Boompa is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Boompa had a population of 89 people.

History

Teebar East Provisional School opened on 29 May 1893. In 1904, the school was moved and renamed Teebar West Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Teebar West State School. In 1930, the school was again moved to a more central position and in March 1933 was renamed Boompa State School. The school closed on 16 April 1945, but reopened on 25 March 1946. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963. In 1922, the residents of the Woocoo Shire erected a war memorial outside St Mary's Church of England on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road at Teebar (now within Boompa). In 1992, the memorial was relocated to the Woocoo Historical Museum in Brooweena due to concerns about vandalism. It is now known as the Brooweena War Memorial. Elizabeth Mary Thomas nee Eaton, formerly Mrs B J Nichols, donated land from the property ''Clifton'' for a church and cemetery. Subscription towards the building fund were made on the understanding that the church was dedicated in the name of

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to the memory of Woocoo Shire soldiers

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. Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919. The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough. There is a group of three stained glass windows behind the altar. In 2019 residents and descendants of past residents attended a 100th anniversary service, and a plaque to commemorate the occasion was unveiled in the church grounds. The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar.

Demographics

In the , Boompa had a population of 83 people. In the , Boompa had a population of 89 people.

Heritage listing

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placed the St Mary’s Church and Cemetery on its Local Heritage Register.

Education

There are no schools in Boompa. The nearest government primary schools are Brooweena State School in neighbouring Brooweena to the north-east, Biggenden State School in neighbouring

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to the north-west, and Coalstoun Lakes State School in Coalstoun Lakes to the west. The nearest government secondary schools include Biggenden State School (to Year 10). For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government schools are Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the east, Isis District State School in Childers to the north, and Burnett State College in

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to the west, but most of Boompa is too distant from these three schools for a daily commute, so the alternatives for Year 12 schooling are

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and boarding school.

Facilities

There is a cemetery beside St Mary's Anglican Church ().

History

Demographics

Heritage listing

Education

Facilities

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