Boompa, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boompa
State:qld
Coordinates:-25.635°N 152.1427°W
Pop:89
Postcode:4621
Area:312.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:Maryborough
Fedgov:Wide Bay
Near-N:Golden Fleece
Near-Ne:Brooweena
Near-E:Teebar
Near-Se:Malarga
Near-S:Booubyjan
Near-Sw:Stockhaven
Near-W:Biggenden
Near-Nw:Lakeside

Boompa is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boompa had a population of 89 people.

History

Teebar East Provisional School opened on 29 May 1893. In 1904, the school was moved and renamed Teebar West Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Teebar West State School. In 1930, the school was again moved to a more central position and in March 1933 was renamed Boompa State School. The school closed on 16 April 1945, but reopened on 25 March 1946. It closed permanently on 28 January 1963.

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.[2] [3] 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.[4] Opening services of the St Mary's Anglican Church were held on 26 October 1919.[5] The church was built by Matthew Edmund Rooney of Maryborough. 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.[6] The church is variously described as being located at Boompa, Brooweena, or Teebar.[7]

Demographics

In the, Boompa had a population of 83 people.

In the, Boompa had a population of 89 people.

Heritage listing

Fraser Coast Regional Council placed the St Mary’s Church and Cemetery on its Local Heritage Register.[8]

Facilities

There is a cemetery beside St Mary's Anglican Church (-25.6158°N 152.2346°W).[9]

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 3 April 2014.
  3. Web site: Brooweena War Memorial (Digger) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140407093645/http://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/Pages/MemoDet.aspx?Memorial=Brooweena%20War%20Memorial%20(Digger) . 7 April 2014 . 3 April 2014 . Queensland War Memorial Register.
  4. News: 20 May 1918 . WOOCOO FALLEN SOLDIERS MEMORIAL. . 3 . . 14,037 . Queensland, Australia . 23 January 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 25 October 1919 . TEEBAR. . 7 . . 14,282 . Queensland, Australia . 23 January 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: Murree . Erica . 5 November 2019 . St Mary’s Anglican Church celebrates 100 years of worship . 24 January 2023 . The Courier Mail.
  7. Web site: Design . UBC Web . St Mary's Anglican Church Churches Australia . 2023-01-22 . www.churchesaustralia.org . en.
  8. Web site: 20 October 2021 . Local Heritage Register v6 . 22 January 2023 . . Place ID 93.
  9. 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.