Yuleba

Yuleba is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia.

Yuleba is a rural town and locality in the Maranoa Region, in the south-west of Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census, Yuleba had a population of 207 people.

When it was named in 1865, it was a settlement on Yuleba Creek. However,in October 1879 the town moved to the railway crossing on Yuleba Creek and was officially called Baltinglass. However, this was changed to Yuleba in 1901. However, due to an error in assembling a sign for the railway station, the station and the town were known as the misspelt Yeulba. In 1938, the name was changed to the original intended name of Yuleba.Baltinglass Provisional School opened on 10 November 1880. On 1 April 1884 it was renamed Yeulba State School. In 1939 the spelling of the name was changed to Yuleba State School.As a railhead for the region to the west, the town was an important centre until the railway was extended again to Roma in 1910.The last Cobb and Co stagecoach run, on 16 August 1924, ran between Yuleba and Surat.

In 1954 the former Bendemeer Shire Council erected a memorial hall in Yuleba with an honour board commemorating those from the shire who had served in World War II. It was officially opened on 15 May 1954 by Alfred Dohring, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Roma.On 9 October 1964 Queensland Premier Frank Nicklin unveiled a large mural at the Yuleba Memorial Hall. The mural depicts many scene of wars and was painted by local artist and jackaroo Robert Doyle.At the 2006 census, Yuleba had a population of 183.The Yuleba Public Library had a major refurbishment in 2015 undertaken by the Maranoa Regional Council.