| Sommariva Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Angellala Rail Bridge, 1994 | |||||||||||||||
  Sommariva | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°24′34″S146°42′33″E / 26.40944°S 146.70917°E Coordinates: 26°24′34″S146°42′33″E / 26.40944°S 146.70917°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25 (SAL 2021) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4470 | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Murweh | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Sommariva is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia. [2]
The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west. The Western Railway line also passes through from east to west, to the immediate south of the highway, being served by Sommariva railway station. [3] [4]
The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 February 1911, using the name of an adjacent pastoral property, which presumably took its name from the town of Sommariva in Piedmont, Italy. [4]
Sommariva is operated by Bill and Karen McLennan who grow and produce olives. Sommariva boasts the largest olive grove west of the Great Dividing Range. Sommariva olives, Olive Oil and Olive - derived products are marketed all over Southwest Queensland.
Sommariva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line: Angellala Rail Bridge [5]
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