Booie, Queensland Explained

Booie is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.

Geography

Hillsdale is a neighbourhood in the south of the locality (-26.55°N 151.9333°W).^[2]

Redvale is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality (-26.5396°N 151.8904°W).^[3]

History

The name Booie derives from the name of a pastoral run, which is believed to be a Wakawaka language word meaning carpet snake.^[1]

Land in Booie was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 54mi2 were available.^[4]

Booie Provisional School opened in September 1892.^[5] In 1905, a new Booie State School was erected.^[6] Booie State School closed circa 1963.^[7] It was at 1015 Booie Crawford Road .^[8]

Three Mile State School opened on 1 June 1911, but was soon renamed Redvale State School. It closed circa 1939. It was on the north-east corner of Kingaroy Barkers Creek Road and Redvale Road .^[9]

Hillsdale State School opened on 23 November 1916. It had a number of temporary closures over the years. It closed permanently on 31 December 1966. It was at 6 Mcauliffes Road .

In June 1954, Booie hit the news after local boys claimed to have seen a two-legged monster in a cave. Despite searching by experienced bushman, the monster was not found and it was speculated that the boys had seen a large kangaroo.^[10]

Demographics

In the 2011 census, Booie had a population of 912 people.

In the, Booie had a population of 1,040 people.

In the, Booie had a population of 1,094 people.

Education

There are no schools in Booie. The nearest government primary schools are:^[11]

• Coolabunia State School in neighbouring Coolabunia to the south
• Taabinga State School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the south-west
• Kingaroy State School in neighbouring Kingaroy to the west
• Crawford State School in Crawford to the west
• Wooroolin State School in Wooroolin to the north-west
• Nanango State School in Nanango to the south-east

The nearest government secondary schools are Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy and Nanango State High School in Nanango.

Facilities

Booie Hall is at 1226 Booie Road . It is used for dancing and can be hired.^[12]

Booie Cemetery is on Radunza Road (off the Kingaroy-Barkers Creek Road, -26.5192°N 151.9341°W).^{[13] [14]}

Attractions

Despite its name, the Coolabunia bora ring is at Reagon Road in Booie .^[15]

Further reading

• Book: Booie Hall : golden jubilee celebrations : Saturday, January 24 1981. . 1981 . Booie Hall Committee. — via State Library of Queensland

External links

• Web site: Booie. Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
• News: 5 September 1925 . RICH WEST BOOIE. . . Queensland, Australia . 15 . 21,097. — a description of Booie in 1925

Notes and References

1. 29 December 2020.
2. 29 December 2020.
3. 29 December 2020.
4. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846. live.
5. News: The West Moreton State Schools. . . 10 June 1893 . 27 April 2014 . 7 . National Library of Australia . 30 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130075826/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123344658 . live .
6. News: NEW STATE SCHOOLS. . . 16 September 1905 . 27 April 2014 . 38 . National Library of Australia . 30 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130075827/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20798079 . live .
7. 26 April 2014.
8. Web site: 1955 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109093109/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m79-admin-bdy-1955.jpg . 2023-01-09 . 9 January 2023.
9. Web site: 1941 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79 . 9 January 2023 . . Map . 9 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230109113056/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m79-surv-control-1941.jpg . live .
10. News: 10 June 1954 . MYSTERY OF "CAVE MONSTER" AT KINGAROY. . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210130075827/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/76239518 . 30 January 2021 . 27 April 2014 . . National Library of Australia . Rockhampton, Qld. . 16.
11. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 27 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
12. Web site: Booie Hall . 3 November 2024 . Facebook.
13. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Cemetery Areas - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b . 15 November 2020 . 12 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
14. Web site: Cemeteries . 2024-06-27 . South Burnett Regional Council . 24 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240324081630/https://www.southburnett.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries . live .
15. Web site: Brent Brian . 20 Dec 2017 . Bora Ring - Coolabunia . 24 Aug 2019 . Brown Signs.