Boolboonda

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Boolboonda
Queensland
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Boolboonda State School, 2000
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Boolboonda
Coordinates 25°03′34″S151°41′24″E / 25.0594°S 151.69°E / -25.0594; 151.69 Coordinates: 25°03′34″S151°41′24″E / 25.0594°S 151.69°E / -25.0594; 151.69
Population52 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density1.499/km2 (3.88/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4671
Area34.7 km2 (13.4 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Bundaberg Region
State electorate(s) Callide
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Boolboonda:
Wonbah Forest New Moonta New Moonta
Wonbah Boolboonda New Moonta
Wonbah Mount Perry Mount Perry

Boolboonda is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Boolboonda had a population of 52 people. [1]

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History

The name Boolboonda is reported an Aboriginal word created by local people to represent the sound of blasting to excavate the railway tunnel on the Mount Perry railway line which was built from 1882 to 1884. [2]

Boolboonda Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed circa 1884. It reopened circa 1897, becoming Boolboonda State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 9 February 1973. [3] The school was located south of Tunnel Road ( 25°04′58″S151°40′52″E / 25.0829°S 151.6812°E / -25.0829; 151.6812 (Boolboonda State School (former)) ). [4]

In the 2016 census, Boolboonda had a population of 52 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Boolboonda has the following heritage listings:

Amenities

Boolboonda Memorial Hall is at 3064 Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road ( 25°03′57″S151°41′37″E / 25.06574°S 151.69358°E / -25.06574; 151.69358 (Boolboonda Memorial Hall) ). [6] [7] [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boolboonda (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Boolboonda - locality in Bundaberg Region (entry 47389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 26 January 2020.
  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
  4. 1 2 "Boolboonda State Primary School (former) (entry 602172)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  5. ↑ "Boolboonda Railway Tunnel (entry 601516)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  6. ↑ "Boolboonda Memorial Hall". Monument Australia. Archived from the original on 22 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  7. ↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "Venues for hire". Bundaberg Regional Council . Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
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