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Nagoorin

Coordinates: 24°21′15″S 151°18′02″E / 24.3541°S 151.3005°E / -24.3541; 151.3005 (Nagoorin (town centre))
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Nagoorin
Queensland
A house in Nagoorin, 2017
Nagoorin is located in Queensland
Nagoorin
Nagoorin
Coordinates24°21′15″S 151°18′02″E / 24.3541°S 151.3005°E / -24.3541; 151.3005 (Nagoorin (town centre))
Postcode(s)4680
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn

Nagoorin is a rural town in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks.

History

Nargoorin State School opened on 18 October 1915.[2]

Nagoorin Post Office opened by 1920 (a receiving office had been open from 1910, originally known as Degalil) and closed by 1982.[3]

Lake View Provisional School opened on 9 February 1910 but closed on 31 June 1917. On 27 February 1920 it reopened. It closed on 31 December 1936.[4]

Nagoorin State School opened on 18 October 15.[4]

Heritage listings

Nagoorin has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Nagoorin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Ubobo Street (24°21′06″S 151°18′00″E / 24.3516°S 151.2999°E / -24.3516; 151.2999 (Nagoorin State School)).[6] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Boyne Valley. The nearest is Miriam Vale State School which offers secondary schooling to Year 10. For Years 11 and 12, the nearest schools are Gladstone State High School, Rosedale State School and Monto State High School.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Nagoorin – town (entry 23768)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 9 December 2015.
  2. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  3. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Norton Goldfield (entry 602491)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  6. ^ "Nagoorin State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2012. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 1 January 2019.