Barakula, Queensland

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Barakula
Queensland
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Barakula
Coordinates 26°19′52″S150°35′52″E / 26.3311°S 150.5977°E / -26.3311; 150.5977 (Barakula (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°19′52″S150°35′52″E / 26.3311°S 150.5977°E / -26.3311; 150.5977 (Barakula (centre of locality))
Population13 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.00793/km2 (0.0205/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413 [2]
Area1,639.4 km2 (633.0 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Barakula:
Roche Creek Auburn Kragra
Pelham Barakula Durah
Hookswood Blackswamp Fairyland
Burncluith

Barakula is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [3] In the 2016 census Barakula had a population of 13 people. [1]

Contents

Barakula's postcode is 4413. [2]

History

In 1911 the Queensland Railway Department built a tramway from Chinchilla to Wongongera (now Barakula) to transport railway sleepers made from logs taken from the state forest at Barakula and milled at the Barakula sawmill (approx 26°25′40″S150°30′16″E / 26.4279°S 150.5044°E / -26.4279; 150.5044 (Barakula sawmill (former)) ). The route of the Barakula tramway was based on an earlier plan to construct a railway line from Chinchilla to Taroom that was subsequently abandoned in favour of a railway line from Miles to Taroom. [4] [5] Originally established to supply sleepers for the Great Western Railway, the sawmill and the tramway operated intermittently depending on demand. The sawmill was mothballed in August 1928 but a caretaker, F. Brooks, was retained. The line reopened in 1942. [6] The tramway operated until 1970. [7] It was a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge tramway. [8]

Wongongera Sawmill Provisional School opened on 25 July 1912. In 1914 it was renamed Barakula Provisional School. It closed and re-opened a number of times due to low student numbers. In 1927 it became Barakula State School. It closed on 31 December 1982. [9] It was located within Barakula State Forest (approximately 26°25′38″S150°30′10″E / 26.4273°S 150.5027°E / -26.4273; 150.5027 (Barakula State School (former)) ). [10] [11]

In the 2016 census Barakula had a population of 13 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Barakula has the following heritage-listed sites:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barakula (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 Barakula Postcode Archived 15 November 2021 at the Wayback Machine Australia Post
  3. ↑ "Barakula – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47662)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 14 December 2020.
  4. ↑ "RAILWAY DEVELOPMENT". The Brisbane Courier (16, 643). Queensland, Australia. 16 May 1911. p. 5. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  5. ↑ "DOWNS RAILWAYS". Darling Downs Gazette . LIV (9853). Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1911. p. 5. Archived from the original on 15 November 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ Knowles, John (June 2010). "Re: Tall Timber and Tramlines in Queensland" (PDF). Light Railways (213): 26. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  7. ↑ "From Charley's Creek to Chinchilla" (PDF). The railway through Queensland's south and west. Queensland Rail. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 March 2021. Retrieved 9 November 2021.
  8. ↑ Houghton, Norman (June 2008). "Queensland Rail Tales" (PDF). Australian Forest History Society Inc. Newsletter (49): 8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  9. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m83" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  11. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  12. ↑ "Waaje Fire Tower No.4 (entry 650070)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 22 February 2018.

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