Booie, Queensland

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Booie
Kingaroy, Queensland
StateLibQld 2 212416 Booie and Malah districts exhibition at Kingaroy Show, 1936.jpg
Booie and Malar districts exhibition at Kingaroy Show, 1936
Booie is located in Queensland
Booie
Booie
Coordinates26°32′00″S 151°56′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.9333°E / -26.5333; 151.9333 (Booie (centre of locality))Coordinates: 26°32′00″S 151°56′00″E / 26.5333°S 151.9333°E / -26.5333; 151.9333 (Booie (centre of locality))
Population1,040 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density7.37/km2 (19.09/sq mi)
Established1877
Postcode(s)4610
Area141.1 km2 (54.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Nanango
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Booie:
Corndale Wattle Camp Sandy Ridges
Kingaroy Booie Sandy Ridges
Coolabunia Hodgleigh
Barker Creek Flat		 Glan Devon

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.[1]

Geography[]

Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (

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26°33′00″S 151°56′00″E / 26.55°S 151.9333°E / -26.55; 151.9333 (Hillsdale (neighbourhood))).[3]

Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (

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26°32′23″S 151°53��25″E / 26.5396°S 151.8904°E / -26.5396; 151.8904 (Redvale (neighbourhood))).[4]

History[]

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.[5]

Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892.[6] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected.[7] Booie State School closed circa 1963.[8][9]

Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939.[9]

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.[9]

In the 2011 census, the population was 912 people.[10]

In the 2016 census Booie had a population of 1,040 people.[1]

Booie Monster[]

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.[11]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Booie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Booie – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 49438)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Hillsdale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 15907)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  4. ^ "Redvale – locality unbounded in South Burnett Regional (entry 38884)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  5. ^ "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.
  6. ^ "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.
  7. ^ "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.
  8. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 26 April 2014.
  9. ^ 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
  10. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Booie (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 April 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  11. ^ "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[]

  • "Booie". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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