Bollier, Queensland

Bollier is a rural locality in the Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Bollier had a population of 200 people.[1]

Bollier
Queensland
Bollier
Coordinates26.4583°S 152.7305°E / -26.4583; 152.7305
Population200 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density6.1/km2 (16/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4570
Area32.7 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gympie Region
State electorate(s)Gympie
Federal Division(s)Wide Bay
Suburbs around Bollier:
Imbil Kandanga Tuchekoi
Imbil Bollier Carters Ridge
Brooloo Moy Pocket Belli Park

History

The locality takes its name from the Aboriginal word for a vine in the area used for climbing trees.[2][3]

Bollier Provisional School opened on 22 January 1894. On 1 January 1909 it became Bollier State School. In 1929 it closed due to low student numbers, but reopened and then closed again in 1930. On 8 February 1934 it reopened as Bollier State School, finally closed in 1946.[4]

References

  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bollier (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Bollier – locality in Gympie Region (entry 46307)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. "ETYMOLOGICAL". Gympie Times And Mary River Mining Gazette. XLIV (5761). Queensland, Australia. 2 December 1911. p. 7. Retrieved 21 October 2019 via National Library of Australia.
  4. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0


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