The Boyne Valley is a rural

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, Australia. The locality contains four small towns:

Nagoorin Nagoorin is a rural town in Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small townships within the locality of Boyne Valley along with Ubobo, Builyan, and Many Peaks. History Nargoorin State School opened on 18 October 1915. N ...

Ubobo Ubobo is a rural town in the locality of Boyne Valley in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. Geography Ubobo is located south of Gladstone and Calliope along Highway 69 in Central Queensland, Australia. It is one of four small towns ...

, Builyan, and Many Peaks. In the , Boyne Valley had a population of 301 people.

Geography

It is in the valley of the Boyne River, in

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, approximately north of

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and south west of

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. "The Valley" as locals call it, is part of Gladstone's

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. Formerly within the

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, in 2008 it became part of Gladstone Region. It is in close proximity to

Kroombit Tops National Park Kroombit Tops is a national park in Central Queensland, Australia. It is between Monto, Queensland, Monto and Calliope, Queensland, Calliope. It is two parts. The largest part is within the Suburbs and localities (Australia), localities of Table ...

. The

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runs through from north to south-west.

History

The

Gladstone to Monto railway line Byellee to Monto Branch Railway was a branch railway that branched off the Boyne Valley west of Gladstone in Queensland, Australia.The Boyne Valley region was predominantly a dairying region and a railway had little justification. However a bra ...

opened its first section from Byellee (previously known as Boyne Valley Junction) to Many Peaks on 25 July 1910 with the following stations on the line within Boyne Valley: * Wietalaba railway station () * Nagoorin railway station () * Ubobo railway station () * Hellens railway station () * Littlemore railway station () * Builyan railway station () * Many Peaks railway station () with the second section to Barrimoon completed on 17 August 1926 including: * Golembil railway station () The line closed to regular services in 2002 with the final train on the line being a steam special run from Monto to Maryborough in 2005. Nagoorin State School opened on 18 October 1915. Builyan State School opened on 4 December 1922. Ubobo State School opened on 23 March 1927.

Demographics

In the , Boyne Valley had a population of 646 people. In the , Boyne Valley had a population of 379 people. In the , Boyne Valley had a population of 358 people. In the , Boyne Valley had a population of 301 people.

Heritage listings

Boyne Valley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Gladstone-Monto Road, Ubobo: Soldier Settler House *Norton Road, Nagoorin:

Norton Goldfield Norton Goldfield is a heritage-listed former mine at Norton Road, near Nagoorin, Boyne Valley, Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia. It was built from 1870s to 1941. It is also known as Milton Goldfield. It was added to the Queensland Herit ...

* 5 Railway Terrace, Ubobo: Ububo QCWA * 7 Railway Terrace: the Ubobo Station Mistress's Residence is now used as the headquarters of the Boyne Valley Historical Society

Education

Ubobo State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Cedarvale Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). The school was temporarily closed in late 2019 due to a lack of enrolments, and remains closed as of July 2022. Builyan State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Gladstone Road (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 8 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Enrolments increased to 10 students in February 2021. Nagoorin State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 2 Ubobo Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 12 students with 2 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). Enrolments increased to 23 students in February 2021. The three schools get together on a regular basis, providing students with the opportunity to learn and socialise with children of a similar age. There are no secondary schools in Boyne Valley. The nearest is

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State School which offers secondary schooling to Year 10. For Years 11 and 12, the nearest schools are

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State High School,

State High School, Rosedale State School and

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State High School.

Attractions

* The Dawes Range Tunnel section of the Boyne Burnett Inland Rail Trail was opened on 11 September 2021. The section starts at Barrimoon Siding,

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and finishes at Builyan, Boyne Valley. This section contains 6 tunnels between Barrimoon Siding and Golembil Siding. It also passes the historic township of Many Peaks with its Local Heritage listed attractions – the Many Peaks Railway Complex, Many Peaks Railway Dam and Many Peaks Road Bridge. * the Boyne Valley Historical Cottage, opened in 1988 by the Boyne Valley Historical Society Inc. The historical display. located at Railway Terrace, Ubobo, is open by appointment.

References

External links

Boyne Valley, Queensland, AustraliaHistory of Boyne ValleyMap of The Boyne ValleyUniversity of Queensland: Queensland Places: Gladstone Localities
{{Gladstone Region Valleys of Queensland Gladstone Region Localities in Queensland