Augathella, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Augathella
state = qld


caption =
lga = Shire of Murweh
postcode = 4477
est =
pop = 395
pop_footnotes=
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
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stategov = Gregory
fedgov = Maranoa
dist1 = 748
dir1 = WNE
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 271
dir2 = NW
location2= Roma
dist3 = 85
dir3 = NE
location3= Charleville The township of Augathella is located in western Queensland, Australia, and is part of the Murweh Shire. Augathella lies on the Matilda Highway, is 85 kilometres north of the town of Charleville, and 748 kilometres west of Brisbane (Queensland's capital). The town lies on the banks of the Warrego River. At the 2006 census, Augathella had a population of 395.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL302000
name=Augathella (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2008-01-02
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The town came into being initially as a resting place for bullock teams lying at the convergence of three bullock tracks from Morven, Tambo, and Charleville. Originally called Burenda it was renamed Ellangowan (still the name of the local watering hole) and when gazetted in 1883 called Augathella. A service centre sprang up to service their needs and the needs of the burgeoning grazing industry. The town's service centre was bypassed by the new Matilda Highway during the 1980s. Some new businesses have slowly encroched back onto the highway frontage. There is a growing arts centre in the town, a public swimming pool, a bowls club and there is an annual rodeo. Augathella has some polocrosse teams.

Today, grazing is still the predominant industry of the area. The town is situated on the Warrego River (an Aboriginal word meaning river of sand).

References

See photos, particularly of town murals, [http://newzof.us/family/trip3.html here] .