Euramo, Queensland

Euramo is a rural locality in the Cassowary Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2021 census, Euramo had a population of 114 people.^[1]

Euramo Queensland
Cane tramway tracks, Davidson Road, 2013
Euramo
Coordinates	18.0044°S 145.8961°E / -18.0044; 145.8961 (Euramo (centre of locality))
Population	114 (2021 census)[1]
• Density	3.725/km2 (9.65/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4854
Area	30.6 km2 (11.8 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	8.8 km (5 mi) S of Tully 49.9 km (31 mi) SSW of Innisfail 147 km (91 mi) S of Cairns 200 km (124 mi) NNW of Townsville 1,531 km (951 mi) NNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Cassowary Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Hinchinbrook
Federal division(s)	Kennedy
Suburbs around Euramo: Jarra Creek Jarra Creek Silky Oak Munro Plains Euramo Rockingham Murray Upper Murrigal Rockingham

Riversdale is a neighbourhood (18.0000°S 145.8666°E / -18.0000; 145.8666 (Riversdale)) in the west of the locality.^[3]

Geography

Tully River at Euramo, 2013

Euramo is bounded to the north by the Tully River and to the south by the Murray River.^[4]

The Bruce Highway traverses the eastern part of the locality, entering the locality from the south-east (Murrigal) and exiting to the north-east (Silky Oak). The North Coast railway line also traverses the locality immediately to the west of the highway with the locality being served by Euramo railway station (18.0033°S 145.9344°E / -18.0033; 145.9344 (Euramo railway station)).^[4][5][6]

Bellenden Plains is a plain spanning much of Euramo and Murrigal to the south, mostly under 10 metres (33 ft) above sea level (18.0166°S 145.8833°E / -18.0166; 145.8833 (Bellenden Plains)).^[7][4]

Djilgarin Conservation Park is an 88.74-hectare (219.3-acre) protected area in centre of the locality (18.0025°S 145.8997°E / -18.0025; 145.8997 (Djilgarin Conservation Park)).^[8] Apart from that, the land use is predominantly growing sugarcane.^[4]

History

Bus service between Tully and Euroma, 1930s

Euramo State School opened on 19 September 1927. In 1930, a "new" school building was relocated from the closed Japoon West State School in Japoonvale to a site in Euramo donated by Mr J.A. Winter.^[9][10] It closed in 1974.^[11] The school was on the Bruce Highway (approx 18.0101°S 145.9346°E / -18.0101; 145.9346 (Euramo State School (former))).^[6]

Riversdale State School opened on 11 May 1953. It closed on 23 August 1968.^[11] It was at approx 917 Davidson Road (17.9956°S 145.8602°E / -17.9956; 145.8602 (Riversdale State School (former))) on a site donated by Mrs Bryce Henry.^{[12][13][14][15][4]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Euramo had a population of 147 people.^[16]

In the 2021 census, Euramo had a population of 114 people.^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Euramo. The nearest government primary schools are Tully State School in Tully to the north and Murray River Upper State School in Murray Upper in the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Tully State High School in Tully to the north.^[4]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Euramo (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Euramo – locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry 45672)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
3. "Riversdale – locality unbounded in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 28537)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
4. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
5. "Euramo – railway station in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 40989)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
6. "Kirrama" (Map). Queensland Government. 1946. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
7. "Bellenden Plains – plain in Cassowary Coast Regional (entry 2186)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
8. "Djilgarin Conservation Park – conservation park in the Cassowary Coast Region (entry 39441)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 September 2020.
9. "Tenders". Cairns Post. No. 8682. Queensland, Australia. 21 November 1929. p. 4. Archived from the original on 1 October 2020. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
10. "EURAMO NOTES". The Northern Herald. Vol. XLIX, no. 528. Queensland, Australia. 16 April 1930. p. 45. Retrieved 30 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
11. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
12. "MEETINGS". Cairns Post. No. 15, 367. Queensland, Australia. 9 June 1951. p. 2. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
13. "New State School for Riversdale". The Evening Advocate. Queensland, Australia. 26 November 1952. p. 6. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
14. "INAUGURAL DANCE". Cairns Post. No. 16, 000. Queensland, Australia. 22 June 1953. p. 4. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
15. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m401" (Map). Queensland Government. 1953. Archived from the original on 24 April 2022. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Euramo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.