Brymaroo Explained

Type:suburb
Brymaroo
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.2188°N 151.6252°W
Pop:128
Postcode:4403
Area:114.9
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:34.9
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Oakey
Dist2:45.5
Dir2:E
Location2:Dalby
Dist3:61.0
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:189
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Condamine
Fedgov:Groom
Near-N:Quinalow
Near-Ne:Kulpi
Near-E:Rosalie Plains
Balgowan
Near-Se:Muldu
Near-S:Malu
Jondaryan
Near-Sw:Bowenville
Near-W:Irvingdale
Near-Nw:Quinalow

Brymaroo is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It includes the location of the World War II era Brymaroo Aerodrome and current Army Aviation practice area. In the, Brymaroo had a population of 128 people.

Geography

The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from east to north. The Jondaryan-Nungil Road runs south from the centre, and the Brymaroo-Irvingdale Road runs west.[2]

History

The locality was originally called Rosalie (possibly after the parish name) but was renamed Byrmaroo on 1 July 1905 to avoid confusion with other places called Rosalie.[1]

The first Rosalie Plains Provisional School opened in 1881 as a half-time school with Irvingdale Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher) but closed on 6 May 1881. On 1 May 1882 it re-opened as a full-time provisional school but closed on 2 May 1883. It opened again in April 1889 in a new building, but then closed in April 1906.

The second Rosalie Plains Provisional School opened on 29 August 1913. It was renamed Brymaroo Provisional School on 14 July 1914 and became Brymaroo State School on 1 March 1916.[3] It closed in 1927, but on 11 June 1928 it reopened as a half-time school in conjunction with Viewfield State School. On 1 April 1930, Brymaroo State School returned to being a full-time school. The school closed permanently in March or April 1944. It was on the western side of the Jondaryan Nungil Road .

Nungil Provisional School opened in 1904.[4] On 1 January 1909, it became Nungil State School. It closed in 1949. It was on a 2acres site on Pechey-Maclagan Road .[5]

Ashlea Provisional School opened on January 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Ashlea State School, being renamed Rosalie Plains State School in 1916. It closed circa 1944. It was on the eastern side of Old Rosalie School Road .[6] Despite the name, the school was in the present-day locality of Brymaroo.

St Lambert's Anglican Church was dedicated on 17 November 1911. Its closure on 25 June 1995 was approved by Assistant Bishop Wood.[7]

During World War II, the Royal Australian Air Force established the Brymaroo Aerodrome via compulsory acquisition.[8]

Demographics

In the Brymaroo had a population of 140 people.

In the, Brymaroo had a population of 128 people.

Education

There are no schools by Brymaroo. The nearest government primary schools are:[9]

The nearest government secondary schools are:

Brymaroo Aerodrome

Brymaroo ICAO: YBYO is a military-only satellite site located 22 kilometres from the Army Aviation base at Oakey, Queensland.

On 1 December 2018 the Australian Department of Defence issued an advisory document Web site: Army Aviation Centre Oakey –Brymaroo Environmental Site Assessment Findings . 2018-12-01 . Australia Department of Defence . 2020-01-06 . The groundwater results indicated limited migration of PFAS in groundwater. There is no indication that PFAS is migrating in groundwater from the Site to outside of the Site boundary. . [10]

Notes and References

  1. 14 December 2020.
  2. Brymaroo, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 28 March 2022 . 28 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220328010617/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675812 . live .
  3. News: 10 March 1916 . NEW STATE SCHOOL. . 4 . . 7856 . Queensland, Australia . 30 December 2023 . National Library of Australia . 30 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230042316/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/188042371 . live .
  4. News: 2 July 1903 . STATE EDUCATION . LX . 3 . . 14,186 . Queensland, Australia . 30 December 2023 . National Library of Australia . 28 January 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210128132443/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19222587 . live .
  5. Web site: 1942 . Parish of Rosalie . 30 December 2023 . . Map . 30 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230024326/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-rosalie-sh2-1942/original . live .
  6. Web site: 1942 . Parish of Rosalie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20231230024326/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-rosalie-sh2-1942/original . 30 December 2023 . 30 December 2023 . . Map.
  7. Web site: Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Closed Churches. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. 3 July 2020.
  8. Brymaroo (Jondaryan) Queensland - Compulsory acquisition 8 December, 1943 - Search against Title - Site for Heavy Bombardment Field No 1 | National Archives of Australia | Item Barcode 6975622 | Retrieved 6 January 2020.
  9. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 28 June 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.
  10. Army Aviation Centre Oakey –Brymaroo Environmental Site Assessment Findings | Department of Defence | Accessed 6 January, 2020