Drillham, Queensland
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Use Australian English Template:Side box Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Drillham is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Drillham had a population of 113 people.[1]
Geography
The town is on the Darling Downs and on the Warrego Highway, Script error: No such module "convert". north west of the state capital, Brisbane.
The Western railway line enters the locality from the east (Miles) and exits to the west (Dulacca) with the locality having a number of railway stations (from west to east):
- Palardo railway station, now abandoned (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
- Waituna railway station, now abandoned (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
- Ulimaroa cattle siding (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
- Ulimaroa railway station (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
- Drillham railway station, serving the town (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".)[4]
History
Settlement in Drillham commenced with three pastoral stations: Dulacca, Binbian and Wallan Creek.[5]
The town was established in 1878 to service the railway and was home to a camp for workers building the bridge over nearby Drillham Creek.[6] Drillham Post Office opened by June 1910 (a receiving office had been open from 1895).[7] The town and the creek were originally known as 'Delerium' due to the typhoid fever that struck this camp.[8]
Drillham Provisional School opened on 28 Aug 1899, becoming Drillham State School on 1 January 1909.[9]
1893 Drillham Creek tragedy
Four children from the same family died on 15 January 1893 when they were all accidentally drowned in Drillham Creek.[10] Matilda Roehrig (aged 14), Isabella Roehrig (aged 12), Charles Roehrig (aged 11) and Jane Roehrig (aged 8) were the children of railway lengthsman Charles Roehrig and his wife Matilda. The news of the children's deaths was widely reported in newspapers around Australia.[11][12][13] The site where the children's bodies were buried is located alongside the creek beside the Warrego Highway and is marked with a small monument with a commemorative plaque which was unveiled by the Miles and District Historical Society on 23 July 1966.[14]
Demographics
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Drillham and the surrounding area had a population of 217 people.[15]
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Drillham had a population of 126 people.[16]
In the Template:CensusAU, the locality of Drillham had a population of 113 people.[1]
Economy
Drillham is a centre for the production of livestock and grains.[6]
Education
Drillham State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 13 Jardine Street (Script error: No such module "Coordinates".).[17][18] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 29 students with 3 teachers (2 equivalent full-time) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 equivalent full-time).[19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 33 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[20]
There is no secondary school in Drillham. The nearest secondary school is Miles State High School in neighbouring Miles to the east.[21][22]
References
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- ↑ (18 January 1893) Fatality near Miles: A sad case of drowning, four children lost, The Western Star and Roma Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ (21 January 1893) Four children drowned, The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ (23 January 1893) Queensland, The Age. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ (21 January 1893) Terrible drowning accident: death of four young children, The Advertiser. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
- ↑ (23 July 1966), Drillham Creek Historical Marker Information, Miles and District Historical Society. Retrieved 24 September 2020.
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Further reading
- Script error: No such module "citation/CS1". — includes Ulimaroa Provisional School and Glenaubyn State School. — via State Library of Queensland
External links
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