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Weranga, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°15′51″S 150°45′16″E / 27.2641°S 150.7544°E / -27.2641; 150.7544 (Weranga (centre of locality))
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Weranga
Queensland
Weranga is located in Queensland
Weranga
Weranga
Coordinates27°15′51″S 150°45′16″E / 27.2641°S 150.7544°E / -27.2641; 150.7544 (Weranga (centre of locality))
Population208 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4405
Area250.1 km2 (96.6 sq mi)
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Weranga:
Goranba Kogan Beelbee
Goranba Weranga Kumbarilla
Goranba Marmadua Marmadua

Weranga is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2]

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line traverses the locality from the south-east (Kumbarilla) to the south-west (Goranba). The locality is served by Weranga railway station on the Weranga North Road (27°18′16″S 150°43′41″E / 27.3044°S 150.7281°E / -27.3044; 150.7281 (Weranga railway station)).[3][4][5]

History

The locality's name is derived from the parish name and from an early pastoral run established in 1848 by John and Alfred Crowder. The name is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning a large gathering of Aboriginal Australians.[2]

Weranga Provisional School opened in 1923, but closed in 1924.[6]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Weranga (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Weranga – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47757)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 August 2017.
  3. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Weranga – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 37005)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2016.
  5. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m47" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Archived from the original on 24 April 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0