Booubyjan, Queensland
Booubyjan is a small rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia, approximately 250 kilometres (160 mi) NW of Brisbane.[1]
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.jpg) Cottage at Booubyjan Homestead, 1996 | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 25°54′00″S 151°58′59″E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4601 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gympie Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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History
It was founded in the early 19th century by the Lawless brothers, Clement and Paul.[2]
The town's name is believed to be an Aboriginal word, probably from the Waka language group, indicating turn back, which was originally used as the name for a pastoral run.[1]
Land in Booubyjan was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 63 square miles (160 km2) were available.[3]
Booubyjan State School opened on 15 October 1934. It closed on 11 December 1987.[4]
Heritage listings
Booubyjan has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Booubyjan Rd: Booubyjan Homestead[5]
References
- "Booubyjan (entry 46309)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- "Clement Francis Lawless". Australian Dictionary of Biography. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
- "Proclamations under the New Land Acts". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 2 March 1877. p. 3. Retrieved 19 February 2020 – via Trove.
- Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- "Booubyjan Homestead (entry 600639)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
Further reading
- Souvenir of the centenary of Booubyjan and Windera, 1847-1947, 1948, retrieved 30 October 2015
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