23-581: Download coordinates as: Mungallala is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Mungallala had a population of 85 people. The town is in South West Queensland , 608 kilometres (378 mi) west of the state capital Brisbane and 133 kilometres (83 mi) west of the regional centre of Roma . The Warrego Highway passes from east ( Womalilla ) to west ( Morven ) through
46-598: A "changing station". The coach drivers included Austin Brumfield, J. Coyle, Tom Merritt, Jim Burstall, Bob Martin and Luke O'Malley. The route was mail service number 15 (Mitchell-Roma) and 16 (Mitchell -Charleville), and ran bi-weekly to 1881, thrice-weekly. In August 1886, the Number 16 route was shortened to Dulbydilla. From March 1887, the coach began at Morven. On 29 February 1888, the Western railway line reached Charleville, seeing
69-609: A group of eastern grey kangaroos . There is a pub and cafe, where internet connectivity (powered through the National Broadband Network ) is available. The cafe is also a wildlife care centre. Other facilities in the town include: [REDACTED] Media related to Mungallala at Wikimedia Commons Suburbs and localities (Australia) Suburbs and localities are the names of geographic subdivisions in Australia , used mainly for address purposes. The term locality
92-710: A process to formally define their boundaries and to gazette them, which is almost complete. In March 2006, only South Australia and the Northern Territory had not completed this process. The CGNA's Gazetteer of Australia recognises two types of locality: bounded and unbounded. Bounded localities include towns, villages, populated places, local government towns and unpopulated town sites, while unbounded localities include place names, road corners and bends, corners, meteorological stations, ocean place names and surfing spots. Sometimes, both localities and suburbs are referred to collectively as "address localities". In
115-709: Is split between the City of Newcastle and City of Lake Macquarie LGAs; and Woodville , which is split between the City of Maitland and Port Stephens Council LGAs. In unincorporated areas , localities are declared by the relevant state authority. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane The Archdiocese of Brisbane is a Latin Church metropolitan archdiocese of the Catholic Church in Australia located in Brisbane and covering
138-655: Is the seat of the Archbishop of Brisbane. On 12 May 2012 Mark Coleridge was installed as the sixth Archbishop of Brisbane, the seventh Bishop of Brisbane. Mary MacKillop is the patron saint of the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The Diocese of Brisbane was established in 1859, with responsibility for the entire state of Queensland. Prior to its establishment, Queensland was part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Sydney . On 27 January 1877 Pope Pius IX excised
161-400: Is used in rural areas, while the term suburb is used in urban areas. Australian postcodes closely align with the boundaries of localities and suburbs. This Australian usage of the term "suburb" differs from common American and British usage, where it typically means a smaller, frequently separate residential community outside, but close to, a larger city. The Australian usage is closer to
184-557: Is within the locality of Mundallala. Dulbydilla railway siding remains on the western railway line in the west of the locality at 26°26′06″S 147°22′28″E / 26.4350°S 147.3744°E / -26.4350; 147.3744 ( Dulbydilla railway siding ) . The town consists of only a few streets. The name Mungallala derives from a pastoral run and comes from the Kunggari language with from mungar / kungar meaning bird and yaya / lala meaning shout , implying
207-562: The ABC to do a documentary on the town for their online "storyhunters" program. In the 2016 census , the locality of Mungallala had a population of 136 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Mungallala had a population of 85 people. Mungallala State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 24 Redford Street ( 26°26′41″S 147°32′42″E / 26.4446°S 147.5450°E / -26.4446; 147.5450 ( Mungallala State School ) ). In 2017,
230-639: The South East region of Queensland , Australia. Part of the Ecclesiastical Province of Brisbane, the region covered was initially administered by the Archdiocese of Sydney . In 1859 the Diocese of Brisbane was erected, and elevated as an archdiocese in 1887. The archdiocese is the metropolitan of the suffragan dioceses of Cairns , Rockhampton , Toowoomba and Townsville . The Cathedral of St Stephen
253-808: The American or British use of "district" or "neighbourhood", and can be used to refer to any portion of a city. Unlike the use in British or American English, this term can include inner-city, outer-metropolitan and industrial areas. Localities existed in the past as informal units, but in 1996 the Intergovernmental Committee on Surveying and Mapping and the Committee for Geographical Names in Australasia (CGNA) decided to name and establish official boundaries for all localities and suburbs. There has subsequently been
