Jump to content

Bollon, Queensland: Difference between revisions

Coordinates: 28°01′59″S 147°28′48″E / 28.0330°S 147.48°E / -28.0330; 147.48 (Bollon (town centre))
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Browse history interactively
← Previous edit
Content deleted Content added
VisualWikitext
→top: relocating material into the new sections
Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit
 
(47 intermediate revisions by 15 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{Use Australian English|date=July 2016}}
{{GeoGroup}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = town
{{Infobox Australian place
| name = Bollon
| state = qld
| type = town
| image = Bollon-QLD.JPG
| name = Bollon
| state = qld
| caption = The entrance sign to Bollon
| lga = Shire of Balonne
| image = Bollon-QLD.JPG
| caption = The entrance sign to Bollon
| postcode = 4488
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.0330|147.48|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Bollon (town centre)}}
| est = 1879
| pop = 334
| pop = 174
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2011}}
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| pop_footnotes = <ref name="census11"/>
| pop_footnotes = <ref name=Census2021/>
| established = 1879
| elevation= 183
| latd =28 |latm =02 |lats =0
| postcode = 4488
| area = 7114.2
| longd =147 |longm =29 |longs =0
| timezone = [[AEST]]
| maxtemp = 28.0
| utc = +10:00
| mintemp = 13.2
| elevation = 183
| rainfall = 459.1
| maxtemp = 28.0
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Warrego|Warrego]]
| mintemp = 13.2
| fedgov = [[Division of Maranoa|Maranoa]]
| dist1 = 634
| rainfall = 459.1
| lga = Shire of Balonne
| dir1 =
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Warrego|Warrego]]
| location1= [[Brisbane]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Maranoa|Maranoa]]
| dist2 = 507
| dir2 =
| dist1 = 634
| dir1 =
| location2= [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]]
| dist3 = 123
| location1 = [[Brisbane]]
| dir3 =
| dist2 = 507
| dir2 =
| location3= [[St George, Queensland|St George]]
| location2 = [[Toowoomba, Queensland|Toowoomba]]
| dist3 = 123
| dir3 =
| location3 = [[St George, Queensland|St George]]
| near-n = [[Bindebango, Queensland|Bindebango]]
| near-ne = [[St George, Queensland|St George]]
| near-e = [[Dirranbandi, Queensland|Dirranbandi]]
| near-se = [[Dirranbandi, Queensland|Dirranbandi]]
| near-s = [[Hebel, Queensland|Hebel]]
| near-sw = [[Jobs Gate, Queensland|Jobs Gate]]
| near-w = [[Nebine, Queensland|Nebine]]
| near-nw = [[Nebine, Queensland|Nebine]]
}}
}}
'''Bollon''' is a town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in [[Shire of Balonne]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref>{{cite QPN|3505|Bollon|town|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite QPN|42679|Bollon|locality|accessdate=29 January 2017}}</ref> At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]], Bollon had a population of 334.<ref name="census11">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30192|name=Bollon (State Suburb)|accessdate=29 August 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
'''Bollon''' is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Balonne]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|3505|Bollon|town in Shire of Balonne|accessdate=24 January 2020}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|42679|Bollon|locality in Shire of Balonne|accessdate=24 January 2020}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Bollon had a population of 174 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
== Geography ==
Bollon is in [[South West Queensland]], {{convert|634|km|mi}} west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]]. Bollon is situated on the [[Balonne Highway]], between [[St George, Queensland|St George]] and [[Cunnamulla, Queensland|Cunnamulla]] on the banks of [[Wallam Creek]]. A stand of [[River red gum]]s along the creek is home to a large colony of [[koala]]s.
Bollon is in [[South West Queensland]], {{convert|634|km|mi}} west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]]. Bollon is situated on the [[Balonne Highway]], between [[St George, Queensland|St George]] and [[Cunnamulla, Queensland|Cunnamulla]] on the banks of [[Wallam Creek]]. A stand of [[River red gum]]s along the creek is home to a large colony of [[koala]]s.

