Bororen
| Bororen Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Local store and post office agency on the Bruce Highway | |||||||||||||||
  Bororen | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°14′40″S 151°29′42″E / 24.24444°S 151.49500°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 417 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4678 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Bororen is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[1]
Geography
The Bruce Highway passes through both the town and the locality.
History
Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[4]
Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[5][6]
In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (24°14′35″S 151°29′46″E / 24.243016°S 151.496029°E). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[7]
Education
Bororen State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 1 Kent Street. In 2013, the school had 47 students and 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[8]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bororen (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Bororen – town in Gladstone Region (entry 3898)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ "Bororen – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 49131)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 September 2017.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
- ^ "Agency ID 4996, Bororen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "Bororen War Memorial". Monument Australia. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- ^ "2013 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bororen State School. Bororen State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
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Further reading
- Bororen State School (2000), Bororen State School centenary 1900-2000 : including Bororen, Iveragh, Boondilla and Turkey Road Schools, The School
External links
Media related to Bororen at Wikimedia Commons
- "Miriam Vale and Miriam Vale Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland. —includes Bororen