Booval, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Booval
City:Ipswich
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6138°N 152.7922°W
Pop:2723
Postcode:4304
Area:1.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:37
Location1:Brisbane
Dist2:3
Lga:City of Ipswich
Stategov:Ipswich
Fedgov:Blair
Near-Nw:East Ipswich
Near-N:North Booval
Near-Ne:Bundamba
Near-W:East Ipswich
Near-E:Bundamba
Near-Sw:Silkstone
Near-S:Silkstone
Near-Se:Bundamba

Booval is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Booval had a population of 2,723 people.

Geography

Booval contains both residential and commercial areas.

Booval straddles Brisbane Road, the main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway. The Booval Fair shopping centre, located on Brisbane Road, contains a number of major chain stores, including Woolworths and Big W, while a number of smaller businesses line South Station Rd and Brisbane Rd.

History

The origin of the suburb name is the Ugarapul language word meaning frilled lizard.[1]

The first large-scale cotton crops in Queensland were grown at Booval in the 1860s.[2]

The settlement of Booval derived from a private estate and its strategic location on the road and railway between Ipswich and Brisbane.[3]

In December 1895 the Anglican Diocese's architect John Buckeridge called for tenders to erect the Church of All Saints in Bundanba (as Bundamba was then known)[4] on land donated by Miss Ferrett and Mr Harry Ferrett. Bishop William Webber laid the foundation stone on Friday 24 January 1896.[5] Bishop Webber opened and dedicated the new church on Saturday 16 May 1896.[6] [7] In April 1897 Harry Ferrett was married in the church.[8] In 1913 the church building was moved by rolling it on beer barrels to Silkstone. In 1930 it was moved again on a flat-top lorry to its current location in Booval.[9] A new church hall for All Saints' Anglican Church was opened on Sunday 10 May 1930.[10] The second All Saints' Anglican Church was dedicated in 1983.[11]

Booval Primitive Methodist Church opened on Wednesday 16 May 1900.[12] It was a established by a group of Primitive Methodist believers who disagreed with the plan to unite all the Methodist denominations into a single Methodist Church in Australia, choosing to break away and establish an ongoing Primitive Methodist congregation. Circa November 1905, the Primitive Methodist congregation sold the church building to the Congregational Church, which held its opening services on Sunday 26 November 1905 with a celebratory tea-meeting on Saturday 9 December 1905.[13] [14] The church building was at 148 Brisbane Road (north-western corner with South Station Road,).[15] [16] The Congregational Church held its last service in that church building in December 1969, selling the church building to fund the purchase of a new site on the corner of Sloman Street and South Station Road where they would build a new church to replace the house on the site at the time of purchase. However, the planned amalgamation of the Congregational Church into the Uniting Church in Australia disrupted the plan and the Congregational members became members of the Trinity Uniting Church in North Booval. The church building on the corner of Brisbane Road and South Station Road is no longer extant.

By the time of 1915, Booval was occupied largely by miners, many of which had Welsh origins.[17]

Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School opened on 25 January 1931.

In August 1947, the Glenville Hall in South Station Road was relocated to 185 Cascade Street, Raceview, to become the Raceview Public Hall.[18] As at 2022, the building is still extant, but not in use as a public hall.

Sacred Heart Catholic Secondary School opened on 1964 and closed on 1975.

Trinity Ipswich Uniting Church in North Booval was formed in July 1970 as an amalgamation of a number of Ipswich churches:[19]

Vision Christian School opened on 25 January 1982 and closed on 1992.

Demographics

In the Booval had a population of 2,622 people.

In the, Booval had a population of 2,723 people.

Heritage listings

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

Transport

Booval railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich. It was opened in 1876.

Education

Sacred Heart School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 25 Cothill Road (-27.617°N 152.7929°W).[23] [24] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 538 students with 35 teachers (31 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (15 full-time equivalent).[25]

Amenities

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Cole Street.[26]

All Saints' Anglican Church is at 144 Brisbane Road .

