Augathella

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Augathella
Queensland
Augathella (2).JPG
Memorial Hall, Augathella
Augathella is located in Queensland
Augathella
Augathella
Coordinates25°47′41″S 146°35′09″E / 25.7947°S 146.5858°E / -25.7947; 146.5858Coordinates: 25°47′41″S 146°35′09″E / 25.7947°S 146.5858°E / -25.7947; 146.5858
Population449 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.3077/km2 (0.7970/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4477
Area1,459.1 km2 (563.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Murweh
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Augathella:
Ward Nive Caroline Crossing
Ward Augathella Caroline Crossing
Ward Gowrie Station Clara Creek

Augathella /ˈɔːɡəθɛlə/ is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Augathella had a population of 449 people.[1]

Geography[]

Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is 85 kilometres (53 mi) north of the town of Charleville, 271 kilometres (168 mi) west of Roma and 748 kilometres (465 mi) west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). The town lies on the banks of the Warrego River.[citation needed]

Grazing is still the predominant industry of the area.[citation needed]

History[]

Bidjara (also known as Bidyara, Pitjara, and Peechara) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Bidjara people. The Bidjara language region includes the local government areas of the Shire of Murweh, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathella and Blackall as well as the properties of Nive Downs and Mount Tabor.[4]

Gungabula (also known as Kongabula and Khungabula) is an Australian Aboriginal language of the headwaters of the Dawson River in Central Queensland. The language region includes areas within the local government area of Maranoa Region, particularly the towns of Charleville, Augathella and Blackall and as well as the Carnarvon Range.[5]

Gunya (Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah.[6]

The town, built up gradually over what was Kunja tribal territory, came into being initially as a resting place for bullock teams lying at the convergence of three bullock tracks from Morven, Tambo, and Charleville. Originally called Burenda it was renamed Ellangowan (still the name of the local watering hole) and when gazetted in 1883 called Augathella. This is apparently an Indigenous Australian word meaning "camp on a waterhole", referring the Warrego River.[2][7] A service centre sprang up to service their needs and the needs of the burgeoning grazing industry.

Burenda Post Office opened on 1 September 1869. It was renamed Ellangowan in 1877 and Augathella in 1883.[8]

Augathella Provisional School opened on 1 January 1884. On 7 August 1893 it became Augathella State School.[9][10]

On Sunday 10 July 1892 St Luke's Anglican church was officially opened by Bishop Nathaniel Dawes.[11][12] A new church was built at a cost of £8300 and dedicated in 1957.[13]

On 1 October 1928 Rev W.C. Radcliffe officially opened the Augathella Presbyterian Church.[14]

The 1956 film Smiley was based on Moore Raymond's novel of the same name, which was set in a fictionalised version of Augathella.[15][16]

The town's service centre was bypassed by the new Matilda Highway during the 1980s. Some new businesses have slowly encroached back onto the highway frontage.[citation needed]

Augathella and the surrounding district suffered extensive flood damage in 1990 when the Warrego River burst its banks and flooded the town.[citation needed]

The Augathella Library opened in 2000.[17]

At the 2006 census, Augathella had a population of 395.[18]

Augathella Cosmos Meatant Country

Since 2011 the entrance the town has been marked by 4.5m steel and copper giant sculpture of a meat ant[19] - in a reference to its former junior football team, named the "Mighty Meat Ants".[20]

Heritage listings[]

There are a number of heritage-listed sites in Augathella, including:

Within the town:

  • Annie Street: Catholic Church [21]
  • Annie Street: Catholic School [21]
  • Cavanagh Street: Hospital [21]
  • Cavanagh Street: Queensland Country Women's Association [21]
  • Elmes Street: Rodeo Grounds [21]
  • Forest Street: Augathella Water Tower [21]
  • Jane Street (corner of Cavanagh Street): Kenniff Tree [21]
  • Main Street: Arts and Craft Centre (former Helton's Building) [21]
  • Main Street: Butcher shop [21]
  • Main Street: Police station [21]
  • Main Street: Post office [21]
  • Main Street: Town hall [21]
  • Main Street: War Memorial Hill [21]
  • Main & Annie Streets: Ellangowan Hotel [21]
  • 61 Main Street: St Luke's Anglican Church [21]
  • Nelson Street: Old Water Tower [21]
  • off Russell Street: Cemetery [21]
  • off West Street: Augathella Race Course [21]

Within the locality:

  • Carnarvon Station: Fig Tree Spring Stockyards [21]
  • Dooloogarah Carnarvon National Park Road: Ralph's Bore & Upper Warrego Police Barracks site [21]
  • Mount Tabor: Dingo Fence Section [21]

Education[]

Augathella State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at Cavanagh Street (

 WikiMiniAtlas
25°47′50″S 146°35′00″E / 25.7971°S 146.5833°E / -25.7971; 146.5833 (Augathella State School)).[22][23] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 44 students with 4 teachers and 4 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[24] Augathella State School is part of Education Queensland's Charleville Cluster and is supported by the Darling Downs South West regional team which is based in Toowoomba.[25]

