Sommariva, Queensland

Sommariva is a locality in the Shire of Murweh, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Sommariva
Queensland
Angellala Rail Bridge, 1994
Sommariva
Coordinates26°24′34″S 146°42′33″E
Postcode(s)4470
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Murweh
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Sommariva:
Gowrie Station Clara Creek Clara Creek
Charleville Sommariva Morven
Bakers Bend Riversleigh Morven

Geography

The Warrego Highway passes through the locality from east to west. The Western Railway line also passes through from east to west, to the immediate south of the highway, being served by Sommariva railway station.[2][3]

History

The locality takes its name from its railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 18 February 1911, using the name of an adjacent pastoral property, which presumably took its name from the town of Sommariva in Piedmont, Italy.[3]

Heritage listings

Sommariva has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Roma-Cunnamulla railway line: Angellala Rail Bridge[4]

References
  1. "Sommariva (entry 42933)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  2. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
  3. "Sommariva – railway station in Murweh Shire (entry 31395)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 August 2017.
  4. "Angellala Rail Bridge (entry 600756)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 11 July 2013.
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