Undulla
HistoryThe township of Undulla was a small surveyed rural town located about 17 km north of Meandarra in the Western Downs region of Queensland. Today, little remains of the township itself, but it played an important role as a local community centre for surrounding pastoral and farming properties in the early 1900s.
The district was settled as part of the pastoral expansion into the Western Downs. First surveyed in 1912 by John Daveney Steele, the township drew its name from a large pastoral run established decades earlier in 1867 by the prominent pastoralist Archibald Meston.
The most significant building in the township was the Undulla School of Arts Hall, officially opened on 17 April 1914 by Godfrey Morgan MLA. The hall overlooked a recreation reserve that included tennis courts, cricket grounds, and football grounds. It became the social heart of the district, hosting dances, meetings, community events, and local organisations.
The township was also widely known as Camp Station. Many long-time residents of the district still refer to the site as Camp Station rather than Undulla, and historical sources note that the two names were used interchangeably throughout much of the township's existence. However, local community organisations, such as the Camp Station Progress Association, eventually adopted the name Undulla & Brigalow Creeks Progress Association to reflect the wider district they served.
While the geographic area retains its history, Undulla failed to develop into a lasting population center. Its local services eventually centralized in the nearby town of Meandarra, and the reloation of the School of Arts Hall to Meandarra in 1950 rendered Undulla a defunct historical site rather than an active town.
The surveyed township no longer exists as a functioning settlement. The site is generally regarded as a ghost or defunct township, with the surrounding area remaining rural grazing country. Historical maps and local histories are the main sources of information about its former location and community life.




