Teebar, Queensland

Not to be confused with Teelba, Queensland.

Teebar Queensland
Teebar Hall with showground in the background, 2023
Teebar
Coordinates	25°39′34″S152°12′26″E / 25.6594°S 152.2072°E / -25.6594; 152.2072 (Teebar (centre of locality))
Population	59 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	0.870/km2 (2.254/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4620
Area	67.8 km2 (26.2 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	55.9 km (35 mi) WSW of Maryborough 85.0 km (53 mi) SW of Hervey Bay 302 km (188 mi) N of Brisbane
LGA(s)	Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)	Maryborough
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Teebar: Boompa Boompa Brooweena Boompa Teebar Gigoomgan Malarga Malarga Gigoomgan

Teebar is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Teebar had a population of 59 people. ^[1]

Geography

Eel Creek and Sandy Creek form the north-western boundary of the locality. Munna Creek forms the north-eastern boundary. Teebar Creek forms the south-eastern boundary. All of these creeks are ultimately tributaries of the Mary River. ^[3]

The Brooweena Woolooga Road passes through the locality from south (Malarga) to north (Brooweena). Boompa Road enters the locality from the north-west (Boompa) and terminates at its junction with the Brooweena Woolooga Road in the north-west of the locality. ^[3]

The principal land use is grazing on native vegetation. ^[3]

History

John Eaton (1811-1904), the Squire of Teebar, Queensland, Australia.

The runs of Crown Lands of Teebah, Wycalba, and Yarounbah were transferred during the period from 11 September 1854, to the 31st December, 1855 from Henry Cox Corfield to John Eaton. ^[4] John Eaton held Teebar until his death in 1904. ^[5]

A copper mine and smelter were established in Teebar in 1873 by the Teebar Copper Mining Company Ltd. The location is described as being "north side of Munna Creek one and a half miles west of Clifton Station" and the ruins include a 100-ton slag heap. ^{[6] [7]}

In 1887, 58,000 acres (23,000 ha) of land were resumed from the Teebar pastoral run for the establishment of small farms. The land was offered for selection on 17 April 1887. ^[8]

Teebar East Provisional School opened on 29 May 1893. In 1904, the school was moved and renamed Teebar West Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Teebar West State School. In 1930, the school was again moved to a more central position and in March 1933 was renamed Boompa State School. The school closed on 16 April 1945, but reopened on 25 March 1946. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963. ^{[9] [10]}

St Mary's Anglican Church, cemetery gates and bell pole, Teebar, Queensland in 2023

Elizabeth Mary Thomas nee Eaton, formerly Mrs B J Nichols, donated land from the property Clifton for a church and cemetery. Subscriptions for the building fund were made on the understanding that the church was dedicated in the name of St Mary to the memory of Woocoo Shire soldiers killed in action in World War I. Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919. The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough. There is a group of three stained glass windows behind the altar. In 2019 residents and descendants of past residents attended a 100th anniversary service, and a plaque to commemorate the occasion was unveiled in the church grounds. ^[11] The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar.

In 1922, the residents of the Woocoo Shire erected a war memorial outside St Mary's Church of England on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road at Teebar, (now within Boompa). In 1992, the memorial was relocated to the Woocoo Historical Museum in Brooweena on the north-western corner of Lahey Street and Smith Street ( 25°36′01″S152°15′47″E / 25.60024°S 152.26303°E / -25.60024; 152.26303 (Brooweena War Memorial) ) due to concerns about vandalism. It is now known as the Brooweena War Memorial. ^{[12] [13] [14] [15]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Teebar had a population of 43 people. ^[16]

In the 2021 census, Teebar had a population of 59 people. ^[1]

Education

There are no schools in Teebar. The nearest government primary school is Brooweena State School in Brooweena to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Aldridge State High School (to Year 10) in Maryborough to the north-east and Biggenden State School (to Year 10) in Biggenden to the north-west. For students too distant to commute to Maryborough daily, the other options are distance education and boarding school. ^[17]

Amenities

Teebar Hall is on Teebar Hall Road. It is managed by the Fraser Coast Regional Council. ^[18]

Events

Teebar holds an annual agricultural show which includes a campdraft and rodeo near the northern boundary of the locality. ^{[19] [20]}

Heritage listing

Fraser Coast Regional Council has placed the following sites on its Local Heritage Register:

• Teebar Hall and grounds, opened in 1918, at Teebar Hall Road, Teebar ^{[21] [22]}
• St Mary’s Church and Cemetery at Maryborough Biggenden Road, Brooweena ^[23]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Teebar (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Teebar – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46677)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 10 June 2019.
3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 19 August 2019.
4. "COLONIAL EXTRACTS". The Moreton Bay Courier . Vol. X, no. 576. Queensland, Australia. 8 March 1856. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
5. "Obituary - John Eaton - Obituaries Australia". oa.anu.edu.au. Archived from the original on 23 January 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
6. Pearson, Michael (2003). "The early copper mining industry in Central Queensland, 1863-1879 - History and place". Journal of Australasian Mining History: 17. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
7. "TELEGRAPHIC". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser . No. 1262. Queensland, Australia. 7 September 1872. p. 2. Retrieved 23 January 2023– via National Library of Australia.
8. "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 20 February 2020– via Trove.
9. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
10. "Agency ID 6154, Boompa State School". Queensland State Archives . Retrieved 30 January 2024.
11. Murree, Erica (5 November 2019). "St Mary's Anglican Church celebrates 100 years of worship". The Courier Mail . Retrieved 24 January 2023.
12. "Brooweena War Memorial (entry 600969)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
13. "Brooweena War Memorial (Digger)". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
14. "Brooweena War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
15. Google (30 January 2024). "Brooweena War Memorial" (Map). Google Maps . Google. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
16. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Teebar (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
17. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
18. "Halls and Venues". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Archived from the original on 27 November 2023. Retrieved 30 January 2024.
19. "Teebar". Our Fraser Coast - Regional Lifestyle, Arts and Culture | Maryborough - Hervey Bay. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
20. "Teebar Campdraft and Rodeo Home Page". www.teebar.com.au. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
21. "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council . 20 October 2021. Place ID 88. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
22. "Our History | Teebar Show, Rodeo and Campdraft". www.teebar.com.au. Archived from the original on 3 March 2023. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
23. "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council . 20 October 2021. Place ID 93. Archived from the original on 12 March 2023. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

Further reading

• Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN   0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.