Brooweena, Queensland

Brooweena is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Brooweena had a population of 104 people.[1]

Brooweena
Queensland
Main street of Brooweena, with the post office in the foreground, 2008
Brooweena
Coordinates25.6016°S 152.2633°E / -25.6016; 152.2633
Population104 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.231/km2 (3.188/sq mi)
Established1889
Postcode(s)4620
Area84.5 km2 (32.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 266 km (165 mi) N of Brisbane
  • 49 km (30 mi) W of Maryborough
  • 35 km (22 mi) SE of Biggenden
LGA(s)Fraser Coast Region
State electorate(s)Maryborough
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Localities around Brooweena:
Golden Fleece Golden Fleece North Aramara
Boompa Brooweena Aramara
Teebar Gigoomgan Woocoo

Geography

The town is located in the Wide Bay–Burnett area and is 266 kilometres (165 mi) north of the state capital, Brisbane. It is on the Maryborough-Biggenden Road. The north-west of the locality includes a large portion of the Wongi National Park and the Wongi State Forest.

History

The name Brooweena is believed to be an Aboriginal word meaning crab.[2][4][5]

The town was established following the arrival of the Mungar Junction to Monto Branch Railway in 1889.

Brooweena Post Office opened on 23 December 1889.[6]

Braemar Provisional School opened on 21 January 1901 and closed on 1 July 1935. It closed in 1922 due to low attendances. It reopened in 1924 and closed on 1 Jul 1935 and the students were transferred to the newly opened Woocoo State School (which closed in 1961).[7] Braemar is the name of a pastoral property south of Brooweena.[8]

Brooweena Provisional School opened on 21 March 1904; the first teacher was Eugenie Eveline Hay. It was upgraded to a State School in 1909.[9][10][7]

Ballugan Provisional School opened on 12 November 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Ballugan State School. It closed in December 1909 but reopened in August 1910. It closed permanently on 30 June 1911.[7]

Woocoo Shire Chambers, 2008

In 1915, the chambers of the newly established Shire of Woocoo were constructed in the town. This small building survives to this day as part of the Early Settlers Museum operated by the Woocoo Historical Society.[11]

Brooweena War Memorial, 2008

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.[12][13] It is now known as the Brooweena War Memorial.

A timber mill was established in 1924, ensuring the continuing existence of the town.[14]

Idalia Provisional School opened on 20 July 1931 and closed on 16 April 1939.[7]

New council chambers were opened in Brooweena on 14 April 1962 by Jack Pizzey, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Isis.[15]

The town set an unofficial record in 2009 when 134 people simultaneously played the lagerphone.[16]

In the 2011 census, Brooweena had a population of 263 people.[17]

In the 2016 census, Brooweena had a population of 104 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Brooweena has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education

Brooweena State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Lahey Street (25.5989°S 152.2610°E / -25.5989; 152.2610 (Brooweena State School)).[20][21] 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).[22]

There is no secondary school in Brooweena; the nearest are in Maryborough to the east or Gayndah to the west.[23][24]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brooweena (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Brooweena - town in Fraser Coast Region (entry 4702)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  3. "Brooweena - locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46634)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
  4. "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—60". The Courier-mail. Queensland, Australia. 7 December 1935. p. 12. Retrieved 25 January 2020 – via Trove.
  5. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 25 January 2020 – via Trove.
  6. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  9. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  10. "Agency ID66, Brooweena State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  11. "Woocoo Historical Society Inc". Woocoo Historical Society. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  12. "Brooweena War Memorial (entry 600969)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  13. "Brooweena War Memorial (Digger)". Queensland War Memorial Register. Retrieved 3 April 2014.
  14. "Brooweena". Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  15. Woocoo (Qld.). Council (1962), Official opening of the new council chambers at Brooweena by the Hon. J. C. A. Pizzey on Saturday, 14th April, 1962, Woocoo Shire Council
  16. "Unofficial lagerphone record set in Brooweena". ABC Wide Bay. Australian Brooadcasting Corporation. 9 June 2009. Retrieved 30 November 2009.
  17. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Brooweena (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  18. "War Memorial Bridge (entry 600968)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  19. "Brooweena War Memorial (entry 600969)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  20. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  21. "Brooweena State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  22. "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  23. "Queensland State and Non-State Schools". Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 8 May 2014. Retrieved 2 June 2014.
  24. "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Brooweena State School. Retrieved 2 June 2014.

Further reading
  • Gould, Gail; Dumbrow, Alice; Brooweena State School Centenary Committee (2004), Brooweena State School centenary, 1904–2004, Brooweena State School Centenary Committee, ISBN 978-0-646-43094-2
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