===Climate===

{{Weather box
| width = auto
| metric first = yes
| single line = yes
| location = Bollon, Queensland (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present)
| Jan record high C = 47.0
| Feb record high C = 46.5
| Mar record high C = 43.2
| Apr record high C = 37.7
| May record high C = 33.9
| Jun record high C = 30.0
| Jul record high C = 31.1
| Aug record high C = 37.1
| Sep record high C = 40.0
| Oct record high C = 42.4
| Nov record high C = 45.6
| Dec record high C = 45.7
| year record high C = 47.0
| Jan high C = 36.2
| Feb high C = 34.5
| Mar high C = 32.6
| Apr high C = 28.6
| May high C = 23.7
| Jun high C = 20.2
| Jul high C = 19.9
| Aug high C = 22.5
| Sep high C = 26.9
| Oct high C = 30.3
| Nov high C = 33.1
| Dec high C = 35.1
| year high C = 28.6
| Jan mean C = 29.5
| Feb mean C = 28.0
| Mar mean C = 25.7
| Apr mean C = 21.2
| May mean C = 16.5
| Jun mean C = 13.3
| Jul mean C = 12.3
| Aug mean C = 14.3
| Sep mean C = 18.6
| Oct mean C = 22.5
| Nov mean C = 25.7
| Dec mean C = 27.9
| year mean C = 21.3
| Jan low C = 22.8
| Feb low C = 21.6
| Mar low C = 18.8
| Apr low C = 13.7
| May low C = 9.2
| Jun low C = 6.4
| Jul low C = 4.7
| Aug low C = 6.0
| Sep low C = 10.4
| Oct low C = 14.6
| Nov low C = 18.2
| Dec low C = 20.7
| year low C = 13.9
| Jan avg record low C = 10.3
| Feb avg record low C = 8.3
| Mar avg record low C = 7.2
| Apr avg record low C = 0.0
| May avg record low C = -3.3
| Jun avg record low C = -5.5
| Jul avg record low C = -4.7
| Aug avg record low C = -4.5
| Sep avg record low C = -0.6
| Oct avg record low C = 1.1
| Nov avg record low C = 5.2
| Dec avg record low C = 8.3
| year avg record low C = -5.5
| precipitation colour = green
| Jan precipitation mm = 66.6
| Feb precipitation mm = 56.9
| Mar precipitation mm = 45.5
| Apr precipitation mm = 18.8
| May precipitation mm = 21.0
| Jun precipitation mm = 28.5
| Jul precipitation mm = 22.7
| Aug precipitation mm = 15.8
| Sep precipitation mm = 21.6
| Oct precipitation mm = 36.7
| Nov precipitation mm = 54.4
| Dec precipitation mm = 52.8
| year precipitation mm = 441.2
| unit precipitation days = 1.0 mm
| Jan precipitation days = 4.8
| Feb precipitation days = 4.5
| Mar precipitation days = 3.1
| Apr precipitation days = 2.3
| May precipitation days = 2.6
| Jun precipitation days = 2.7
| Jul precipitation days = 2.8
| Aug precipitation days = 2.0
| Sep precipitation days = 2.6
| Oct precipitation days = 4.1
| Nov precipitation days = 5.0
| Dec precipitation days = 4.9
| year precipitation days = 41.4
| source 1 = [[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration]]<ref>{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/data/oceans/archive/arc0216/0253808/4.4/data/0-data/Region-5-WMO-Normals-9120/Australia/CSV/Bollon_94513.csv
|title = BOLLON Climate Normals for 1991-2020
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|access-date = August 3, 2024}}</ref>
| source 2 = [[Bureau of Meteorology]]<ref>{{Cite web
|title = Climate statistics for Australian locations
|publisher = Bureau of Meteorology
|access-date = 3 August 2024
|url = http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/averages/tables/cw_044010_All.shtml }}</ref>
}}


== History ==
== History ==
[[Gunya language|Gunya]] (Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]] spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Shire of Paroo|Paroo Shire Council]], taking in [[Cunnamulla]] and extending north towards [[Augathella]], east towards Bollon and west towards [[Thargomindah]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/16?embed=true|title=Gunya|date=21 January 2020|website=[[State Library of Queensland]]|access-date=12 June 2022|archive-date=4 February 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210204075022/https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/16?embed=true|url-status=live}}</ref>
The town was established in 1879 and the town is thought to be named after either the [[Indigenous Australian|indigenous]] name for Wallam Creek or a type of stone axe.


