Bollier, Queensland

Bollier Queensland
Bollier
Coordinates	26°27′30″S152°43′50″E / 26.4583°S 152.7305°E / -26.4583; 152.7305 (Bollier (centre of locality))
Population	200 (2016 census) [1]
• Density	6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4570
Area	32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	6.4 km (4 mi) E of Imbil 36.2 km (22 mi) S of Gympie 154 km (96 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Gympie Region
State electorate(s)	Gympie
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Bollier: Imbil Kandanga Tuchekoi Imbil Bollier Carters Ridge Brooloo Moy Pocket Belli Park

Bollier is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2016 census Bollier had a population of 200 people. ^[1]

History

The locality takes its name either from the Aboriginal word for a vine in the area used for climbing trees, ^{[2] [3]} or from Bo-aldha in the Aboriginal language means "place of the little wallaby that runs in a circle". ^[4]

Runaway Irish convict John "Gilburri" Fahy made a reference to "Bulduer" when he was captured in 1854. Fahy lived with the Aboriginal people for thirteen years, occupying the country lying between Wide Bay and Port Curtis, called by the Aboriginal people, as Fahy says "Bulduer" ^[5]

The name "Bollier Flats" is shown on a 1865 survey map of the Yabba and Bunya Creeks. ^[6]

Bollier Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894 with 14 students. The initial school building was 20 by 12 feet (6.1 by 3.7 m). It was located on a 10-acre (4.0 ha) at 287 Tuckeroi Road on the corner of Lowe Road( 26°26′07″S152°44′02″E / 26.4353°S 152.7340°E / -26.4353; 152.7340 (Bollier State School (former)) ). In 1907 a new school building was built with the old school building demolished and sold as timber. On 1 January 1909 it became Bollier State School. In 1929 it closed due to low student numbers, but reopened and then closed again in 1930. On 8 February 1934 it reopened as Bollier State School and finally closed in 1946. The students from Bollier were then taken by bus each day to the Imbil State School (now the Mary Valley State College). In 1949 the school building was relocated to Amamoor State School. ^{[6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

Bollier School of Arts was established circa 1900. ^{[14] [9]} It was located approximately 26°26′07″S152°44′02″E / 26.4353°S 152.7340°E / -26.4353; 152.7340 (Bollier School of Arts) (now at the southern end of Chippendall Road). ^{[9] [11] [13]}

In the 2016 census Bollier had a population of 200 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Bollier. The nearest government primary schools are Mary Valley State College in neighbouring Imbil to the west and Kandanga State School in neighbouring Kandanga to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in neighbouring Imbil to the west and Gympie State High School (to Year 12) in Gympie to the north. ^[13]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bollier (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
2. "Bollier – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46307)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 27 December 2020.
3. "ETYMOLOGICAL". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XLIV, no. 5761. Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2019– via National Library of Australia.
4. Green, John (1995). The legend of Gympie : Kabi legends of the Central Mary River - Gympie, Qld. : (transcribed from the dairies [i.e. diaries] 1938). James Green, Brett J. Green. Gympie, Qld.: B.J. Green. pp. 10–11. ISBN   0-646-23060-3. OCLC   38355685.
5. "A Thirteen-Years Resident with the Aborigines". Freeman's Journal (Sydney, NSW : 1850 - 1932). 30 December 1854. p. 10. Retrieved 3 May 2021.
6. Imbil School centenary, 1897-1997 : incorporating Bella Junction, Bollier, Borumba Dam & Brooloo Schools, The Centenary Committee, 1997, pp. map, 10–17, ISBN   978-0-646-33095-2
7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
8. "BOLLIER SCHOOL". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XLIV, no. 5730. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.
9. "BOLLIER SCHOOL OF ARTS". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette . Vol. XLIV, no. 5730. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 5 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.
10. "£14,519 For State works". The Courier-mail . No. 3954. Queensland, Australia. 29 July 1949. p. 6. Retrieved 6 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.
11. "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m76" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
12. "Cooroy" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. Archived from the original on 28 December 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
13. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 5 May 2021.
14. "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATIONS". The Queenslander . Vol. LVIII, no. 1298. Queensland, Australia. 22 September 1900. p. 656 (Unknown). Retrieved 5 May 2021– via National Library of Australia.