North Booborowie, South Australia

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North Booborowie
South Australia
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North Booborowie
Coordinates 33°31′S138°49′E / 33.51°S 138.82°E / -33.51; 138.82 Coordinates: 33°31′S138°49′E / 33.51°S 138.82°E / -33.51; 138.82
Population355 (shared with other localities within the “State Suburb of Booborowie”) (2011 census) [1] [lower-alpha 1]
Postcode(s) 5417 [2]
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Stuart [2]
Federal Division(s) Grey [2]
Localities around North Booborowie:
Hacklins Corner Willalo Hallett
Spalding North Booborowie Mount Bryan
Spalding Booborowie Mount Bryan
FootnotesCoordinates [3]

North Booborowie is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. [2] It was established in August 2008, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name". [3] In early days, the North Booborowie name was sometimes used synonymously with Willalo, which is now gazetted as a separate locality to its north. [4] [3]

The area was once part of the North Booborowie pastoral station, which was purchased by the state government for closer settlement in 1911 and divided into 89 blocks. [5] [6]

North Booborowie School opened on 29 April 1914 and closed in 1965, with the remaining five students transferred to the Willalo school. [7] A postal receiving office opened at North Booborowie on 12 November 1923, was upgraded to a post office on 1 January 1927, provisionally closed on 12 September 1956, and permanently closed on 30 April 1957. [8] The area was once also home to the North Booborowie Government Experimental Farm. [9]

The locality is zoned for use in primary production, variously for either agriculture or grazing purposes. [3]

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References

Notes
  1. For the 2011 census, the ‘State Suburb of Booborowie’ consisted of the localities of Booborowie, North Booborowie and Mount Bryan.
Citations
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booborowie". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 17 January 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for North Booborowie, 5417". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for North Booborowie, 5417". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. SA0049419. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  4. "BOOBOROWIE". Burra Record . XV (1015). South Australia. 30 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "NORTH BOOBOROWIE". Burra Record . XV (961). South Australia. 11 October 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "North Booborowie Estate". The Express and Telegraph . XLVIII (14, 364). South Australia. 19 July 1911. p. 1 (5 o'clock.). Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.
  7. "North Booborowie School Reunion". Burra Broadcaster. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  8. "North Booborowie". Post Office Reference. Premier Postal. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  9. "BDOBOROWIE". Burra Record . 50 (45). South Australia. 13 November 1929. p. 5. Retrieved 17 January 2017 via National Library of Australia.