Brooloo is a rural town and
locality
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in the
Gympie Region
The Gympie Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is between the Sunshine Coast and Hervey Bay and centred on the town of Gympie. It was creat ...
,
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, Australia.
In the , the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people.
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Geography
The town is located in the hinterland behind the Sunshine Coast, north of the state capital, Brisbane
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Mary Valley Road
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People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
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enters the locality from the north-west (Imbil
Imbil is a rural town and locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Imbil had a population of 924 people.
Geography
Imbil is in the Wide Bay–Burnett district in the Mary River valley, north of the state capital, Brisb ...
), passes through the town (in the north of the locality), and then exits to the south-east Kenilworth
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.Mary Valley railway line
Mary may refer to:
People
* Mary (name), a feminine given name (includes a list of people with the name)
Religious contexts
* New Testament people named Mary, overview article linking to many of those below
* Mary, mother of Jesus, also calle ...
().
History
The Bluff Provisional School opened in July 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became The Bluff State School. In May 1915 it was renamed Brooloo State School. It closed in 1970.receiving office
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had been open from March 1914). In 1922 the ''Brooloo Rail'' office was renamed ''Brooloo'' and replaced the previous office. It closed in 1972.
Heritage listings
Booloo has one heritage-listed site. It is Brooloo Hall at 3726 Mary Valley Road ().
References
Further reading
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External links
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Community website
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Towns in Queensland
Localities in Queensland
Gympie Region