Bukali is a rural
locality
Locality may refer to:
* Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England
* Locality (linguistics)
* Locality (settlement)
* Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
North Burnett Region
The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...
,
Queensland
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, 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 Bukali had a population of 63 people.
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History
The locality takes its name from the railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
on 15 September 1930. ''Bukali'' is an Aboriginal word, meaning either ''cold'' or ''bad smell''.[
Bukali Provisional School opened in 1902. On 1 January 1909 it became Bukali State School. From 1912 it had a number of short openings and other temporary arrangements, before closing in 1916. In 1925 the school reopened as Monal Creek Provisional School, becoming Monal Creek State School in 1927. In June 1936 it was renamed Bukali State School. It closed permanently in 1963.]
References
North Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland
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