Wallaville
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Wallaville Queensland |
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 Wallaville
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| Coordinates | 25°04′17″S 151°59′59″E / 25.07139°S 151.99972°ECoordinates: 25°04′17″S 151°59′59″E / 25.07139°S 151.99972°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 392 (2011 census) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4671 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Bundaberg Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Wallaville is a town and locality in Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Bundaberg Region local government area. It is 372 kilometres (231 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane and 43 kilometres (27 mi) south west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. At the 2011 census, Wallaville had a population of 392.
Currajong Creek runs through the town, flowing into the Burnett River. The creek is also known for the Ceratodus lung fish found in quite large numbers.
The Bruce Highway passes from south to north through Wallaville.
In 1896 the Gin Gin co-operative sugar mill opened at Wallaville. During the cane crushing season from July to December the population of the town doubled with as influx of mill workers and cane cutters.
Wallaville State School opened on 22 November 1909.
The Wallaville railway line was opened in 1920 and connected Wallaville with Goondoon on the Mount Perry railway line and then via North Bundaberg railway station to the North Coast railway line. The line was built to transport sugar cane and timber.
In 1929, an existing cane train bridge over the Burnett River was converted to be suitable for use by cars. As well as being convenient for local use, it also allowed those travelling between Brisbane and Rockhampton to bypass Bundaberg, which shortened the journey by 80 miles (130 km). It was funded by a local committee and was officially opened on 12 October 1929 by the Member for Burrum William Brand. The bridge proved popular but soon the maintenance costs become too much for the local volunteers to fund so in 1934 they sought financial assistance from the local Isis Shire Council. However, as the other side of the Burnett River was in the Kolan Shire, the Isis Shire Council sought to spread the cost across both shires. This lead in 1934 to a request to the Queensland Government to fund a new more permanent road bridge. While the issue of funding remained unresolved, the lack of maintenance was taking its toll with the bridge and its approaches being described as "a bit of a nightmare" with recommendations to drive via Bundaberg instead. The Queensland Government approved £11,825 for the construction of a new bridge in September 1938; however, construction was delayed due to a shortage of steel. The bridge was finally opened on Saturday 11 May 1940 by Harry Bruce, the Queensland Minister for Public Works, who outlined his vision for a highway from Coolangatta to Cooktown (of which the present day Bruce Highway from Brisbane to Cairns forms the major part). The new Wallaville bridge was a low-level concrete bridge 690 feet (210 m) long (25°05′07″S 151°59′42″E / 25.0853°S 151.9949°E).
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