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Suburb of Longreach Region, Queensland, Australia
Morella was a rural locality within Longreach Region , Queensland , Australia .[2] Longreach .
Geography [ edit ]
The Landsborough Highway passed from south-east to north-west through the locality.[3]
History [ edit ]
Morella railway station (22°58′56 ″S 143°52′06 ″E / 22.9823°S 143.8682°E / -22.9823; 143.8682 (Morella railway station ) Central Western railway line was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 7 August 1925. It is an Aboriginal word meaning small hill. [4]
Morella Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 and closed in 1979.[5]
Town lots were sold in November 1948 centred on 22°58′52 ″S 143°52′06 ″E / 22.9812°S 143.8683°E / -22.9812; 143.8683 (Township of Morella ) [6]
Local women formed the Morella branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association in October 1944. Initially they met at the Hereward and Tandara homesteads.[7] 22°58′50 ″S 143°52′03 ″E / 22.9805°S 143.8676°E / -22.9805; 143.8676 (Morella QCWA Hall ) [8]
Evesham State School opened on 23 January 1967. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and then permanently closed on 31 December 2010.[9] [10] [11]
In the 2016 census , Morella had a population of 33 people.[1]
In January 2019, it was decided to reduce the number of localities within Longreach Region by amalgamating the localities to the north and west of the town of Longreach into the locality of Longreach. The localities amalgamated were: Camoola , Chorregon , Ernestina , Maneroo , Morella, Tocal , and Vergemont .[12] Ilframcombe and Isisford .[13]
Heritage listings [ edit ]
Darr River Downs woolshed, 1998
Morella had a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Amenities [ edit ]
Queensland Country Women's Association hall, Morella, 2019
There was a branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association in Morella off Morella Road (22°58′50 ″S 143°52′03 ″E / 22.9805°S 143.8674°E / -22.9805; 143.8674 (Morella Country Women's Association ) [15]
References [ edit ]
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 1 September 2016 .
^ "Morella – railway station in the Longreach Region (entry 22796)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 September 2020 .
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List" . Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014 .
^ "MORELLA TOWNSHIP BLOCKS FOR SALE" . Queensland Country Life 7 . Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Q.C.W.A." The Longreach Leader 5 . Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Mobile Meeting Supports Divisional Loans" . The Longreach Leader 4 . Retrieved 21 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools" . Queensland Government . Retrieved 28 July 2019 .
^ "Evesham school's $250K upgrade on hold" . ABC News Australian Broadcasting Corporation . 3 September 2009. Archived from the original on 29 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019 .
^ "Evesham State School" . Evesham State School . 10 January 2007. Archived from the original on 10 January 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2022 .
^ "Recent place name decisions: Job number 17-050: Longreach" . Queensland Government . Archived from the original on 28 July 2019. Retrieved 29 July 2019 .{{cite web }}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link )
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 28 July 2019 .
^ "Darr River Downs (entry 600666)" . Queensland Heritage Register . Retrieved 10 July 2013 .
^ "Branch locations" . Queensland Country Women's Association Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018 .
Further reading [ edit ]
Mims, Jeanne M; Queensland Country Women's Association. Morella Branch (1992), Morella memories : a local history , Q.C.W.A. Morella Branch, ISBN 978-0-646-11367-8
External links [ edit ]
Morella, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
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