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#1732852591590276-564: The Australian city of Brisbane. Built between 1864 and 1922, with extensions made in 1989, the cathedral was established with James Quinn as its first bishop. Quinn planned to construct a large cathedral to accommodate a growing congregation. On 26 December 1863, the Feast of St Stephen , Quinn laid the foundation stone for a grand cathedral designed by Benjamin Backhouse . Backhouse's original design
299-524: The Brisbane archdiocese retained responsibility for southern Queensland. In 1929, the Diocese of Toowoomba was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The following people have been appointed as Archbishops of Brisbane or any of its precursor titles: Coadjutors are included in the table above. The gothic revival cathedral is located on a site bounded by Elizabeth , Charlotte and Edward Streets , in
322-497: The end of the Cobb & Co mail runs through Mungallala. Dulbydilla Post Office operated from 1886 to 1887, after which a receiving office operated from 1887 to 1924. A telephone office operated from 1953 to 1956. Mungallala Post Office opened by May 1911 (a receiving office had been open from 1887). Mungallala Provisional School opened on 5 September 1904. It became Mungallala State School on 1 January 1909. St John's Anglican church
345-438: The first instance, decisions about the names and boundaries of suburbs and localities are made by the local council in which they are located based on criteria such as community recognition. Local council decisions are, however, subject to approval by the state's geographical names board. The boundaries of some suburbs and localities overlap two or more local government areas (LGAs). Examples of this are Adamstown Heights , which
368-575: The locality, passing through the town which is in the eastern part of the locality. The Western railway line also passes from east to west through the locality, roughly parallel and to the south of the highway. The town is served by the Mungallala railway station, 1 kilometre (0.62 mi) south-west of the town ( 26°27′19″S 147°32′19″E / 26.4553°S 147.5386°E / -26.4553; 147.5386 ( Mungallala railway station ) ). The former locality of Dulvadilla/Dulbydilla
391-585: The nearest secondary schools are Roma State College in Roma and Charleville State High School in Charleville . The Maranoa Regional Council operates a public library in Mungallala in Redford Street There are 2 free caravan parks in town, and a recreation centre where several events are held each year for local residents and visitors. There are 2 tennis courts and a 4-hole golf course, constantly being mowed by
414-464: The northern part of the Diocese of Brisbane from Cape Hinchinbrook and then west to the border with South Australia (now Northern Territory ) to create the Vicariate Apostolic of Queensland (later the Diocese of Cairns . On 29 December 1882, the Diocese of Rockhampton was excised from the Archdiocese of Brisbane. The new Rockhampton diocese had responsibility for northern Queensland while
437-482: The school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Mungallala; the nearest one is Mitchell State School in Mitchell which offers up to Year 10. For education to Year 12,
460-590: The sound made by the claws of running emus . The name Dulbydilla derives from the Aboriginal words, dulby meaning black and dilla meaning waterhole , referring to the discolouration of the water caused by eucalypt leaves. The town was on the Cobb & Co stagecoach route from Roma to Charleville ; The coach traveled the 283 kilometres (176 mi) twice weekly, and they staged at Womalilla Downs, Burenda Downs and Dulbydilla. Mungallala may also have been
483-502: Was approved by Archdeacon of The West, G.F. Harch. Sacred Heart Catholic Church was officially opened and blessed by Archbishop James Duhig on Sunday 8 July 1923. It has since been demolished. Mungallala Methodist Church was built in 1964. It has now closed. In 2016, the Australian Taxation Office listed Mungallala as having the lowest mean taxable income by postcode, making it the poorest town in Australia, which led
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#1732852591590506-492: Was changed and downsized numerous times over the course of the cathedral's completion, mainly for economic reasons. In 1927, there was a plan to replace St Stephen's with a new Holy Name Cathedral to be built in Fortitude Valley , Brisbane. However, funding was only sufficient to build the crypt. Eventually the project was abandoned, the crypt demolished and the land sold. The archdiocese contributes around $ 2.5 billion to
529-672: Was dedicated on 18 September 1914 by the Venerable Arthur Rivers . It was a timber church able to seat 50 people located south of the railway station (approx 26°27′24″S 147°32′22″E / 26.4566°S 147.5395°E / -26.4566; 147.5395 ( St John's Anglican Church (original site) ) ). In 1962, it was relocated to Charleville Street in the town centre ( 26°26′43″S 147°32′37″E / 26.44537°S 147.54352°E / -26.44537; 147.54352 ( St John's Anglican Church (former) ) ). The church's closure on 5 April 2006
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