There is no secondary school in Augathella.[26] A bus service conveys students from Year 7 to Year 12 into Charleville to attend Charleville State High School.[27]

Amenities[]

The Murweh Shire Council operates the Augathella Library on Main Street, Augathella.[28] The Augathella Library has a high-speed ISDN Internet Connection (powered by the National Broadband Network) to Brisbane.[citation needed]

The Augathella branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 101 Cavanagh Street.[29]

St Luke's Anglican Church is at 61 Main Street (

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25°47′41″S 146°35′08″E / 25.7948°S 146.585477°E / -25.7948; 146.585477 (St Luke's Anglican Church)) and holds services on the 2nd Sunday of each month.[30]

There is a growing arts centre in the town, public swimming pool, a bowls club, and polocrosse teams.[citation needed]

Events[]

There is an annual rodeo.[citation needed]

Media[]

Augathella is serviced by:

  • Radio 4VL (Resonate Radio) - 106.1 FM

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation transmits ABC Television and its sister channels ABC Kids/ABC TV Plus, ABC Me and ABC News to Augathella through its relay station, ABAAQ at 25°48′23″S 146°35′21″E (old Charleville - Augathella Road)

The Seven Network and its sister stations 7Two, 7Mate and 7Flix transmit to Augathella through its regional area affiliate, ITQ

The Nine Network and its sister channels 9Gem, 9Go! and 9Rush transmit to Augathella through its regional area affiliate, Imparja Television

Network Ten and its sister channels 10 BOLD, 10 Peach and 10 Shake transmit to Augathella through its regional area affiliate, CDT

The Special Broadcasting Service and its sister channels SBS Viceland, SBS World Movies and SBS Food also transmit to Augathella

Attractions[]

Smiley film mural

Augathella is the permanent home of the Q150 Shed that travelled around the state in 2009 as part of the Q150 Celebrations providing each community it visited a night of entertainment. Communities toured included: Mount Isa, Cairns, Townsville, Mackay, Rockhampton, Maryborough, Blackall, Augathella, Cherbourg, Warwick, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.[31]

Transport[]

Augathella is situated on the junction of the Landsborough Highway and the Mitchell Highway. Augathella is served by Bus Queensland who operates a daily service between Brisbane and Mount Isa.

Augathella Aerodrome has a sealed runway, 1,000 by 25 metres (3,281 ft × 82 ft). It is operated by Murweh Shire Council.[32]

In popular culture[]

Augathella is the destination of cattle drovers in the Australian folk song Brisbane Ladies. This song is alternately called "Augathella Station".[33]

References[]

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  2. ^ Jump up to: a b "Augathella – town in Shire of Murweh (entry 1008)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Augathella – locality in Shire of Murweh (entry 42920)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 5 November 2019.
  4. ^ "Bidjara". State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 15 January 2020.
  5. ^ CC-BY-icon-80x15.png This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Gungabula". Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  6. ^ "Gunya". State Library of Queensland. 21 January 2020.
  7. ^ Augathella Wiki Australia Travel Guide
  8. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  9. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ^ "Augathella". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. XXXIV (4843). Queensland, Australia. 14 July 1892. p. 5. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "Church Chronicles – C". Anglican Diocese of Brisbane. Archived from the original on 2 March 2019. Retrieved 26 September 2020.
  13. ^ "Year Book" (PDF). Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 2019. p. 138. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 September 2020. Retrieved 15 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Fine Structure". Johnstone River Advocate And Innisfail News. XXIV (3). Queensland, Australia. 9 October 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 26 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "£100,000 Film Planned". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 21 March 1950. p. 3. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  16. ^ "Augathella to paint 'Smiley' tribute mural". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
  17. ^ "Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  18. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Augathella (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 January 2008.
  19. ^ "Tinaroo artist's sculpture to mark historic town Augathella's entrance", cairns.com.au
  20. ^ "Giant meat ant invades Augathella", thechronicle.com.au
  21. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "Planning Scheme: Table SC6.1 - Local Heritage Places". Murweh Shire Council. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  22. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  23. ^ "Augathella State School". Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  24. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  25. ^ "Our school". Augathella State School. 9 January 2020. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  26. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
  27. ^ "Australian Bus Fleet Lists - Queensland Fleet Lists". Bus Australia. Retrieved 5 January 2021.
  28. ^ "Augathella Library". Public Libraries Connect. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  29. ^ "Branch locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  30. ^ "Maranoa-Warrego Anglican Mission Area". Maranoa-Warrego Anglican Mission Area. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  31. ^ "Augathella Q150 Shed". www.queensland.com. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
  32. ^ "Services: Aerodrome". Murweh Shire Council. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  33. ^ Milliken, Murray. "Brisbane Ladies, traditional folk song arranged for choir". Sandra Milliken. Retrieved 25 September 2020.

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