The town is thought to be named after the [[Mandandanji language]] word ''balun'' or ''balonn'' meaning ''water'' or a ''running stream''.<ref name=qpnt/>
Bollon State School opened on 27 July 1885.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/b.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools|last=|first=|date=|website=education.qld.gov.au|publisher=|language=en-AU|access-date=2017-01-28}}</ref>


On 26 June 1879 the [[Queensland Government]] auctioned 40 town lots and 12 suburban lots in Bollon.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article892559|title=Official Notifications.|date=19 May 1879|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|access-date=24 January 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3|via=Trove|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612135417/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/892559|url-status=live}}</ref> By June 1880, the town had a hotel (the Great Western), a store and a postal receiving office.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20333694|title=THE SKETCHER|date=19 June 1880|newspaper=[[The Queenslander]]|access-date=24 January 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=780|via=Trove|archive-date=12 June 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220612135419/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20333694|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 2010, [[Narkoola National Park]] was established in the west of the town's boundaries to preserve plant communities of the [[Mulga Lands]] bioregion.<ref name="mast">{{cite web |url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/pdf/narkoola.pdf |title=Narkoola National Park and Narkoola National Park (Recovery) Management Statement 2013 |publisher=Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing |accessdate=29 August 2014 }}</ref>


Bollon Provisional School opened on 27 July 1885. On 1 January 1902 it became Bollon State School.<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>
== Facilities==


On Sunday 16 February 1936, St Mary's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by [[Anglican Bishop of Brisbane|Bishop]] [[Horace Dixon (bishop)|Horace Dixon]].<ref>{{cite news|date=6 February 1936|title=Advertising|volume=32|page=4|newspaper=[[Balonne Beacon]]|issue=6|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article213761618|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=15 September 2021|archive-date=24 January 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220124035755/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/213761618|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=St Mary's Anglican Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/4175-st-maryand#39;s-anglican-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915035749/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/4175-st-maryand#39;s-anglican-church|archive-date=15 September 2021}}</ref>
Bollon has a public library,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/balonne/bollon_library|title=Bollon Library|last=|first=|date=|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> Bollon Civic Centre, showground and a park. <ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/residentinfo/publicfacilities/index.shtml |title=Bollon|publisher= Balonne Shire Council |accessdate=13 November 2013}}</ref>


In 2010, [[Narkoola National Park]] was established in the west of the town's boundaries to preserve plant communities of the [[Mulga Lands]] bioregion.<ref name="mast">{{cite web |url=http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/pdf/narkoola.pdf |title=Narkoola National Park and Narkoola National Park (Recovery) Management Statement 2013 |publisher=Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing |access-date=29 August 2014 |archive-date=3 September 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903110910/http://www.nprsr.qld.gov.au/managing/plans-strategies/statements/pdf/narkoola.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>
Bollon State School is a government co-educational primary (P-6) at 60-74 Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bollonss.eq.edu.au/Pages/default.aspx|title=Bollon State School|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref> In 2015, the school had an enrolment of 32 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bollonss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/annual-report-2015.pdf|title=2015 School Annual Report|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Bollon State School|access-date=29 January 2017}}</ref>


==References==
== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2011}}, the locality of Bollon had a population of 334 people.<ref name=Census2011>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30192|name=Bollon (State Suburb)|accessdate=29 August 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
<references />{{Towns in Balonne Shire}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Bollon had a population of 221 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30306|name=Bollon (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Bollon had a population of 174 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30304|name=Bollon (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education ==
Bollon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Main Street ({{coord|-28.0315|147.4756|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Bollon 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|title=Bollon State School|url=https://www.bollonss.eq.edu.au|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=26 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200326125121/https://bollonss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref>

== Amenities ==
Bollon has the Bollon Civic Centre, showground and a park.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/residentinfo/publicfacilities/index.shtml |title= Bollon |publisher= Balonne Shire Council |access-date= 13 November 2013 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20131113013846/http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/residentinfo/publicfacilities/index.shtml |archive-date= 13 November 2013 |url-status= dead }}</ref>

Balonne Shire Council operates a library in Main Street, next to the Civic Centre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/library-locations|title=Library location and hours|publisher=Balonne Shire Council|access-date=8 May 2017|archive-date=23 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171023214916/http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/library-locations|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/balonne/bollon_library|title=Bollon Library|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=[[State Library of Queensland]]|access-date=29 January 2017|archive-date=2 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170202031543/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/balonne/bollon_library|url-status=live}}</ref>

The Bollon branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] has its rooms at 17 Main Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch locations|website=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|url-status=dead|access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref>

St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church is at 25-27 Belmore Street (corner of George Street, {{Coord|-28.0339|147.4799|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church}}).<ref>{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2811|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915042459/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2811|archive-date=15 September 2021}}</ref><ref name=":0" />

