Booie, Queensland

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Booie
Kingaroy,  Queensland
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Booie
Coordinates 26°32′00″S151°56′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.9333°E / -26.5333; 151.9333 (Booie (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 26°32′00″S151°56′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.9333°E / -26.5333; 151.9333 (Booie (centre of locality))
Population1,094 (SAL 2021) [1]
Established1877
Postcode(s) 4610
Area141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) South Burnett Region
State electorate(s) Nanango
Federal division(s) Maranoa
Suburbs around Booie:
Corndale Wattle Camp Sandy Ridges
Kingaroy Booie Sandy Ridges
Coolabunia Hodgleigh
Barker Creek Flat 		Glan Devon

Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people. [3]

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Geography

Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality ( 26°33′00″S151°56′00″E / 26.55°S 151.9333°E / -26.55; 151.9333 (Hillsdale (neighbourhood)) ). [4]

Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality ( 26°32′23″S151°53′25″E / 26.5396°S 151.8904°E / -26.5396; 151.8904 (Redvale (neighbourhood)) ). [5]

History

The name Booie derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning carpet snake. [2]

Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 54 square miles (140 km2) were available. [6]

Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892. [7] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected. [8] Booie State School closed circa 1963. [9] [10] It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road ( 26°29′52″S151°55′43″E / 26.49772°S 151.92865°E / -26.49772; 151.92865 (Booie State School (former)) ). [11]

Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939. [10] It was on the north-east corner of Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road and Redvale Road ( 26°32′24″S151°53′21″E / 26.53998°S 151.88913°E / -26.53998; 151.88913 (Redvale State School (former)) ). [12]

Hillsdale State School opened on 23 November 1916. It had a number of temporary closures over the years. It closed permanently on 31 December 1966. [10] It was at 6 Mcauliffes Road ( 26°32′37″S151°56′30″E / 26.54348°S 151.94167°E / -26.54348; 151.94167 (Hillsdale State School (former)) ). [11]

In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people. [13]

In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people. [3]

Booie Monster

In June 1954, Booie hit the news after local boys claimed to have seen a two-legged monster in a cave. Despite searching by experienced bushman, the monster was not found and it was speculated that the boys had seen a large kangaroo. [14]

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References

  1. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booie (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Booie – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  4. ↑ "Hillsdale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 15907)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Redvale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 38884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier . Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020– via Trove.
  7. ↑ "The West Moreton State Schools". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser . National Library of Australia. 10 June 1893. p. 7. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Queenslander . National Library of Australia. 16 September 1905. p. 38. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
  9. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  10. 1 2 3 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  11. 1 2 "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79". 1955. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  12. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  13. ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2014. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  14. ↑ "MYSTERY OF "CAVE MONSTER" AT KINGAROY". The Central Queensland Herald . Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1954. p. 16. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
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