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Coordinates: 23°39′04″S 150°38′31″E / 23.6511°S 150.6419°E / -23.6511; 150.6419 (Bajool (town centre))
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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))
Population455 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.7733/km2 (2.0028/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4699
Area588.4 km2 (227.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
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 Marmor
Fletcher Creek Ulogie Raglan

Bajool is a rural town and locality in the Rockhampton Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Bajool had a population of 455 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.

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]

History

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 [6] or stop here.[7]

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.[8]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.[9][10][11]

Ulam Upper Provisional School opened circa 1892. On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam Upper State Shool. It closed circa 1961.[12]

Ulam South Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894. On 1 January 1909, it became Ulam South State School. It closed in 1925.[12]

In the 2011 census, Bajool had a population of 543 people.[13]

In the 2016 census, Bajool had a population of 455 people.[1]

Education

Bajool State School, 2022

Bajool State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Toonda Street (23°39′08″S 150°38′48″E / 23.6523°S 150.6467°E / -23.6523; 150.6467 (Bajool State School)).[14][15] In 2012, the school had 39 students and 2 teachers.[16] 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).[17]

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]

Queensland Government explosives reserve

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.[18] From 1912 to 1986 a rail line ran from Bajool to Port Alma.[19]

Bajool Country Store, 2022

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bajool (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  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.
  4. ^ a b "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  6. ^ "WHERE AND WHEN: CENTRAL QUEENSLAND". The Central Queensland Herald. Rockhampton, Qld. 24 August 1950. p. 15. Retrieved 2 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. 28 March 1914. p. 8. Retrieved 2 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bajool State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  9. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  10. ^ "Agency ID 4808, Bajool State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  11. ^ "Historical Society Ulam-Langmorn History". The Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, Qld. 7 May 1951. p. 2. Retrieved 2 July 2014 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference qfhs was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bajool (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2 July 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  15. ^ "Bajool State School". Bajool State School. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
  16. ^ "2012 School Annual Report" (PDF). Bajool State School. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  17. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  18. ^ "Queensland Government explosives reserves and security". Business Queensland. 11 September 2017. Archived from the original on 30 September 2017. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
  19. ^ "Rockhampton's Ports" (PDF). QldRailHeritage.com. July 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 February 2016. Retrieved 30 September 2017.

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