Boodua, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Boodua
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.3777°N 151.8266°W
Pop:95
Postcode:4401
Area:24.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Goombungee
Near-Ne:Muniganeen
Near-E:Muniganeen
Near-Se:Yalangur
Near-S:Yalangur
Near-Sw:Kelvinhaugh
Near-W:Silverleigh
Kelvinhaugh
Near-Nw:Silverleigh

Boodua is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Boodua had a population of 95 people.

Geography

Part of the eastern and southern boundary of Boodua follows Oakey Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River. The predominant land use is agriculture.

History

The name originates from the Boodua railway station on the Haden railway line and is an Aboriginal word for a species of hawk.[2] [3]

East Lynne Provisional School opened on 1 October 1908. On 1 January 1909 it became East Lynne State School. In 1926, it was renamed Boodua State School. It closed on 29 January 1963. It was at 5 Boodua West Road .[4]

The Boodua Public Hall opened in 1909.[5] It was originally known as the East Lynne Hall.[6]

On Sunday 14 September 1913 the East Lynne Methodist Church was officially opened by Reverend W. Goddard of Toowoomba. It was NaNfeet and was built near the railway line near Boodua railway station, next door to the state school and the public hall (approx).[7] In 1977, as part of the creation of the Uniting Church in Australia, the East Lynne Methodist congregation merged with the Goombungee Congregational Church to form the Goombungee Uniting Church (which closed on 26 August 2012).[8] [9] The East Lynne Methodist Church no longer exists.

The Darling Downs Co-operative Dairy Association operated a cheese factory at Boodua between 1926 and 1950.

The area was once part of the Shire of Rosalie until it was merged into the Toowoomba Region in 2008.

Demographics

In the Boodua had a population of 93 people.

In the, Boodua had a population of 95 people.

Amenities

The Boodua Public Hall is at 1473 Kingsthorpe Haden Road (corner of Boodua West Road,).

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. News: Nomenclature of Queensland – 49 . . Brisbane . 25 November 1935 . 13 November 2014 . 10 . National Library of Australia . 17 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201217122431/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/35914403 . live .
  3. Web site: 1943 . Jondaryan . 2 September 2023 . . Map.
  4. Web site: 1942. Parish of King County of Aubigny. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217064507/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-king-county-of-aubigny-1942.jpg. 17 December 2020. 17 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map.
  5. Web site: 1 October 2020. Boodua Public Hall Association Incorporated. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217054930/https://www.acnc.gov.au/charity/654955443cb9f40deafcf9fc79c796d1. 17 December 2020. 17 December 2020. Australian Charities and Not-for-profits Commission.
  6. News: 26 September 1911. Farmers' Union. LIV. 4. Darling Downs Gazette. 9861. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 2020. National Library of Australia.
  7. News: 22 September 1913. District News. LVI. 7. Darling Downs Gazette. 535. Queensland, Australia. 17 December 2020. National Library of Australia. 17 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217122349/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/189203421. live.
  8. Web site: Noticeboard outside Goombungee Uniting Church, 6 George Street. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217051755/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/content/directory/full/Goombungee_Uniting_Church_-_Former-9351-3482.jpg. 17 December 2020. 17 December 2020. Churches Australia.
  9. Web site: Goombungee Uniting Church - Former. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217052124/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/3482-goombungee-uniting-church-former. 2020-12-17. 2020-12-17. Churches Australia. en-au.