Yuleba
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{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Yuleba
| state = qld
| image = YulebaPostOffice.JPG
| caption = Post office at Yuleba
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.6130|149.3825|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Yuleba (town centre)}}
| pop =
| pop_year =
| pop_footnotes =
| established = 1865
| postcode = 4427
| area = 87.7
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 60.7
| dir1 = E
| location1 = Roma
| dist2 = 81.6
| dir2 = W
| location2 = Miles
| dist3 = 291
| dir3 = NW
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 419
| dir4 = WNW
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Maranoa Region
| stategov = Warrego
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Yuleba North
| near-ne = Yuleba North
| near-e = Jackson South
| near-se = Yuleba South
| near-s = Yuleba South
| near-sw = Yuleba South
| near-w = Yuleba South
| near-nw = Wallumbilla North
}}
Yuleba ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|j|uː|l|b|a:}} {{respell|YOO|l|BAH}}) is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|38786|Yuleba|town in Maranoa Region|access-date=2 November 2019}}{{cite QPN|47472|Yuleba|locality in Maranoa Region|access-date=2 November 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 271 people.
Geography
Yuleba is located {{convert|327|km|mi|abbr=off}} east of Charleville, {{convert|61|km|mi|abbr=off}} east of Roma, {{convert|294|km|mi|abbr=off}} west of Toowoomba, {{convert|82|km|mi|abbr=off}} west of Miles, {{convert|420|km|mi}} west of the state capital, Brisbane along the Warrego Highway.
Indigenous People
Mandandanji (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.{{Cite web|date=15 January 2020|title=Mandandanji|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/23?embed=true|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204072417/https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/23?embed=true|archive-date=4 December 2020|access-date=24 February 2021|website=State Library of Queensland}}
The town is said to be named after an Aboriginal word meaning "the place of water lilies".{{cite news|date=2004-02-08|title=Yuleba|work=Travel|publisher=Sydney Morning Herald|url=http://www.smh.com.au/news/queensland/yuleba/2005/02/17/1108500203854.html|url-status=live|access-date=2007-05-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070211071748/http://www.smh.com.au/news/queensland/yuleba/2005/02/17/1108500203854.html|archive-date=11 February 2007}}
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.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article40989798|title=Yeulba Should Be Yuleba|date=16 July 1938|newspaper=The Courier-mail|issue=1520|location=Queensland, Australia|page=2|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=16 August 2016|archive-date=26 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726074903/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/40989798|url-status=live}}{{cite web|url=http://www.bendemere.qld.gov.au/about_the_shire.htm|title=About the Shire|publisher=Shire of Bendemere|access-date=2007-05-27|archive-date=30 August 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070830010213/http://bendemere.qld.gov.au/about_the_shire.htm|url-status=live}}
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.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}{{Cite QSA Agency|5872|Yuleba State School|17 December 2020
}}
As a railhead for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to Roma in 1910.
