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{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| type = town
| name = Bajool
| name = Bajool
| city =
| city =
| state = qld
| state = qld
| image =
| image = BajoolPub1.jpg
| caption =
| caption = Bajool Hotel, 2022
| coordinates = {{coord|23|39|04|S|150|38|30|E|display=inline,title}}
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.6511|150.6419|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Bajool (town centre)}}
| pop = 543
| pop = 447
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=ABS2011/>
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/>
| est =
| established =
| postcode = 4699
| postcode = 4699
| area =
| area = 588.4
| dist1 =
| timezone = [[AEST]]
| dir1 =
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 35.9 <!-- road distances as per template instructions -->
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| location1 =
| dir1 = SSE
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| location1 = [[Rockhampton]]
| dist2 = 40.6
| dir2 = NW
| location2 = [[Mount Larcom]]
| dist3 = 55.3
| dir3 = E
| location3 = [[Mount Morgan, Queensland|Mount Morgan]]
| dist4 = 597
| dir4 = NNW
| location4 = [[Brisbane]]
| lga = [[Rockhampton Region]]
| lga = [[Rockhampton Region]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mirani|Mirani]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Mirani|Mirani]]
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| near-n = [[Midgee, Queensland|Midgee]]
| near-n = [[Midgee, Queensland|Midgee]]
| near-ne = [[Port Alma, Queensland|Port Alma]]
| near-ne = [[Port Alma, Queensland|Port Alma]]
| near-e = [[Marmoor, Queensland|Marmoor]]
| near-e = [[Marmor, Queensland|Marmor]]
| near-se = [[Raglan, Queensland|Raglan]]
| near-se = [[Raglan, Queensland|Raglan]]
| near-s = [[Ulogie, Queensland|Ulogie]]
| near-s = [[Ulogie, Queensland|Ulogie]]
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| near-nw = [[Bouldercombe, Queensland|Bouldercombe]]<br/>[[Struck Oil, Queensland|Struck Oil]]
| near-nw = [[Bouldercombe, Queensland|Bouldercombe]]<br/>[[Struck Oil, Queensland|Struck Oil]]
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'''Bajool''' is a town and [[suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Rockhampton Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|1259|Bajool (town)|accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref><ref name="qpnl">{{cite QPN|48503|Bajool (locality)||accessdate=2 July 2014}}</ref> In the [[census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Bajool had a population of 543 people.<ref name="ABS2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30082|name=Bajool (SSC)|accessdate=2 July 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
'''Bajool''' is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Rockhampton Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|1259|Bajool|town in Rockhampton Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|48503|Bajool|locality in Rockhampton Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Bajool had a population of 447 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


==Geography==
== Geography ==
Bajool is located on the [[Bruce Highway]], 35&nbsp;km south of [[Rockhampton]] and 74&nbsp;km north of [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]]. Eight-Mile Creek flows to the east of the town.
Bajool is located on the [[Bruce Highway]], 35&nbsp;km south of [[Rockhampton]] and 74&nbsp;km north of [[Gladstone, Queensland|Gladstone]]. Eight-Mile Creek flows to the east of the town.


The [[North Coast railway line, Queensland|North Coast railway line]] enters the locality from the west ([[Marmor, Queensland|Marmor]]) and exits to the north ([[Midgee, Queensland|Midgee]]) with two railway stations serving the locality (from north to south):
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==History==
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The town takes its name from the [[Australian Aboriginal|Aboriginal]] name for the lagoon on the Archer brother's property ''Gracemere''.<ref name=qpnt/> It has been suggested that the meaning of the name was ''Big Fella water hole'' <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75566863 |title=WHERE AND WHEN: CENTRAL QUEENSLAND. |newspaper=[[The Central Queensland Herald]] |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=24 August 1950 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref> or ''stop here''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25505199 |title=SKETCHER. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |date=28 March 1914 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


