Yuleba


Yuleba is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the, Yuleba had a population of 207 people.

Geography

Yuleba is located west of the state capital, Brisbane along the Warrego Highway.

History

is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Mandandanji people. The Mandandanji language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Maranoa Regional Council, particularly Roma, Yuleba and Surat, then east towards Chinchilla and south-west towards Mitchell and St George.
The town is said to be named after an Aboriginal word meaning "the place of water lilies". When it was named in 1865, it was a settlement on Yuleba Creek. However, in October 1879 the town moved to the railway crossing on Yuleba Creek and was officially called Baltinglass. However, this was changed to Yuleba in 1901. However, due to an error in assembling a sign for the railway station, the station and the town were known as the misspelt Yeulba. In 1938, the name was changed to the original intended name of Yuleba.
As a railhead for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to Roma in 1910.
The last Cobb and Co stagecoach run, on 16 August 1924, ran between Yuleba and Surat.
At the, Yuleba had a population of 183.
The Yuleba Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2015.

Economy

Today, Yuleba is the site of a modern mining and processing facility working a high grade silica deposit.

Amenities

The Maranoa Regional Council operates a public library in Yuleba at Stephenson Street.