Durah, Queensland

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Durah
Queensland
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Durah
Coordinates 26°18′48″S150°57′24″E / 26.3133°S 150.9566°E / -26.3133; 150.9566 Coordinates: 26°18′48″S150°57′24″E / 26.3133°S 150.9566°E / -26.3133; 150.9566
Population6 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.0128/km2 (0.0332/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4413
Area468.6 km2 (180.9 sq mi)
LGA(s) Western Downs Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Durah:
Kragra Cadarga Boondooma
Barakula Durah Burra Burri
Fairyland Burra Burri Burra Burri

Durah is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Durah had a population of 6 people. [1]

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History

The locality was named after a pastoral run held in the early 1850s by Thorne and Ridler who also held the adjoining Darr and Ballon runs. The name is believed to be of Aboriginal origin, meaning thigh . In an 1883 map, the Durah run appears with Durah Creek flowing through it and joining Charleys Creek to the south. It is not known whether the creek (with gully and waterhole), or the run was named first. [2]

Fairyland West Provisional School opened on 1 May 1941, becoming Fairyland West State School on 26 April 1957. It closed in 1980. [3] It was located on Fairyland School Road, just east of Charleys Creek (approx 26°27′09″S150°53′19″E / 26.4525°S 150.8886°E / -26.4525; 150.8886 (Fairyland West State School (former)) ). Despite the name, the school's location is now within Durah. [4] [5]

Education

There are no schools in Durah. The nearest primary schools are in Burra Burri, Durong and Monogorilby. The nearest secondary schools are in Jandowae (up to Year 10) or Chinchilla (up to Year 12). [6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Durah (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Durah – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47696)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  4. "9045 Barakula" (Map). Queensland Government. 1984. Archived from the original on 6 November 2021. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 6 November 2021.
  6. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 27 December 2018.