Wutul is a rural
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in the
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In the , Wutul had a population of 57 people.
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Geography
The New England Highway
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passes through the locality from the south-east to the north-east, intersecting with the Oakey–Cooyar Road (State Route 68
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Australia
* Channel Highway (Tasmania)
* NSW (Multiple routes)
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* Alberta Highway 68
* Manitoba Highway 68
* Ontario Highway 68
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* EO68 road
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* National H ...
).
History
Wutul takes its name from the Wutul railway station, which was named on 28 April 1913. It is reported to be an Aboriginal word indicating good grass.[
The ]Cooyar railway line
The Cooyar railway line was a branch line in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The small town of Cooyar is about halfway to Kingaroy in the South Burnett Region. A plan to connect Kingaroy to the south via Cooyar did not ev ...
opened to Wutul on 28 April 1913 with the locality served by the Wutul railway station on the Oakey-Cooyar Road (approx ).[''The Cooyar Branch Line'' Milne, Rod ]Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin
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History and pro ...
, July, 1996 pp195-205
Wutul State School opened on 14 September 1914 and closed on 1961.
Demographics
In the , Wutul had a population of 37 people.
Education
There are no schools in Wutul. The nearest government primary school is Cooyar State School in neighbouring Cooyar to the north.Nanango
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Geography
Nanango is situated north-west of the ...
the north-east
* Oakey State High School (to Year 12) in Oakey
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to the south
* Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in Quinalow to the south-west
However, students in some parts of Wutul will be too distant from these secondary schools. The alternatives are distance education
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and boarding school.
References
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