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| Guluguba Queensland |
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 Cafe at Guluguba on the Leichhardt Highway, 2014 |
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| Postcode: | 4418 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | Western Downs Region | ||||||||||||
| State District: | Callide | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Maranoa | ||||||||||||
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Guluguba is both a town and a locality in the Western Downs Region in Queensland, Australia. In the 2011 census, Guluguba was counted together with neighbouring Wandoan and had a combined population of 655.
History
The name Guluguba is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning squatter pigeon.
Guluguba Post Office opened by 1916 (a receiving office had been open from 1915).
The Guluguba State School opened on 1 February 1917.
Geography
Guluguba is located on the Leichhardt Highway, north of Miles and south of Wandoan.
Coordinates: AU-QLD 26°16′22″S 150°04′57″E / 26.27278°S 150.0825°E