Boonah, Queensland
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Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,484 people.[1]
Geography
The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Range. It is surrounded by hills, including Mount French and other Moogerah Peaks. Frog Buttress is a popular rock climbing cliff on the north-west side of Mount French.
The
State Route 93,
History
The history of Boonah township is connected to the nearby settlement of Dugandan which was named after the Dugandan pastoral run that was taken up in August 1844 by Macquarie McDonald and his brother Campbell Livingstone McDonald.[6][7] Dugandan was one of the earliest pastoral holdings in Queensland.[8] In its early years the area was stocked with sheep but the region was discovered to be well suited for cattle and over time became renowned for the quality of its beef and dairy herds.[8] Adjacent to the property of Dugandan was Coochin Coochin station.[9] In January 1861, a massacre of Ugarapul people, estimated to be as many as 40, is recorded in the area of Hardie's Station, Dugandan Scrub. [10] In 1873, part of the Coochin Coochin pastoral run was acquired by Frederick Macarthur Bowman who named his property Denelgin. Frederick Bowman took advantage of the suitability of the area for cattle and is considered one of the dairying pioneers of the region.[11]
Variously known as Dugandan Scrub and Blumbergville, Boonah was also positioned within the boundaries of the early Dugandan property. Following the introduction of the Crown Lands Alienation Act of 1868 and the subdivision of the large pastoral runs, the settlement fell within the boundaries of a new 320 acre property acquired by John Hooper in 1878.[11]
Due to the scattered distribution of European settlers, the close proximity of the two settlements that would eventually become the townships of Dugandan and Boonah and the lack of a clear geographical centre, during the 1870s - 1880s the names Dugandan, Blumbergville and Boonah were used interchangeably.[12] As late as 1888, the courts of petty sessions were described as occurring at "Boonah, otherwise known as Blumbergville".[13]
The Dugandan Provisional School opened on 15 July 1878 [14][15] between Dugandan Scrub and Dugandan Flats next to the Teviot Brook on land which would eventually fall within the boundaries of the Blumbergville/Boonah township.[12] The school was the first building in the township.[12] On 30 May 1887 it became Dugandan State School.[15] In 1895 it was renamed Boonah State School.[15][16][17] (A separate Dugandan State School operated between 1917 and 1966 in Dugandan).[17]
By 1880, 40 families were living in the Dugandan Scrub area and Blumbergville was starting to be established.[9] Blumbergville took its name from a store owned by three brothers, Max, Levi and Adolf Blumberg, located on the later site of the Commercial Hotel in High Street, Boonah.[18][19][20]
The
In 1882, the Primitive Methodist Church congregation had grown too large to continue to use the Provisional School.
Around 1884, the Blumbergville Post Office was opened.[33]
In 1887, the railway line from Ipswich was extended to the area,[34] with the name Boonah given to a rail siding at Blumbergville[7] located one stop before the terminus at the settlement of nearby Dugandan.[18][35] The railway siding took its name from an Aboriginal word from the Yuggera and Yugumbir language groups meaning bloodwood tree (Corymbia gummifera) or Brigalow tree (Acacia harpophylla).[36][8]
The local government, the
Following devastating floods in 1887,[12] the main commercial interests for the district relocated from the lower lying Dugandan, near the railway terminus, to the higher ground of Boonah.[37]
The Post Office was renamed Boonah around 1888.[33]
Christ Church, a Church of England, was officially opened on 26 May 1890 by Archbishop William Webber assisted by Rev James Coles, rector at Harrisville. The church was designed by John H. Buckeridge. (the diocesan architect for the Anglican Diocese of Brisbane) and built by Mr Vincent of Boonah. Prior to the opening of the church, Church of England services were held in the Goolman Divisional Board office. At the time of the opening of the church, there was no permanent minister.[38] On 7 July 1956 Archbishop Reginald Halse set a stone in the second church building being erected dedicating the new church as a memorial to the martyrs of the New Guinea Mission and those who died in World War I, World War II and the Korean War. The second church as dedicated in 1960 and consecrated in 1961.[39] The original church continues to be used as a church hall.[40]
By the end of 1900, the Fassifern Butter Factory owned by Mr. S. Dover was operating in Church Street.
Miss Esme Clarke's Private School opened on 1905 in a room was rented from All Saints Church. It closed on 1910.[17]
In April 1905, John Carl Streiner opened his Commercial Hotel on the north-west corner of High Street and Park Street. It was a two-storey building with filigree lace
The Goolman Shire War Memorial was unveiled in Boonah (then part of the
Initially only a primary school, Boonah State School had a secondary class added in February 1955, which it retained until 25 January 1965 when Boonah State High School opened.[14][15][49]
All Saints' Catholic Primary School was constructed in 1956 using volunteer labour. It was officially opened on 4 November 1956 by
Boonah was the centre of the Shire of Boonah local government area until council amalgamations occurred in 2008.
