Bajool, Queensland

Bajool
Queensland
Bajool
Coordinates 23°39′04″S 150°38′30″E / 23.65111°S 150.64167°E / -23.65111; 150.64167Coordinates: 23°39′04″S 150°38′30″E / 23.65111°S 150.64167°E / -23.65111; 150.64167
Population 543 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4699
LGA(s) Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s) Mirani
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Bajool:
Bouldercombe
Struck Oil		 Midgee Port Alma
Limestone
Nine Mile Creek		 Bajool Marmoor
Fletcher Creek Ulogie Raglan

Bajool is a town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Bajool had a population of 543 people.[1]

Geography

Bajool is located on the Bruce Highway, 35 km south of Rockhampton and 74 km north of Gladstone. Eight-Mile Creek flows to the east of the town.

History

The town takes its name from the Aboriginal name for the lagoon on the Archer brother's property Gracemere.[2] It has been suggested that the meaning of the name was Big Fella water hole [4] or stop here.[5]

A provisional school opened on 12 March 1888 at Eight Mile Creek under teacher Mr Beck (brother of J. Beck, chairman of the Fitzroy Shire Council; it closed in 1892. The school reopened on 30 September 1895 with teacher Michael Donovan, but closed again on 18 September 1896. On 5 February 1900, a part-time provisional school was established in a private home at a short-lived mining field called San Jose with 10 students under teacher William MacLean. On 2 September 1902 another part-time school was opened in conjunction at the home of Mr H. Cross in Bajool with 6 students.[6]

In August 1903, the two part-time schools were combined into Bajool Provisional School with 31 students in another building on Cross's property. In 1903 the school closed for a while and the land it was using was resumed for the railway line from Gladstone to Rockhampton. However, the railway enabled Bajool to grow. The school re-opened on the southern side of Mill Street in late 1904, and was upgraded to a State School in 1909.[7][8][9]

Education

Bajool State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located on Toonda Street. In 2012, the school had 39 students and 2 teachers.[10]

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bajool (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Bajool (town) (entry 1259)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  3. ↑ "Bajool (locality) (entry 46416)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  4. ↑ "WHERE AND WHEN: CENTRAL QUEENSLAND.". The Central Queensland Herald (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1930 - 1956) (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 24 August 1950. p. 15. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  5. ↑ "SKETCHER.". The Queenslander (Brisbane, Qld. : 1866 - 1939) (Brisbane, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  6. ↑ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bajool State School. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  7. ↑ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ↑ "Agency ID4808, Bajool State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  9. ↑ "Historical Society Ulam-Langmorn History.". Morning Bulletin (Rockhampton, Qld. : 1878 - 1954) (Rockhampton, Qld.: National Library of Australia). 7 May 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  10. ↑ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bajool State School.

Further reading

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