Muckadilla is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Muckadilla had a population of 38 people.[1]
| Muckadilla Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Welcome sign on Warrego Highway | |||||||||||||||
  Muckadilla | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°35′11″S 148°23′12″E / 26.5863°S 148.3866°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 38 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.1572/km2 (0.407/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4461 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 241.8 km2 (93.4 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Maranoa Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Geography
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The town lies in the northern part of the locality. The Western railway line passes through the locality from east to west. The town is serviced by the Muckadilla railway station immediately to the north of the town. The Warrego Highway passes from east to west through the town, mostly being parallel immediately south of the railway line.[4]
Muckadilla Creek flows from Mount Bindango to the north down to the south-east of Muckadilla to Mount Abundance, passing just west of the town. The creek becomes Cogoon River and then is a tributary of the Balonne River.[4] Colonial surveyor and explorer Thomas Mitchell followed this stream through this area in 1846, prior to european settlement.
The land is mostly 350-400m above sea level and used for grazing and cropping. Some of the slopes of the higher peaks (to 470m) in the south-west of the locality remain densely forested.[4]
History
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The name Muckadilla was first used as the creek name, which in turn is believed to be an Aboriginal word (language and dialect unknown) to mean plenty of water.[2]
Muckadilla Provisional School opened on 25 January 1886. It was proclaimed Muckadilla State School on 1 January 1909.[5] The school was mothballed on 31 December 2008, then closed on 31 December 2009.[6][7] The school was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at the southern end of Centenary Drive (26°35′27″S 148°23′08″E / 26.5908°S 148.3855°E).[8][4] The school's website was archived.[9]
In 1889, the Queensland Government drilled a bore at Muckadilla. Although the water supply found was quite small, it was believed that it had healing properties and people flocked to Muckadilla in search of a cure.[10] Dr E.W. Kerr of Brisbane endorsed the water, claiming it had cured "obstinate rheumatism" in some of his patients.[11] The baths were popular and, in 1939, John McEwan Hunter proposed that a sanitorium should be built there to better allow people to improve their "rheumatism, arthritis, uritus, digestion, nerves and general health".[12][13]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, the locality of Muckadilla had a population of 58 people.[14]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Muckadilla had a population of 38 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Muckadilla with Muckadilla State School being mothballed on 31 December 2008 and closed in 2009. The nearest government primary schools are Roma State College in Roma to the east, Mitchell State School in Mitchell to the west, and Dunkeld State School in Dunkeld to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mitchell State School (to Year 10) and Roma State College (to Year 12).[4]
Amenities
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The town has a hotel motel and a community hall.
Popular culture
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Muckadilla is one of the towns listed in the first verse of I've Been Everywhere.
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Muckadilla (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Muckadilla – town in Maranoa Region (entry 23253)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ "Muckadilla – locality in Maranoa Region (entry 47442)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Agency ID 5550, Muckadilla State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 6 April 2022.
- ^ "Town of Muckadilla" (Map). Queensland Government. 1984. Archived from the original on 13 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Muckadilla State School". 18 July 2008. Archived from the original on 18 July 2008. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ "Muckadilla". Outback Now. Archived from the original on 28 February 2017. Retrieved 16 January 2017.
- ^ Griggs, Peter (2013), 'Taking the waters': mineral springs, artesian bores and health tourism in Queensland, 1870-1950, Cambridge University Press, pp. 159–160, archived from the original on 7 May 2021, retrieved 16 January 2017
- ^ "MUCKADILLA BATHS AND CARNARVON RANGE". Western Star And Roma Advertiser. No. 6907. Queensland, Australia. 18 November 1939. p. 2. Archived from the original on 20 July 2022. Retrieved 16 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Griggs, Peter (2013). "'Taking the waters': mineral springs, artesian bores and health tourism in Queensland, 1870-1950" (PDF). Queensland Review. 20 (2). Cambridge University Press: 157–158, 169. Archived (PDF) from the original on 21 September 2017. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Muckadilla (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
Further reading
edit- Bowden, David (compiler) (2012). Law, Sandra (ed.). Remember Muckadilla : people, properties, businesses and sporting events. ISBN 978-0-9873610-0-4.
- Bowden, David (2015). Remember Muckadilla service men & women. ISBN 978-0-9873610-2-8.
- Muckadilla Hotel (1900). Famous Muckadilla bore : an account of some of its marvellous cures as well as detailed information as to how to get to Muckadilla and the accommodation available there. Printed by Biggs and Morcom.
- Muckadilla School centenary : 1886 to 1986. 1986.
External links
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Media related to Muckadilla, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons