Guluguba, Queensland
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| Guluguba Queensland |
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Cafe at Guluguba on the Leichhardt Highway, 2014
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| Postcode(s) | 4418 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Guluguba is both a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the 2011 census, Guluguba was counted together with neighbouring Wandoan and had a combined population of 655.[3]
History
The name Guluguba is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning squatter pigeon.[1][2]
Guluguba Post Office opened by 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1915).[4]
The Guluguba State School opened on 1 February 1917.[5]
Geography
Guluguba is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north of Miles and south of Wandoan.
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Further reading
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