== Attractions ==
Bollon Heritage Centre is a local history museum at 23 Main Street ({{Coord|-28.0316|147.4806|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Bollon Heritage Centre}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bollon Heritage Centre|url=https://www.stgeorgeregion.com.au/listing/bollon-heritage-centre/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-15|website=Explore St George Region|language=en-AU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210915060310/https://www.stgeorgeregion.com.au/listing/bollon-heritage-centre/|archive-date=15 September 2021}}</ref>

== References ==
{{reflist}}

== Further reading ==
* {{Citation|author1=Brettell|first=Ernest W|title=The Bollon story|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8495863|publication-date=1978|publisher=Downs Printing}}
*{{Citation|author1=Powne, Eric Charles|title=The Bolion or Bollon on the Wallam in the 1900s|year=2002|publication-date=2002|publisher=Eric Charles Powne|isbn=978-0-9581370-0-3}}
*{{Citation|title=The Bollon star special centenary edition, 1885-1985 : Bollon State School centenary|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/8447897|publication-date=1985|publisher=The School}}

== External links ==
{{Commons category|Bollon, Queensland}}
* {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-bollon-1982.jpg|title=Town map of Bollon|date=1982|publisher=[[Queensland Government]]}}

{{Shire of Balonne}}

{{authority control}}


[[Category:Towns in Queensland]]
[[Category:Towns in Queensland]]
Line 55: Line 214:
[[Category:1879 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:1879 establishments in Australia]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1879]]
[[Category:Populated places established in 1879]]
[[Category:Localities in Queensland]]


{{Queensland-geo-stub}}

Latest revision as of 20:28, 3 August 2024

Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap

Download coordinates as:

Bollon
Queensland
The entrance sign to Bollon
Bollon is located in Queensland
Bollon
Bollon
Coordinates28°01′59″S 147°28′48″E / 28.0330°S 147.48°E / -28.0330; 147.48 (Bollon (town centre))
Population174 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.02446/km2 (0.06335/sq mi)
Established1879
Postcode(s)4488
Elevation183 m (600 ft)
Area7,114.2 km2 (2,746.8 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Balonne
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
28.0 °C
82 °F		 13.2 °C
56 °F		 459.1 mm
18.1 in
Localities around Bollon:
Nebine Bindebango St George
Nebine Bollon Dirranbandi
Jobs Gate Hebel Dirranbandi

Bollon is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Bollon had a population of 174 people.[1]

Geography

[edit]

Bollon is in South West Queensland, 634 kilometres (394 mi) west of the state capital, Brisbane. Bollon is situated on the Balonne Highway, between St George and Cunnamulla on the banks of Wallam Creek. A stand of River red gums along the creek is home to a large colony of koalas.

Climate

[edit]
Climate data for Bollon, Queensland (1991–2020 normals, extremes 1957–present)
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 47.0
(116.6) 		46.5
(115.7) 		43.2
(109.8) 		37.7
(99.9) 		33.9
(93.0) 		30.0
(86.0) 		31.1
(88.0) 		37.1
(98.8) 		40.0
(104.0) 		42.4
(108.3) 		45.6
(114.1) 		45.7
(114.3) 		47.0
(116.6)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 36.2
(97.2) 		34.5
(94.1) 		32.6
(90.7) 		28.6
(83.5) 		23.7
(74.7) 		20.2
(68.4) 		19.9
(67.8) 		22.5
(72.5) 		26.9
(80.4) 		30.3
(86.5) 		33.1
(91.6) 		35.1
(95.2) 		28.6
(83.5)
Daily mean °C (°F) 29.5
(85.1) 		28.0
(82.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		21.2
(70.2) 		16.5
(61.7) 		13.3
(55.9) 		12.3
(54.1) 		14.3
(57.7) 		18.6
(65.5) 		22.5
(72.5) 		25.7
(78.3) 		27.9
(82.2) 		21.3
(70.3)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 22.8
(73.0) 		21.6
(70.9) 		18.8
(65.8) 		13.7
(56.7) 		9.2
(48.6) 		6.4
(43.5) 		4.7
(40.5) 		6.0
(42.8) 		10.4
(50.7) 		14.6
(58.3) 		18.2
(64.8) 		20.7
(69.3) 		13.9
(57.0)
Mean minimum °C (°F) 10.3
(50.5) 		8.3
(46.9) 		7.2
(45.0) 		0.0
(32.0) 		−3.3
(26.1) 		−5.5
(22.1) 		−4.7
(23.5) 		−4.5
(23.9) 		−0.6
(30.9) 		1.1
(34.0) 		5.2
(41.4) 		8.3
(46.9) 		−5.5
(22.1)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 66.6
(2.62) 		56.9
(2.24) 		45.5
(1.79) 		18.8
(0.74) 		21.0
(0.83) 		28.5
(1.12) 		22.7
(0.89) 		15.8
(0.62) 		21.6
(0.85) 		36.7
(1.44) 		54.4
(2.14) 		52.8
(2.08) 		441.2
(17.37)
Average precipitation days (≥ 1.0 mm) 4.8 4.5 3.1 2.3 2.6 2.7 2.8 2.0 2.6 4.1 5.0 4.9 41.4
Source 1: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration[4]
Source 2: Bureau of Meteorology[5]