In the 2016 census, the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,484 people.[1] The locality contains 1,206 households, in which 47.2% of the population are males and 52.8% of the population are females with a median age of 46, 8 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $950, $488 below the national average.[1]
2.1% of Boonah's population is either of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander descent. 59.7% of the population aged 15 or over is either registered or de facto married, while 40.3% of the population is not married. 25.4% of the population is currently attending some form of a compulsory education. The most common nominated ancestries were English (29.8%), Australian (28.1%) and German (12.8%), while the most common country of birth was Australia (82.3%), and the most commonly spoken language at home was English (90.1%). The most common nominated religions were No religion (22.9%), Catholic (19.2%) and Anglican (16.9%). The most common occupation was a labourer (21.7%) and the majority/plurality of residents worked 40 or more hours per week (41.4%).[1]
Heritage listings
Boonah has a number of
- 8-10 Church Street (27°59′57″S 152°41′00″E / 27.9992°S 152.6832°E): Christ Church Anglican [50]
- Cossart Street and Macquarie Street (27°59′51″S 152°41′12″E / 27.9975°S 152.6868°E): Boonah Showgrounds [50]
- 32 High Street (27°59′52″S 152°40′56″E / 27.9979°S 152.6823°E): Australian Hotel [50]
- 39 High Street and Yeates Avenue (27°59′50″S 152°40′56″E / 27.9972°S 152.6821°E): Commercial Hotel [50]
- J Bell Road, Coochin via Boonah: Coochin Coochin Homestead[51]
- Park Street (27°59′50″S 152°40′52″E / 27.9973°S 152.6811°E): Boonah War Memorial and Memorial Park[52]
- 1 Park Street (27°59′51″S 152°40′55″E / 27.9974°S 152.6820°E): Boonah Post Office[53]
- 8 Railway Street (27°59′44″S 152°40′55″E / 27.9956°S 152.6819°E): former offices of the Qld Farmers Co-operative Association Boonah Butter Factory (now home to Flavour's Café) [50]
State Library of Queensland holds collection items about Boonah including:
- maps, photographs, journals, books and more.
- web resources
- historical portraits, soldier portraits
Economy
The area produces vegetables for the nearby
Education
Boonah State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Park Street (27°59′52″S 152°40′52″E / 27.9977°S 152.6811°E).[56][57] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 231 students with 22 teachers (18 full-time equivalent) and 16 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[58] It includes a special education program.[56]
All Saints' School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15 Oliver Street (28°00′01″S 152°41′11″E / 28.0003°S 152.6864°E).[56][59] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 181 students with 15 teachers (12 full-time equivalent) and 9 non-teaching staff (6 full-time equivalent).[58]
Boonah State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 32 Macquarie Street (27°59′43″S 152°41′21″E / 27.9954°S 152.6891°E).[56][60] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 658 students with 60 teachers (57 full-time equivalent) and 30 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent).[58] It includes a special education program.[56][61]
The
Media
The town is serviced by the daily newspaper The Queensland Times and the weekly newspaper The Fassifern Guardian.
Amenities
The
The Boonah branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 13 Walter Street (27°59′52″S 152°41′00″E / 27.9979°S 152.6832°E).[63]
Christ Church Anglican is at 6-10 Church Street and provides services on Wednesdays and Sundays.[64][65]
There are a number of parks in the locality, including:
- Bicentennial Park (27°59′30″S 152°40′50″E / 27.9918°S 152.6805°E)[66]
- Coronation Park (27°59′39″S 152°41′06″E / 27.9943°S 152.6849°E)[66]
- Cossart Street (27°59′48″S 152°41′07″E / 27.9967°S 152.6852°E)[66]
- Devin Drive Park (27°59′18″S 152°41′17″E / 27.9882°S 152.6880°E)[66]
- Dugandan Park (28°00′09″S 152°40′49″E / 28.0026°S 152.6802°E)[66]
- Springleigh Park (27°59′26″S 152°41′23″E / 27.9906°S 152.6896°E)[66]
Attractions
The Boonah Visitor Information Centre is in Bicentennial Park at 20 Boonah Fassifern Road (27°59′33″S 152°40′50″E / 27.9925°S 152.6805°E). There is the Rotary Lookout at Bicentennial Place on the hill above the visitor information centre, opposite 28 Athol Terrace (27°59′29″S 152°40′53″E / 27.9913°S 152.6813°E). The lookout provides views across the town and to the mountain peaks of the
The former Boonah Butter Factory at 10 Railway Street (27°59′43″S 152°40′53″E / 27.9954°S 152.6814°E) now houses an art space and a fruit-and-vegetable store.[70][71] Its former office building at 8 Railway Street (27°59′45″S 152°40′55″E / 27.9957°S 152.6819°E) is now the Flavours Café.[72]
12 Athol Terrace
Climate
Boonah experiences sub-tropical climatic conditions typically with warm wet summers and mild dry winters. Boonah township is approximately 80 metres (260 ft) above sea level. Average annual rainfall for the region is 866 millimetres (34.1 in), equating to an average of 89 days of rainfall. Temperatures range between daytime averages of mid thirty degrees Celsius in summer, to low twenty degrees Celsius in winter.
See also
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Further reading
- Maiden, Norma L (1990), Christ Church, Boonah : "the first 100 years" 1890-1990, N. Maiden
External links
- "Boonah". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Town map of Boonah". Queensland Government. 1981.
- Information about Boonah, Queensland
- Boonah views, State Library of Queensland