Mungallala, said to mean ‘food and water’ is the site of a cypress sawmill, located about half way between Mitchell and Morven where the Warrego Highway crosses the Mungallala Creek. Mungallala originated as a railway town and is a wonderful place to stop for lunch and experience the workings of an outback town.
One of the interesting natural features of the area is a stand of Ooline trees. On the road between Mitchell and Mungallala, the Warrego Highway crosses hills which are wooded by a specimen of a rare tree commonly known as Ooline (Cadelia Pentastylis). It is said to be a remnant of rainforests of a previous age.
For the self-sufficient traveller there is a rest area provided on the western side of town. This is the approximate site where the Cobb and Co. coach horses were changed on the journey to and from Charleville before the coming of the railway in 1885.
Quick Facts
Mungallala is a small Queensland Rural Location within the local government area of Maranoa, it is located approximately 555kms from the capital Brisbane covering an area of 451.32 square kilometres. Mungallala has a recorded population of 136 residents and is within the Australian Eastern Standard Time zone Australia/Brisbane.
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