History

[edit]

Gunya (Kunya, Kunja, Kurnja) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Gunya people. The Gunya language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Paroo Shire Council, taking in Cunnamulla and extending north towards Augathella, east towards Bollon and west towards Thargomindah.[6]

The town is thought to be named after the Mandandanji language word balun or balonn meaning water or a running stream.[2]

On 26 June 1879 the Queensland Government auctioned 40 town lots and 12 suburban lots in Bollon.[7] By June 1880, the town had a hotel (the Great Western), a store and a postal receiving office.[8]

Bollon Provisional School opened on 27 July 1885. On 1 January 1902 it became Bollon State School.[9]

On Sunday 16 February 1936, St Mary's Anglican Church was officially opened and dedicated by Bishop Horace Dixon.[10][11]

In 2010, Narkoola National Park was established in the west of the town's boundaries to preserve plant communities of the Mulga Lands bioregion.[12]

Demographics

[edit]

In the 2011 census, the locality of Bollon had a population of 334 people.[13]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Bollon had a population of 221 people.[14]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Bollon had a population of 174 people.[1]

Education

[edit]

Bollon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at Main Street (28°01′53″S 147°28′32″E / 28.0315°S 147.4756°E / -28.0315; 147.4756 (Bollon State School)).[15][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 5 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[17]

Amenities

[edit]

Bollon has the Bollon Civic Centre, showground and a park.[18]

Balonne Shire Council operates a library in Main Street, next to the Civic Centre.[19][20]

The Bollon branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 17 Main Street.[21]

St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church is at 25-27 Belmore Street (corner of George Street, 28°02′02″S 147°28′48″E / 28.0339°S 147.4799°E / -28.0339; 147.4799 (St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church)).[22][11]

Attractions

[edit]

Bollon Heritage Centre is a local history museum at 23 Main Street (28°01′54″S 147°28′50″E / 28.0316°S 147.4806°E / -28.0316; 147.4806 (Bollon Heritage Centre)).[23]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bollon (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Bollon – town in Shire of Balonne (entry 3505)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  3. ^ "Bollon – locality in Shire of Balonne (entry 42679)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
  4. ^ "BOLLON Climate Normals for 1991-2020". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Climate statistics for Australian locations". Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 3 August 2024.
  6. ^ "Gunya". State Library of Queensland. 21 January 2020. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 12 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Official Notifications". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 19 May 1879. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
  8. ^ "THE SKETCHER". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 19 June 1880. p. 780. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "Advertising". Balonne Beacon. Vol. 32, no. 6. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1936. p. 4. Archived from the original on 24 January 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ a b "St Mary's Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Narkoola National Park and Narkoola National Park (Recovery) Management Statement 2013" (PDF). Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport and Racing. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Bollon (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 August 2014. Edit this at Wikidata
  14. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bollon (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  15. ^ "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  16. ^ "Bollon State School". Archived from the original on 26 March 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  17. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2017". Archived from the original on 22 November 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
  18. ^ "Bollon". Balonne Shire Council. Archived from the original on 13 November 2013. Retrieved 13 November 2013.
  19. ^ "Library location and hours". Balonne Shire Council. Archived from the original on 23 October 2017. Retrieved 8 May 2017.
  20. ^ "Bollon Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  21. ^ "Branch locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  22. ^ Blake, Thom. "St Mary the Virgin Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
  23. ^ "Bollon Heritage Centre". Explore St George Region. Archived from the original on 15 September 2021. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

Further reading

[edit]
[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bollon, Queensland.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=Bollon,_Queensland&oldid=1238425238"