* '''Archer railway station''' ({{coord|-23.5839|150.5838|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Archer railway station}})<ref name="railwaystations">{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>
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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.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 School Annual Report|url=https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf|publisher=Bajool State School|accessdate=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135612/https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
* '''Bajool railway station''', serving the town ({{coord|-23.6517|150.6447|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Bajool railway station}}) <ref name="railwaystations" />
The Bruce Highway runs almost parallel and immediately south of the railway line, except that it bypasses the town to the west.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=14 July 2022}}</ref>


The locality has the following mountains:
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.<ref name=qs>{{Cite QldSchool|accessdate=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite QSA Agency|4808|Bajool State School|2 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57076276 |title=Historical Society Ulam-Langmorn History. |newspaper=[[The Morning Bulletin]] |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=7 May 1951 |accessdate=2 July 2014 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


* Beschs Hill ({{coord|-23.8161|150.5509|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Beschs Hill}}) {{convert|528|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 |archive-date=25 November 2020 |access-date=25 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|2398|Beschs Hill|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
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==Education==
* Mount Gindiwarra ({{coord|-23.7756|150.7100|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Gindiwarra}}) {{convert|398|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|13821|Mount Gindiwarra|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
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.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 School Annual Report|url=https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf|publisher=Bajool State School|access-date=2014-07-02|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135612/https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf|archive-date=2014-07-14|dead-url=no|df=}}</ref> The school opened on 12 March 1888.<ref name=qs/>
* Mount Helen ({{coord|-23.8072|150.5936|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Helen}}) {{convert|633|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|15660|Mount Helen|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Mount Hopeful ({{coord|-23.7299|150.5339|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Hopeful}}) {{convert|634|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|16126|Mount Hopeful|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Mount Kelly ({{coord|-23.8012|150.6506|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Kelly}}) {{convert|310|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|17890|Mount Kelly|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>
* Mount Mccamley ({{coord|-23.8035|150.6556|type:mountain_region:AU-QLD|name=Mount Mccamley}}) {{convert|319|m}}<ref name="MountainPeaksCapes" /><ref>{{cite QPN|21307|Mount Mccamley|mountain in Rockhampton Region|access-date=25 November 2020}}</ref>


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== History ==
==Queensland Government explosives reserve==
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The town takes its name from the Bajool railway station which was named by the [[Queensland Railways Department]] in 1903 using the [[Australian Aboriginal|Aboriginal]] name for the lagoon on the [[Archer brothers|Archer brothers']] property ''Gracemere''. The name of the lagoon has also been written as ''Padgole'' and ''Badul''.<ref name="qpnt" /> It has been suggested that the meaning of the name was ''Big Fella water hole'' <ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75566863 |title=WHERE AND WHEN: CENTRAL QUEENSLAND. |newspaper=[[The Central Queensland Herald]] |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=24 August 1950 |access-date=2 July 2014 |page=15 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714022148/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75566863 |url-status=live }}</ref> or ''stop here''.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25505199 |title=SKETCHER. |newspaper=[[The Queenslander]] |date=28 March 1914 |access-date=2 July 2014 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202054051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505199 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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Bajool is the site of one of four Queensland Government explosives reserves (also known as "magazines"). The magazine is about {{convert|29|km|mi|0}} by road from the shipping wharf at [[Port Alma, Queensland|Port Alma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/explosives-fireworks/requirements/storing-explosives/reserves-security |title=Queensland Government explosives reserves and security |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=11 Sep 2017 |website= |publisher=Business Queensland |access-date=30 Sep 2017 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930132754/https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/explosives-fireworks/requirements/storing-explosives/reserves-security |archive-date=30 September 2017 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref> From 1912 to 1986 a rail line ran from Bajool to Port Alma.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://qldrailheritage.com/archerpark/notes/04-rokports.pdf |title=Rockhampton's Ports |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 2009 |website= |publisher=QldRailHeritage.com |access-date=30 Sep 2017 |quote= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228055516/http://qldrailheritage.com/archerpark/notes/04-rokports.pdf |archive-date=28 February 2016 |dead-url=no |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


