Boompa, Queensland
Boompa is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Boompa had a population of 83 people.[1]
| Boompa Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Boompa | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25.635°S 152.1427°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 83 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.2659/km2 (0.689/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4621 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 312.2 km2 (120.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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History
Teebar East Provisional School opened on 29 May 1893. In 1904 the school was moved and renamed Teebar West Provisional School. On 1 Jan 1909 it became Teebar West State School. In 1930 the school was moved again and was renamed Boompa State School in March 1933. The school closed on 28 January 1963.[3]
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.[4][5] 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 St Mary to the memory of Woocoo Shire soldiers killed in action in World War I.[6] Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919.[7] The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough.[7] 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.[8] The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar.[9]
In the 2016 census Boompa had a population of 83 people.[1]
Heritage listing
Fraser Coast Regional Council placed the St Mary’s Church and Cemetery on its Local Heritage Register.[10]
References
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Boompa (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- "Boompa – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46630)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Brooweena War Memorial (entry 600969)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "Brooweena War Memorial (Digger)". Queensland War Memorial Register. Archived from the original on 7 April 2014. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
- "WOOCOO FALLEN SOLDIERS MEMORIAL". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 037. Queensland, Australia. 20 May 1918. p. 3. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- "TEEBAR". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 14, 282. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1919. p. 7. Retrieved 23 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- Murree, Erica (5 November 2019). "St Mary's Anglican Church celebrates 100 years of worship". The Courier Mail. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- Design, UBC Web. "St Mary's Anglican Church | Churches Australia". www.churchesaustralia.org. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 20 October 2021. Place ID 93. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Further reading
- Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN 0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.