mungallala State School in neighbouring

Mungallala Mungallala is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Mungallala had a population of 85 people. Geography The town is in South West Queensland, west of the state capital Brisbane, west ...

to the west, and Dunkeld State School in

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to the south-east.

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