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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.<ref>{{cite web|title=2012 School Annual Report|url=https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf|publisher=Bajool State School|access-date=2 July 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135612/https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf|archive-date=14 July 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref> 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 [[North Coast railway line, Queensland|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 became Bajool State School in 1909.<ref name="qs">{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite QSA Agency|4808|Bajool State School|2 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article57076276 |title=Historical Society Ulam-Langmorn History. |newspaper=[[The Morning Bulletin]] |location=Rockhampton, Qld. |date=7 May 1951 |access-date=2 July 2014 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia |archive-date=14 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220714022146/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/57076276 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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==References==

Ulam Upper Provisional School opened circa 1892. On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam Upper State School. It closed circa 1961.<ref name=qfhs>{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]] | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }}</ref>

In 1892, local people in South Ulam applied for a school as there were 21 children in the area.<ref>{{cite news |date=25 October 1892 |title=ULAM. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52438276 |accessdate=9 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLV |issue=8989 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508222348/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52438276 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 December 1892 |title=ULAM. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52440901 |accessdate=9 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLV |issue=9024 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508222223/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52440901 |url-status=live }}</ref> However, disagreements as to the size and location of the school site delayed obtaining government approval.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 May 1893 |title=ULAM. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52445974 |accessdate=9 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLVI |issue=9188 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508222225/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52445974 |url-status=live }}</ref> By December 1893, the school building was completed, having been fully funded by local people as they received no government money.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 December 1893 |title=ULAM. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52452918 |accessdate=9 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLVI |issue=9362 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508222247/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52452918 |url-status=live }}</ref> Ulam South Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894.<ref>{{cite news |date=30 May 1894 |title=ULAM SOUTH. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52483979 |accessdate=9 May 2024 |newspaper=[[Morning Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |page=6 |via=National Library of Australia |volume=XLVII |issue=9501 |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508222300/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/52483979 |url-status=live }}</ref> On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam South State School. It closed in 1925.<ref name="qfhs" /> It was on a {{Convert|5|acre|adj=on}} site at 1385 South Ulam Road near the junction with Comerford Road ({{Coord|-23.76616|150.63318|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Ulam South State School}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=1921 |title=County of Deas Thompson |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-deas-thompson-1921/original |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map |archive-date=8 May 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240508220313/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-deas-thompson-1921/original |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=1910 |title=County of Deas Thompson |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-county-deas-thompson-1910/original |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |type=Map}}</ref><ref name="globeother">{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=[[Queensland Government]] |archive-date=19 December 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Bajool had a population of 543 people.<ref name="Census2011">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30082|name=Bajool (SSC)|access-date=2 July 2014|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Bajool had a population of 455 people.<ref name="Census2016">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30117|name=Bajool (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Bajool had a population of 447 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30117|name=Bajool (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

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== Education ==
[[File:BajoolSchool2.jpg|thumb|Bajool State School, 2022]]
Bajool State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 54-60 Toonda Street ({{coord|-23.6523|150.6467|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Bajool State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=State and non-state school details |url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997 |archive-date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 November 2018 |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2019-03-15 |title=Bajool State School |url=https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/ |access-date=2022-07-14 |website=Bajool State School |language=en |archive-date=22 June 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120622082939/http://www.bajoolss.eq.edu.au/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2012, the school had 39 students and 2 teachers.<ref>{{cite web |title=2012 School Annual Report |url=https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714135612/https://bajoolss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2013.pdf |archive-date=2014-07-14 |access-date=2014-07-02 |publisher=Bajool State School}}</ref> In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 40 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2018">{{cite web |title=ACARA School Profile 2018 |url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |access-date=28 January 2020 |publisher=[[Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority]] |archive-date=27 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx |url-status=live }}</ref>

There are no secondary schools in Bajool. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in [[Mount Larcom, Queensland|Mount Larcom]] to the south-east, [[Mount Morgan State High School]] (to Year 12) in [[Mount Morgan, Queensland|Mount Morgan]] to the west, and [[Rockhampton State High School]] (to Year 12) in [[Wandal, Queensland|Wandal]], [[Rockhampton]], to the north.<ref name="globe" />

