Eudlo, Queensland

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Eudlo
Sunshine Coast, Queensland
Eudlo
Coordinates 26°44′S 152°58′E / 26.733°S 152.967°E / -26.733; 152.967Coordinates: 26°44′S 152°58′E / 26.733°S 152.967°E / -26.733; 152.967
Population 852 (2006)[1]
Postcode(s) 4554
Location 94 km (58 mi) from Brisbane
LGA(s) Sunshine Coast Region

Eudlo is a small hinterland town on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia.

The name originated from the local Aboriginal term for the fresh water eel (Anguilla reinhardtii).[2]

At the 2006 census, Eudlo had a population of 852.[1]

History

Cattlemen and timbergetters came to the area from the 1860s, but land was not made available for agricultural selection until the 1880s. The first selector was James Steele in 1887. In 1891, the section of the North Coast Railway from Landsborough to Yandina was opened. It brought closer settlement to the whole district, and facilitated the transport of passengers, timber, fruit and produce. A sawmill was built at Eudlo and large quantities of timber from the Blackall Range, and surrounding forests, were either treated at the mill or railed to other centres. The timber industry was the means of livelihood for the early settlers. Eudlo State School was opened in 1897.

See also

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Eudlo (Maroochy Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 12 May 2011. 
  2. ↑ "Place Name Origins - Maroochy Shire Council". Maroochy Shire. 2006. 

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