Biloela
Biloela, ('Bil-o-ela') a rural town, is 95 km south-west of Gladstone. It is the main town of the Callide Valley agricultural district and the administrative centre of the Banana Shire. The name is believed to have been derived from an Aboriginal word meaning white cockatoo. Biloela was the administrative headquarters of the former Banana Shire.
Further Reading:
A century of local government in the Shire of Banana 1880-1980, Banana Shire Council, 1980
A souvenir of the first 50 years of closer settlement in the Callide Valley, Biloela, Banana Shire Council, 1974
G.R.H. Gill, Banana Shire handbook, Brisbane, Queensland Department of Primary Industries, 1972
Biloela yesterday and today: 50 years down the track, Biloela, Central Telegraph, 1990
Betty Perry, Two valleys - one destiny: a history of Banana, 'shire of opportunity', Biloela, Banana Shire Council, 2005
H.S. Spence, Memories of Biloela district, typescript, 1971
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