Baree, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Baree
State:qld
Coordinates:-23.6211°N 150.3897°W
Pop:201
Postcode:4714
Area:1.4
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.3
Dir1:N
Location1:Mount Morgan
Dist2:35.3
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Rockhampton
Dist3:651
Dir3:NNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Rockhampton Region
Stategov:Mirani
Fedgov:Flynn
Near-N:Moongan
Near-Ne:Leydens Hill
Near-E:Leydens Hill
Near-Se:Mount Morgan
Near-S:Walterhall
Near-Sw:Walterhall
Near-W:The Mine
Near-Nw:The Mine

Baree is a rural locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Baree had a population of 201 people.

Geography

The Burnett Highway runs along the south-eastern boundary.

The land use aroud the north-south corridor (Razorback Road / Creek Street / Old Baree Road) is predominantly rural residential. The east of the locality is used for grazing on native vegetation, while the west of the locality is undeveloped. land.

History

The name Baree is thought to be an Aboriginal word meaning either crooked (winding) creek or timber.

Calliungal North State School (also known unofficially as North Culliungal State School and Baree State School) opened in April 1904, closing in 1929. In 1933 it reopened, closing finally in 1971.[2] [3] [4] It was at 3-5 Calliungal Road .[5] [6]

Baree Post Office opened by 1917 (a receiving office had been open from around 1901) and closed in 1975.[7]

The Dawson Valley railway line from Kabra to Mount Morgan was officially opened on Friday 2 December 1898,[8] with two railway stations in Baree:

The railway line closed on 1 August 1987 and the railway stations are now abandoned.[10]

Demographics

In the, Baree had a population of 164 people.

In the, Baree had a population of 201 people.

Heritage listings

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

Education

There are no schools in Baree. The nearest government primary and secondary schools are Mount Morgan State School and Mount Morgan State High School, both in neighbouring Mount Morgan to the south-east.

Notes and References

  1. 5 November 2019.
  2. News: 16 February 1904 . NORTH CALLIUNGAL SCHOOL. . LXVI . 7 . . 11,920 . Queensland, Australia . 28 July 2023 . National Library of Australia . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728082041/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/53009607 . live .
  3. News: 26 January 1929 . MT. MORGAN SCHOOLS. . 9 . . 20,079 . Queensland, Australia . 28 July 2023 . National Library of Australia . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728082041/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/54637830 . live .
  4. News: 29 March 1932 . BAREE STATE SCHOOL . 8 . . 3288 . Queensland, Australia . 28 July 2023 . National Library of Australia . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728082044/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/201094349 . live .
  5. Web site: 1973 . Town of Mount Morgan sheet 2 . 28 July 2023 . . Map . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728082550/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-town-mount-morgan-sh2-1973/original . live .
  6. Web site: 1942 . Westwood . 28 July 2023 . . Map . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728082609/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-westwood-emergency-ed-1942/original . live .
  7. Web site: Phoenix Auctions History . Post Office List . Phoenix Auctions . 15 February 2021 . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728063347/https://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2ABaree%2A . live .
  8. News: 3 December 1898 . THE MOUNT MORGAN RAILWAY. . 24 . 10 . . 49 . Queensland, Australia . 28 July 2023 . National Library of Australia . 28 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230728061728/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/68208686 . live .
  9. 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.
  10. Web site: The Mount Morgan Railway . 2023-07-28 . www.mountmorgan.org.au . en-AU . 28 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230528200347/https://www.mountmorgan.org.au/History/The-Mount-Morgan-Railway . live .
  11. 12 July 2013.

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