Barrine Explained

Type:suburb
Barrine
State:qld
Coordinates:-17.2277°N 145.6161°W
Pop:303
Postcode:4872
Area:26.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.9
Dir1:NNE
Location1:Yungaburra
Dist2:24.0
Dir2:N
Location2:Malanda
Dist3:28.6
Dir3:NE
Location3:Atherton
Dist4:63.1
Dir4:SW
Location4:Cairns
Dist5:1713
Dir5:NNW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Tablelands Region
Stategov:Hill
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-N:Lake Tinaroo
Near-Ne:Danbulla
Near-E:Lake Barrine
Near-Se:Lake Barrine
Near-S:Yungaburra
Near-Sw:Lake Tinaroo
Near-W:Lake Tinaroo
Near-Nw:Lake Tinaroo

Barrine is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Barrine had a population of 303 people.

History

Boar Pocket State School opened in 1909. In 1912, it was renamed Barrine State School. It closed in 1958 with the filling of Lake Tinaroo. It was at approximately .[2] [3]

In January 1911, residents of Kulara (then a small town to the north of Yungaburra) began lobbying for a school, claiming there were 42 children in the district.[4] Kulara State School opened on 17 June 1912. It closed on 1 September 1958, when the Tinaroo Dam began to fill, inundating the town. However, being on higher ground, the school building was not flooded and became a private residence at 85 Backshall Road (now in Barrine,).[5] [6] [7]

Demographics

In the, Barrine had a population of 241 people.

In the, Barrine had a population of 303 people.

Education

There are no schools in Barrine. The nearest government primary school is Yungaburra State School in neighbouring Yungaburra to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Malanda State High School in Malanda to the south.[8]

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. Web site: 1952 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m426 . 23 June 2024 . . Map.
  3. Web site: 1962 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m426 . 23 June 2024 . . Map.
  4. News: 31 January 1911 . COUNTRY NEWS. . 4 . . 2994 . Queensland, Australia . live . 28 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210325035944/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/214958120 . 25 March 2021 . National Library of Australia.
  5. Web site: 1943 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404 . 4 December 2023 . . Map.
  6. Web site: 1 July 2023 . Kulara reunion event . 2023-12-04 . The Express Newspaper . en.
  7. News: 2023-08-13 . The town that disappeared under water leaving only a school behind . en-AU . ABC News . 2023-12-04.
  8. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 23 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.