Boolboonda is a rural
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Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
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Queensland
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In the , Boolboonda had a population of 55 people.
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History
The name ''Boolboonda'' is reported an Aboriginal word created by local people to represent the sound of blasting to excavate the railway tunnel on the Mount Perry railway line
The Mount Perry Branch Railway is a closed railway line in Central Queensland, Australia. In 1869 copper was discovered at Mount Perry (approx 100 km west of Bundaberg) and the township grew rapidly. A railway to the coast was essenti ...
which was built from 1882 to 1884.[
Boolboonda Provisional School opened on 25 September 1882 but closed circa 1884. It reopened circa 1897, becoming Boolboonda State School on 1 January 1909. It closed on 9 February 1973.]
Demographics
In the , Boolboonda had a population of 52 people.
Heritage listings
Boolboonda has the following heritage listings:
* Boolboonda State School, Boolboonda Tunnel Road
Education
There are no schools in Boolboonda. The nearest government primary school is Mount Perry State School in neighbouring Mount Perry to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Gin Gin State High School in Gin Gin to the east.
Amenities
Boolboonda Memorial Hall is at 3064 Gin Gin-Mount Perry Road ().
References
Further reading
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via State Library of Queensland
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via State Library of Queensland
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Bundaberg Region
Localities in Queensland