Boonarga is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Boonarga had a population of 37 people.

Geography

The

Warrego Highway The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 715 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint ...

and Western railway line enter the locality from the south-east (

Brigalow ''Acacia harpophylla'', commonly known as brigalow, brigalow spearwood or orkor, is an endemic tree of Australia. The Aboriginal Australian group the Gamilaraay peoples know the tree as Barranbaa or Burrii. It is found in central and coasta ...

) and exit to the north-west (

Chinchilla Chinchilla refers to either of two species ('' Chinchilla chinchilla'' and '' Chinchilla lanigera'') of crepuscular rodents of the parvorder Caviomorpha, and are native to the Andes mountains in South America. They live in colonies called "her ...

). Boonarga railway station is an abandoned station on the Western railway line ().

History

Hill Top Provisional School opened on 20 March 1893. On 1 January 1909, it became Hill Top State School. From 1914 to 1915 it operated as a half-time school with Mulga State School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher). In 1936, it was renamed Boonarga State School. It closed in June 1954. It was located on the Warrego Highway (). The Cactoblastis Memorial Hall was built to celebrate the eradiction of the prickly pear in the Boonarga area through the introduction of the cactoblastis moth. Prickly pear had spread so extensively through the area that it was often not possible to walk or ride through it. The hall was built by local builder Mr Jack Schloss at a cost of and was officially opened in February 1936 by

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, Member of the

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. A gala ball was held to mark the occasion.

Demographics

In the , Boonarga had a population of 36 people. In the , Boonarga had a population of 37 people.

Heritage listings

Boonarga has a number of

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sites, including: *

: Cactoblastis Memorial Hall

Education

There are no schools in Boonarga. The nearest government primary schools are Brigalow State School in neighbouring

to the south-east and Chinchilla State School in neighbouring

to the north-west. The nearest government secondary school is Chinchilla State High School in Chinchilla.

Geography

History

Demographics

Heritage listings

Education

Amenities

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