Sommariva, Queensland
| Sommariva Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Angellala Rail Bridge, 1994 | |||||||||||||||
  Sommariva | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°24′34″S 146°42′33″E / 26.40944°S 146.70917°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 25 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4470 | ||||||||||||||
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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]
Geography
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]
History
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]
Heritage listings
Sommariva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line: Angellala Rail Bridge[5]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Sommariva (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "Sommariva (entry 42933)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Sommariva – railway station in Murweh Shire (entry 31395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
- ^ "Angellala Rail Bridge (entry 600756)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