The last Cobb and Co stagecoach between Yuleba and Surat ran on 16 August 1924.{{cite web | url = http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/western-downs/places-to-visit/yuleba/ | title = Yuleba | work = Western Downs - Places to visit | publisher = Tourism Queensland | access-date = 2007-05-28 | archive-date = 15 June 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070615153909/http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/western-downs/places-to-visit/yuleba/ | url-status = live }}
File:Stephenson Street garage built by Fergus Cox in 1952.jpg
In 1954 the former Bendemere Shire Council (now a constituent part of the Maranoa Region) erected a memorial hall in Yuleba with an honor board commemorating those from the shire who had served in World War II. It was officially opened on 15 May 1954 by Alfred Dohring, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Roma.{{Cite web|title=Yuleba Memorial Hall|url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/93000-yuleba-memorial-hall|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Monument Australia|archive-date=20 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200920005720/https://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/93000-yuleba-memorial-hall|url-status=live}}
On 9 October 1964 Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin unveiled a large mural at the Yuleba Memorial Hall. The mural depicts many scenes of war and was painted by local artist and jackaroo Robert (Fred) Doyle.{{Cite web|date=2014-06-23|title=Yuleba Honour Board|url=https://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/memorial|access-date=2020-09-20|website=Queensland War Memorials Register|language=en-AU|archive-date=9 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200309084438/https://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/memorial|url-status=live}}
The Yuleba Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2015 undertaken by the Maranoa Regional Council.{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-17|date=November 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-date=30 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|url-status=live}}
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Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2006}}, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 183 people.{{Census 2006 AUS|id=SSC38063|name=Yuleba (Bendemere Shire) (State Suburb)|accessdate=25 June 2011|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 207 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC33256|name=Yuleba (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Yuleba had a population of 271 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL33227|name=Yuleba (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
File:Yuleba State School, 2025 01.jpg
File:Yuleba State School, 2025 02.jpg
Yuleba State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Perry Street ({{coord|-26.6145|149.3819|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Yuleba State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018|publisher=Queensland Government}}{{cite web|title=Yuleba State School|url=https://yulebass.eq.edu.au/|access-date=27 February 2021|archive-date=25 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200325051427/https://yulebass.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|access-date=28 January 2020|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}} In 2022, the school had 31 students.{{Cite web |title=School annual report 2022 |url=https://yulebass.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual%20report%202022.pdf |access-date=26 July 2023 |website=Yuleba State School |page=2 |archive-date=26 July 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230726074859/https://yulebass.eq.edu.au/supportandresources/formsanddocuments/annualreports/annual%20report%202022.pdf |url-status=live }}
There is no secondary school in Yuleba. The closest secondary school is Wallumbilla State School which provides secondary school education to Year 10. The nearest state high schools offering Years 11 and 12 of secondary school are Roma State College in Roma ({{convert|61|km|mi|abbr=on}} west){{Cite web |url=https://romasc.eq.edu.au/ |title=Roma State College |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=15 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120615220326/http://romasc.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }} and Miles State High School in Miles ({{convert|81|km|mi|abbr=on}} east).{{Cite web |url=https://milesshs.eq.edu.au/ |title=Miles State High School |access-date=26 July 2023 |archive-date=4 April 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170404033725/http://milesshs.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}
Economy
Today, Yuleba is the site of a modern mining and processing facility working a high grade silica deposit.{{cite web | url = http://www.yulebaminerals.com.au/ | title = About us | publisher = Yuleba Minerals Pty Ltd | access-date = 2007-05-28 | archive-date = 29 September 2007 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070929035616/http://www.yulebaminerals.com.au/ | url-status = live }}
Transportation
Yuleba is serviced by the Western Railway Line to Charleville.
Yuleba Railway Station is a timetabled stop for Queensland Rail Travel's twice - weekly Westlander services between Roma Street Railway Station and Charleville Railway Station.
- the Westbound service (3S86) to Charleville stops at Yuleba on Wednesdays and Fridays at 5:02am (passengers travelling to Wallumbilla are requested to alight from the service here for onward transport to Wallumbilla).
- the Eastbound service (3987) to Roma Street stops at Yuleba on Thursdays and Saturdays at 12:40am.
Yuleba is ideally situated on the Warrego Highway as it is on the major Brisbane - Darwin arterial trade route.
The Yuleba Hotel - Motel is the designated stop for Greyhound Australia'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 National Broadband Network) to Brisbane.{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/roma/yuleba_library|title=Yuleba Library|date=25 July 2017|website=Public Libraries Connect|access-date=29 January 2018|archive-date=29 January 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180129141311/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/roma/yuleba_library|url-status=live}}
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Yuleba, Queensland}}
- {{cite web|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/yuleba|title=Yuleba|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland|website=Queensland Places}}
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-yuleba-1974.jpg|title=Town map of Yuleba|date=1974|publisher=Queensland Government}}
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