Guluguba

History

The name Guluguba is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning squatter pigeon. Guluguba Provisional School opened on 1 February 1917 on a half-time basis (meaning shared a single teacher) with Downfall Creek Provisional School which opened in March 1917. When the Downfall Creek school closed in 1918, Guluguba became a full-time school. The first stage of the Wandoan railway line opened from Miles to Giligulgul railway station on 20 December 1913. The second stage from Giligulgul to Juandah, including Guluguba railway station, opened on 16 December 1914. In 1931, St John's Lutheran church was opened by a group of German settlers who had moved from South Australia. In 1940 at Downfall Creek, the local Lutheran community established a Lutheran Day School. Meanwhile, Guluguba State School had two temporary closures in 1942 and 1944 due to a lack of teacher accommodation. In 1957, the Queensland Education Department was willing to provide a teacher to Downfall Creek so the Lutheran Church school became Downfall Creek Provisional School once again. It finally closed in 1962.

Geography

Guluguba is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north of Miles and south of Wandoan. The now-closed Wandoan railway line traversed the locality with the town being served by the Guluguba railway station () with the Giligulgul railway station () at the south of the locality.

Most-observed species

• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  76
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  71
• Pacific Black Duck

  Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  65
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  64
• Brown Honeyeater

  Lichmera indistincta (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  64
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  61
• Dusky Moorhen

  Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846 · Aves
  59
• Spiny-cheeked Honeyeater

  Acanthagenys rufogularis Gould, 1838 · Aves
  58