Baree is a rural

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in the

Rockhampton Region The Rockhampton Region is a local government area (LGA) in Central Queensland, Australia, located on the Tropic of Capricorn about north of Brisbane. Rockhampton is the region's major city; the region also includes the Fitzroy River, Mount Ar ...

Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , established_ ...

, Australia. In the , Baree had a population of 164 people.

Geography

The

Burnett Highway The Burnett Highway is an inland rural highway located in Queensland, Australia. The highway runs between its junction with the Bruce Highway at Gracemere, just south of Rockhampton, and Nanango. Its length is approximately 542 kilometres. The ...

runs along the south-eastern boundary.

History

The name ''Baree'' is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning either ''crooked (winding) creek'' or ''timber''. Calliungal North State School opened in April 1904, closing in 1929. In 1933 it reopened, closing finally in 1971. Baree Post Office opened by 1917 (a

receiving office A post office is a public facility and a retailer that provides mail services, such as accepting letters and parcels, providing post office boxes, and selling postage stamps, packaging, and stationery. Post offices may offer additional serv ...

had been open from around 1901) and closed in 1975.

Heritage listings

Baree has a number of

heritage-listed This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many ...

sites, including: * Creek Street: Baree School of Arts

Education

There are no schools in Baree. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and

Mount Morgan State High School Mount Morgan State High School is a heritage-listed state high school and technical college at 4 Central Street, Mount Morgan, Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built in 1908. It was formerly known as Mount Morgan Technical Co ...

, both in neighbouring Mount Morgan to the south-east.

References

{{Rockhampton Region Suburbs of Rockhampton Region Localities in Queensland