Booie, Queensland
| Booie Kingaroy, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Booie and Malar districts exhibition at Kingaroy Show, 1936 | |||||||||||||||
  Booie | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°32′00″S 151°56′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.9333°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 1,094 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1877 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.[3]
Geography[edit]
Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (26°33′00″S 151°56′00″E / 26.55°S 151.9333°E).[4]
Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (26°32′23″S 151°53′25″E / 26.5396°S 151.8904°E).[5]
History[edit]
The name Booie derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning carpet snake.[2]
Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 54 square miles (140 km2) were available.[6]
Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892.[7] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected.[8] Booie State School closed circa 1963.[9][10] It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road (26°29′52″S 151°55′43″E / 26.49772°S 151.92865°E).[11]
Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939.[10] It was on the north-east corner of Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road and Redvale Road (26°32′24″S 151°53′21″E / 26.53998°S 151.88913°E).[12]
Hillsdale State School opened on 23 November 1916. It had a number of temporary closures over the years. It closed permanently on 31 December 1966.[10] It was at 6 Mcauliffes Road (26°32′37″S 151°56′30″E / 26.54348°S 151.94167°E).[11]
In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people.[13]
In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.[3]
Booie Monster[edit]
In June 1954, Booie hit the news after local boys claimed to have seen a two-legged monster in a cave. Despite searching by experienced bushman, the monster was not found and it was speculated that the boys had seen a large kangaroo.[14]
References[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Booie (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "Booie – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Hillsdale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 15907)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "Redvale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 38884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "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 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- ^ "The West Moreton State Schools". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald & General Advertiser. National Library of Australia. 10 June 1893. p. 7. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "NEW STATE SCHOOLS". The Queenslander. National Library of Australia. 16 September 1905. p. 38. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
- ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ a b "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79". 1955. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1941. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
- ^ "MYSTERY OF "CAVE MONSTER" AT KINGAROY". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia. 10 June 1954. p. 16. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2014.
External links[edit]
- "Booie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.