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== Facilities ==
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Bajool is the site of one of four Queensland Government explosives reserves (also known as "magazines"). The magazine is about {{convert|29|km|mi|0}} by road from the shipping wharf at [[Port Alma, Queensland|Port Alma]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/explosives-fireworks/requirements/storing-explosives/reserves-security |title=Queensland Government explosives reserves and security |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=11 Sep 2017 |publisher=Business Queensland |access-date=30 Sep 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170930132754/https://www.business.qld.gov.au/industries/mining-energy-water/explosives-fireworks/requirements/storing-explosives/reserves-security |archive-date=30 September 2017 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref> From 1912 to 1986 a rail line ran from Bajool to Port Alma.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://qldrailheritage.com/archerpark/notes/04-rokports.pdf |title=Rockhampton's Ports |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=July 2009 |publisher=QldRailHeritage.com |access-date=30 Sep 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160228055516/http://qldrailheritage.com/archerpark/notes/04-rokports.pdf |archive-date=28 February 2016 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}</ref>

Bajool Cemetery is at 18 School Road ({{coord|-23.6519|150.6485|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bajool Cemetery}}).<ref name="CemeteryAreas">{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref>[[File:BajoolShop1.jpg|thumb|Bajool Country Store, 2022]]

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==Further reading==
== Further reading ==
* {{Citation | author1=Leahy, Daniel | author2=Leahy, Daniel. Early settlement and development of the Ulam-Langmorn district | author3=Melville, W. G. History of the Bajool district | author4=Rockhampton and District Historical Society | title=Early settlement and history of Ulam-Langmorn & Bajool districts | publication-date=2009 | publisher=Rockhampton & District Historical Society | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/155869263 }}
* {{Citation | author1=Leahy, Daniel | author2=Leahy, Daniel. Early settlement and development of the Ulam-Langmorn district | author3=Melville, W. G. History of the Bajool district | author4=Rockhampton and District Historical Society | title=Early settlement and history of Ulam-Langmorn & Bajool districts | publication-date=2009 | publisher=Rockhampton & District Historical Society | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/155869263 }}
* {{Citation | author1=Bajool State School | title=Bajool State School centenary 1888-1988 | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Bajool State School | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35707674 }}
* {{Citation | author1=Bajool State School | title=Bajool State School centenary 1888-1988 | publication-date=1988 | publisher=Bajool State School | url=http://trove.nla.gov.au/work/35707674 }}


== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-bajool-1975.jpg Town map of Bajool, 1975]
* {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-bajool-1975.jpg|title=Town of Bajool|date=1975|type=Map|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}

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Bajool
Queensland
Bajool Hotel, 2022
Bajool is located in Queensland
Bajool
Bajool
Coordinates23°39′04″S 150°38′31″E / 23.6511°S 150.6419°E / -23.6511; 150.6419 (Bajool (town centre))
Population447 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.7597/km2 (1.9676/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4699
Area588.4 km2 (227.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Rockhampton Region
State electorate(s)Mirani
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Bajool:
Bouldercombe
Struck Oil		 Midgee Port Alma
Limestone
Nine Mile Creek		 Bajool Marmor
Fletcher Creek Ulogie Raglan

Bajool is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 447 people.[1]

Geography

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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.

The North Coast railway line enters the locality from the west (Marmor) and exits to the north (Midgee) with two railway stations serving the locality (from north to south):

The Bruce Highway runs almost parallel and immediately south of the railway line, except that it bypasses the town to the west.[5]

The locality has the following mountains:

History

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The town takes its name from the Bajool railway station which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1903 using the Aboriginal name for the lagoon on the Archer brothers' property Gracemere. The name of the lagoon has also been written as Padgole and Badul.[2] It has been suggested that the meaning of the name was Big Fella water hole [13] or stop here.[14]

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.[15] 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 became Bajool State School in 1909.[16][17][18]

