Sommariva, Queensland


Sommariva is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.

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.

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.

Heritage listings

Sommariva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line: Angellala Rail Bridge