Selene, Queensland

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Selene
Queensland
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Population 25 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density 0.753/km2 (1.95/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4630
Area 33.2 km2 (12.8 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) North Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Selene:
Coominglah Forest Mulgildie Tellebang
Glenleigh Selene Tellebang
Glenleigh Kapaldo Tellebang

Selene is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Selene had a population of 25 people.[1]

Geography

Tuturi is a neighbourhood in the north of the locality (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.) near the former railway station of the same name.[3] The name Tuturi was assigned by the Queenland Railways Department and is word from the Waka language, meaning grey box tree.[3]

History

Selene State School opened on 25 January 1926 and closed on 25 July 1965.[4] It was located at 261 Selene Hall Road (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.).[5][6]

The now-closed Mungar Junction to Monto railway line opened to Selene in 1927. The locality was served by two now-abandoned stations:

  • Tuturi railway station (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[7]
  • Selene railway station (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.)[7]

Selene Baptist Church was officially opened by Reverend Benjamin Hewison (President of the Queensland Baptist Union) on Saturday 13 May 1933.[8][9][10][11]

The last train on the railway line was in 2008 and in 2012 it was announced the line was officially closed.[12]

In the 2016 census Selene had a population of 25 people.[1]

References

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Further reading

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