Ulam Upper Provisional School opened circa 1892. On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam Upper State School. It closed circa 1961.[19]

In 1892, local people in South Ulam applied for a school as there were 21 children in the area.[20][21] However, disagreements as to the size and location of the school site delayed obtaining government approval.[22] By December 1893, the school building was completed, having been fully funded by local people as they received no government money.[23] Ulam South Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894.[24] On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam South State School. It closed in 1925.[19] It was on a 5-acre (2.0 ha) site at 1385 South Ulam Road near the junction with Comerford Road (23°45′58″S 150°37′59″E / 23.76616°S 150.63318°E / -23.76616; 150.63318 (Ulam South State School)).[25][26][27]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 543 people.[28]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 455 people.[29]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 447 people.[1]

Education

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Bajool State School, 2022

Bajool State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 54-60 Toonda Street (23°39′08″S 150°38′48″E / 23.6523°S 150.6467°E / -23.6523; 150.6467 (Bajool State School)).[30][31] In 2012, the school had 39 students and 2 teachers.[32] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 40 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[33]

There are no secondary schools in Bajool. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) in Mount Larcom to the south-east, Mount Morgan State High School (to Year 12) in Mount Morgan to the west, and Rockhampton State High School (to Year 12) in Wandal, Rockhampton, to the north.[5]

Facilities

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Bajool is the site of one of four Queensland Government explosives reserves (also known as "magazines"). The magazine is about 29 kilometres (18 mi) by road from the shipping wharf at Port Alma.[34] From 1912 to 1986 a rail line ran from Bajool to Port Alma.[35]

Bajool Cemetery is at 18 School Road (23°39′07″S 150°38′55″E / 23.6519°S 150.6485°E / -23.6519; 150.6485 (Bajool Cemetery)).[36]

Bajool Country Store, 2022

References

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  2. ^ a b "Bajool – town in Rockhampton Region (entry 1259)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Bajool – locality in Rockhampton Region (entry 48503)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
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  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d e f "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
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  8. ^ "Mount Gindiwarra – mountain in Rockhampton Region (entry 13821)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  9. ^ "Mount Helen – mountain in Rockhampton Region (entry 15660)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  10. ^ "Mount Hopeful – mountain in Rockhampton Region (entry 16126)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Mount Kelly – mountain in Rockhampton Region (entry 17890)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  12. ^ "Mount Mccamley – mountain in Rockhampton Region (entry 21307)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  13. ^ "WHERE AND WHEN: CENTRAL QUEENSLAND". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld. 24 August 1950. p. 15. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 2 December 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bajool State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  16. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  17. ^ "Agency ID 4808, Bajool State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  18. ^ "Historical Society Ulam-Langmorn History". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 7 May 1951. p. 2. Archived from the original on 14 July 2022. Retrieved 2 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  19. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  20. ^ "ULAM". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLV, no. 8989. Queensland, Australia. 25 October 1892. p. 5. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  21. ^ "ULAM". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLV, no. 9024. Queensland, Australia. 5 December 1892. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  22. ^ "ULAM". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLVI, no. 9188. Queensland, Australia. 16 May 1893. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  23. ^ "ULAM". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLVI, no. 9362. Queensland, Australia. 6 December 1893. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  24. ^ "ULAM SOUTH". Morning Bulletin. Vol. XLVII, no. 9501. Queensland, Australia. 30 May 1894. p. 6. Archived from the original on 8 May 2024. Retrieved 9 May 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
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  27. ^ "Layers: Locality; Roads and rail; Land parcel". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  28. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bajool (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  29. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bajool (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  30. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  31. ^ "Bajool State School". Bajool State School. 15 March 2019. Archived from the original on 22 June 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  32. ^ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bajool State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  33. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  34. ^ "Queensland Government explosives reserves and security". Business Queensland. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  35. ^ "Rockhampton's Ports" (PDF). QldRailHeritage.com. July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  36. ^ "Cemetery Areas - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 15 November 2020. Retrieved 12 November 2020.

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