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Barakula, Queensland
Barakula is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3] In the 2021 census, Barakula had "no people or a very low population".[1] Barakula's postcode is 4413.[2] HistoryIn 1911 the Queensland Railway Department built a tramway from Chinchilla to Wongongera (now Barakula) to transport railway sleepers made from logs taken from the state forest at Barakula and milled at the Barakula sawmill (approx 26°25′40″S 150°30′16″E / 26.4279°S 150.5044°E). The route of the Barakula tramway was based on an earlier plan to construct a railway line from Chinchilla to Taroom that was subsequently abandoned in favour of a railway line from Miles to Taroom.[4][5] Originally established to supply sleepers for the Great Western Railway, the sawmill and the tramway operated intermittently depending on demand. The sawmill was mothballed in August 1928 but a caretaker, F. Brooks, was retained. The line reopened in 1942.[6] The tramway operated until 1970.[7] It was a 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) gauge tramway.[8] Wongongera Sawmill Provisional School opened on 25 July 1912. In 1914 it was renamed Barakula Provisional School. It closed and re-opened a number of times due to low student numbers. In 1927 it became Barakula State School. It closed on 31 December 1982.[9] It was located within Barakula State Forest (approximately 26°25′38″S 150°30′10″E / 26.4273°S 150.5027°E).[10][11] DemographicsIn the 2016 census Barakula had a population of 13 people.[12] In the 2021 census, Barakula had "no people or a very low population".[1] Heritage listingsBarakula has the following heritage-listed sites:
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