Yerra Explained

Type:suburb
Yerra
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.5916°N 152.5436°W
Pop:110
Postcode:4650
Area:55.0
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:29.9
Dir1:WSW
Location1:Maryborough
Dist2:58.9
Dir2:SW
Location2:Hervey Bay
Dist3:133
Dir3:S
Location3:Bundaberg
Dist4:257
Dir4:N
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:Maryborough
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Yengarie
Near-Ne:Grahams Creek
Near-E:Mungar
Pilerwa
Near-Se:Antigua
Near-S:St Mary
Near-Sw:St Mary
Near-W:Thinoomba
Near-Nw:Dunmora

Yerra is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Yerra had a population of 110 people.

Geography

Yerra railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed Gayndah railway line (-25.6075°N 152.5364°W).[2]

History

Yerra State School opened on 11 November 1912.[3] The school was on a 2acres site donated by W. Day within a "few hundred yards" of the railway station.[4] The first teacher was Miss McWatters.[5] It closed on 13 December 1974.

Myrtle Creek State School opened in 1918. The school building from Thinoomba was relocated to Myrtle Creek, about from Yerra. Miss Gibson was the first teacher at the school and commenced her duties on 11 May 1918.[6] The school closed in 1929. In August 1932, the school building and playshed for offered for sale and removal,[7] but in December 1932, the school buildings were relocated to Pioneer's Rest State School in Pioneers Rest.[8]

Demographics

In the, Yerra had a population of 102 people.

In the, Yerra had a population of 110 people.

Education

There are no schools in Yerra. The nearest government primary school is Mungar State School in neighbouring Mungar to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the north-east.[9]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 10 June 2019.
  2. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. News: 30 October 1912 . Advertising . 17 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 7 . National Library of Australia . 12,323.
  4. News: 4 November 1912 . Opening of Yerra School. . 17 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 6 . National Library of Australia . 17,102.
  5. News: 16 November 1912 . OPENING OF YERRA STATE SCHOOL. . 17 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 29 . National Library of Australia . 48TH YEAR . 2434.
  6. News: 25 April 1918 . YERRA. . 17 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 5 . National Library of Australia . 14,016.
  7. News: 18 August 1932 . Advertising . 17 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 3 . National Library of Australia . 19,285.
  8. News: 20 December 1932 . TIARO. . 17 November 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . 19,390.
  9. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 17 November 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .