North Aramara, Queensland Explained

Type:	suburb
North Aramara
State:	qld
Coordinates:	-25.5525°N 152.3358°W
Pop:	45
Postcode:	4620
Area:	51.1
Timezone:	AEST
Utc:	+10:00
Dist1:	13.6
Dir1:	NE
Location1:	Brooweena
Dist2:	49.6
Dir2:	W
Location2:	Maryborough
Dist3:	78.6
Dir3:	SW
Location3:	Hervey Bay
Dist4:	287
Dir4:	N
Location4:	Brisbane
Lga:	Fraser Coast Region
Stategov:	Maryborough
Fedgov:	Wide Bay
Near-N:	Doongul
Near-Ne:	Doongul
Near-E:	Aramara
Near-Se:	Aramara
Near-S:	Aramara
Near-Sw:	Brooweena
Near-W:	Brooweena
Near-Nw:	Golden Fleece

North Aramara is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.^[1] In the, North Aramara had a population of 45 people.

History

Musket Flat Provisional School opened on 29 February 1904. It closed briefly in 1906 as there was no accommodation available for the teacher. In 1908, it was relocated and renamed Bowling Green Provisional School. On 1 January 1909, it became Bowling Green State School. In 1940, it was renamed Aramara North State School. It was on the north-east corner of Musket Flat Road and an unnamed road going east to the Doongul Creek .^{[2] [3]} The school was moved to a new site in 1949 and finally permanently closed in 1983. It was on the north-western corner of Upper Bowling Green Road and North Aramara / Musket Flat Road .^[4] As at 2023, the school buildings are still extant and the site is now the North Aramara Recreation Reserve.

Edward Nichol, timbercutter, and his cousin David Willam Boldery, teamster, both attended Bowling Green School and were killed in action in World War I. The names of these two soldiers are on what is now the North Aramara War Memorial.^{[5] [6] [7] [8]}

Demographics

In the, North Aramara had a population of 35 people.

In the, North Aramara had a population of 45 people.

Heritage listings

Fraser Coast Regional Council has placed the following sites on its Local Heritage Register:-

• North Aramara Hall at 2 North Aramara Road North Aramara^[9]
• Aramara North School and War Memorial at Corner North Aramara and Upper Bowling Green Road, North Aramara^[10]

Education

There are no schools in North Aramara. The nearest government primary school is Brooweena State School in neighbouring Brooweena to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Aldridge State High School in Maryborough to the east.

Further reading

• Book: Gauld, Gail . Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004 . Dombrow . Alice . Brooweena State School Centenary Committee . 2004 . 0646430947. —includes information on other schools: Brooweena, Braemar, Woocoo, Teebar East, Teebar West, Boompa, Idahlia, Dunmora, Musket Flat, Bowling Green, Aramara North, Aramara, and Gungaloon.

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Notes and References

1. 27 December 2020.
2. Web site: 1921 . County of Lennox sheet 1 . 27 January 2023 . . Map.
3. Web site: 1933 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115 . 27 January 2023 . . Map.
4. Web site: 1951 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115 . 27 January 2023 . . Map.
5. Web site: North Aramara War Memorial Monument Australia . 2023-01-22 . monumentaustralia.org.au.
6. Web site: Fraser Coast Regional Council . North Aramara War Memorial . 2023-01-22 . . en.
7. Web site: 22 January 2023 . AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army . 22 January 2023 . . Edward Nichol SN 4782.
8. Web site: 22 January 2023 . AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army . 22 January 2023 . . David William Boldery SN 3120.
9. Web site: 20 October 2021 . Local Heritage Register v6 . 22 January 2023 . . Place ID 145.
10. Web site: 20 October 2021 . Local Heritage Register v6 . 22 January 2023 . . Place ID 152.