Eulo

Eulo is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia.

Eulo is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Paroo, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Eulo had a population of 95 people. It is known for its opal mining.

Prior to white settlement, Eulo was in the area of the Kalali tribe.Margany (also known as Marganj, Mardigan, Marukanji, Maranganji) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Margany people. The Margany language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Quilpie Shire, taking in Quilpie, Cheepie and Beechal extending towards Eulo and Thargomindah, as well as the properties of Dynevor Downs and Ardoch.The town takes its name from a settlement on the Paroo River first appearing on an 1872 map of Queensland map.The post office opened on 6 September 1872; the first postmaster was the publican William Shearer.A town reserve was proclaimed in 1874 described as "near the Eulo waterhole".A police station was established about 1 January 1880.A Court of Petty Sessions was established on 18 August 1880 and operated until 31 December 1964.A telegraph office opened in 1881.Eulo Provisional School opened on 7 May 1888. On 1 January 1909 it became Eulo State School.The telephone exchange opened in 1923.St Francis' Anglican Church was dedicated by Archbishop Reginald Halse on 15 September 1957. Its closure on 12 June 2010 was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall.In the 2006 census, Eulo had a population of 108.In the 2016 census, Eulo had a population of 95 people.