Parks and sports facilities

The Booval Swifts rugby league football club bears the suburb's name. During the 1920s, two of Booval's players, Dan Dempsey and Arthur Henderson were selected to represent Australia. The club has also produced other such notable players as Des Morris and Kevin Walters.

Places of worship

External links

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. News: Cotton an important crop in early Ipswich . Beryl Johnston . 8 February 2016 . 29 March 2015 . Queensland Times . 21 August 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150821025707/http://www.qt.com.au/news/cotton-an-important-crop-in-early-ipswich/2589009/ . live .
  3. Web site: Suburbs and Place Names. 20 April 2018. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828070119/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names. live.
  4. News: 21 December 1895. Advertising. XXXVI. 3. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 5376. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081136/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130390576. live.
  5. News: 25 January 1896. Anglican Church of All Saints, Bundanba. XXXVI. 5. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 5390. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081219/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123368468. live.
  6. News: 14 May 1896. Local and General News. XXXVI. 4. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 5437. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081137/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123364654. live.
  7. News: 19 May 1896. All Saints' (Anglican) Church, Bundanba. XXXVI. 4. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 5439. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081137/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123369799. live.
  8. News: 22 April 1897. MR. FERRETT—MISS MAUGHAN. XXXVII. 5. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 5583. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081137/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/125046250. live.
  9. Web site: 16 May 2020. All Saints' Anglican Church Booval. 2020-09-18. www.facebook.com. en. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081136/https://www.facebook.com/login/?next=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fallsaintsbooval%2Fposts%2F2950714771679265. live.
  10. News: 12 May 1930. ALL SAINTS' HALL. LXX. 6. Queensland Times. 13774. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 2020. National Library of Australia. 30 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210130081226/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/115340028. live.
  11. Web site: 2019. Year Book. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033326/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Year-Book-Volume-II-Feb-2020.pdf. 15 September 2020. 15 September 2020. Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane. 133. 2.
  12. News: 22 May 1900. Primitive Methodist Church at Booval. XL. 4. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 6064. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226080547/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123264334. live.
  13. News: 10 November 1905. COUNTRY NEWS. IPSWICH AND WEST MORETON. LXII. 5. The Brisbane Courier. 14,924. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226080542/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19418923. live.
  14. News: 28 November 1905. COUNTRY NEWS. IPSWICH AND WEST MORETON. LXII. 5. The Brisbane Courier. 14,939. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 26 February 2022. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226080548/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19421852. live.
  15. Web site: Blake. Thom. Booval Primitive Methodist Church. 2022-02-26. Queensland religious places database. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226080553/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=6047. live.
  16. Web site: 1930. Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2521. 26 February 2022. Queensland Government. Map. 26 February 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220226080541/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-20chain-queensland-sh2521-1930.jpg. live.
  17. Web site: Council. Ipswich City. Suburb and Place Names. 2017-09-20. www.ipswich.qld.gov.au. en. 20 September 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170920141513/http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names. live.
  18. News: 16 August 1947. PUBLIC HALL AT RACEVIEW. 2 (DAILY). Queensland Times. 18,938. Queensland, Australia. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20220220065158/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118398995. 20 February 2022. National Library of Australia. 20 February 2022.
  19. Web site: Local History – Trinity Ipswich Uniting Church. 2021-08-28. en-AU. 17 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210317082434/https://www.trinityipswichuc.org.au/?page_id=70. live.
  20. 9 July 2013.
  21. 9 July 2013.
  22. Web site: Randall . Brian . 2013-01-03 . Queensland Places - Booval . 2023-09-18 . State Library of Queensland . en.
  23. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  24. Web site: Sacred Heart School. 21 November 2018. 19 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130419012655/http://www.shbooval.qld.edu.au/. live.
  25. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  26. Web site: Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018. Ipswich City Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20180130110326/http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf. 30 January 2018. dead. 30 January 2018.

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