North Aramara, Queensland
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| North Aramara Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  North Aramara | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°33′09″S 152°20′09″E / 25.5525°S 152.3358°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 45 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.881/km (2.281/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4620 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 51.1 km (19.7 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Fraser Coast Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Maryborough | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Wide Bay | ||||||||||||||
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North Aramara is a rural locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, 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 (25°32′20″S 152°19′30″E / 25.53896°S 152.32513°E). 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 (25°33′07″S 152°19′06″E / 25.55187°S 152.31842°E). 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.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, North Aramara had a population of 35 people.
In the 2021 census, 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
- Aramara North School and War Memorial at Corner North Aramara and Upper Bowling Green Road, North Aramara
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.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "North Aramara (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "North Aramara – locality in Fraser Coast Region (entry 46664)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
- ^ "County of Lennox sheet 1" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115" (Map). Queensland Government. 1933. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m115" (Map). Queensland Government. 1951. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
- ^ "North Aramara Recreation Reserve" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
- ^ "North Aramara War Memorial | Monument Australia". monumentaustralia.org.au. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Fraser Coast Regional Council. "North Aramara War Memorial". Fraser Coast Regional Council. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army" (PDF). Australian War Memorial. 22 January 2023. Edward Nichol SN 4782. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army" (PDF). Australian War Memorial. 22 January 2023. David William Boldery SN 3120. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "North Aramara (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 20 October 2021. Place ID 145. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ "Local Heritage Register v6". Fraser Coast Regional Council. 20 October 2021. Place ID 152. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
Further reading
- Gauld, Gail; Dombrow, Alice (2004). Brooweena State School Centenary 1904-2004. Brooweena State School Centenary Committee. ISBN 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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