Bambaroo, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Bambaroo
State:qld
Coordinates:-18.8875°N 146.1855°W
Pop:146
Postcode:4850
Area:90.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:27.5
Dir1:S
Location1:Ingham
Dist2:83.9
Dir2:NW
Location2:Townsville
Dist3:1415
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Shire of Hinchinbrook
Stategov:Hinchinbrook
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Yuruga
Near-Ne:Orient
Near-E:Coolbie
Near-Se:Crystal Creek
Near-S:Paluma
Near-Sw:Paluma
Near-W:Yuruga
Near-Nw:Yuruga

Bambaroo is a rural locality in the Shire of Hinchinbrook, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Bambaroo had a population of 146 people.

Geography

Bambaroo has two distinct parts geographically.

The centre and north-east is low-lying flat land (approx 20 metres above sea level), drained by numerous small creeks which flow into the Coral Sea in neighbouring Orient and Coolbie. This freehold land is predominantly used to grow sugarcane. A cane tramway delivers harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills at Victoria Plantation and Macknade.

Abswold is a neighbourhood within the north-east of the locality (-18.8666°N 146.2166°W).[2]

The Bruce Highway and the North Coast railway line both enter the locality from the east (Coolbie) and exit to the north (Yuruga) travelling through this flat part of the locality. Historically, three railway stations serviced the locality (from north to south):

The south-western part of the locality is mountainous and undeveloped, rising up to 980 metres above sea level. This land is protected as Paluma Range National Park.

History

Bambaroo State School opened on 3 November 1924, although it was not officially opened until 19 May 1925 by Thomas Wilson, the Minister of Public Instruction.[5] [6] It closed on 31 December 2016.[7] It was at 10 Bambaroo School Road .[8] [9] The school's website has been archived.[10]

Demographics

In the, Bambaroo had a population of 126 people.

In the, Bambaroo had a population of 146 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bambaroo. The nearest government primary schools are Mutarnee State School in Mutarnee to the south-east and Toobanna State School in Toobanna to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Ingham State High School in Ingham to the north.

In popular culture

Bambaroo is one of the Australian place names mentioned in the second verse of the song "I've Been Everywhere" written by Australian country singer Geoff Mack in 1959, and made popular by Lucky Starr in 1962.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. 7 March 2022.
  3. Web site: 2 October 2020 . Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd . 5 October 2020 . 5 October 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  4. 4 October 2017.
  5. News: ITEMS ABOUT PEOPLE. 19 May 1925. Daily Standard. 4 October 2017. 3855. Queensland, Australia. 10 (SECOND EDITION--3 p.m.). National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: 2017-02-15 . History . https://web.archive.org/web/20170215011327/https://bambarooss.eq.edu.au/Ourschool/History/Pages/History.aspx . 2017-02-15 . 2023-08-16 . Bambaroo State School.
  7. Web site: School Openings, Closures & Name Changes - Recent Events. Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools. Queensland Government. https://web.archive.org/web/20171004055900/http://education.qld.gov.au/directory/schools/resources/change-register.xls. 4 October 2017. dead. 4 October 2017.
  8. Web site: 1969 . Town of Bambaroo . 7 May 2022 . . Map . 7 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220507002819/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-bambaroo-1969.jpg . live .
  9. Web site: 1974 . 8160 Ingham . 7 May 2022 . . Map.
  10. Web site: 2016-03-10 . Bambaroo State School . 2023-08-16 . . 10 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160310131418/https://bambarooss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx . bot: unknown .