Barrine is a rural locality in the Tablelands Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Barrine had a population of 241 people.[1]

Barrine
Queensland
Barrine is located in Queensland
Barrine
Barrine
Coordinates17°13′40″S 145°36′58″E / 17.2277°S 145.6161°E / -17.2277; 145.6161 (Barrine (centre of locality))
Population241 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density9.23/km2 (23.92/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4872
Area26.1 km2 (10.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Tablelands Region
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Barrine:
Lake Tinaroo Lake Tinaroo Danbulla
Lake Tinaroo Barrine Lake Barrine
Lake Tinaroo Yungaburra Lake Barrine

History edit

Boar Pocket State School opened in 1909. In 1912 it was renamed Barrine State School. It closed in 1958.[3]

In January 1911, residents of Kulara (then a small town to the north of Yungaburra) began lobbying for a school, claiming there were 42 children in the district.[4] Kulara State School opened on 17 June 1912. It closed on 1 September 1958, when the Tinaroo Dam began to fill, inundating the town.[5] However, being on higher ground, the school building was not flooded and became a private residence at 85 Backshall Road (now in Barrine, 17°14′39″S 145°34′59″E / 17.24420°S 145.58306°E / -17.24420; 145.58306 (Kulara State School (former))).[6][7][8]

In the 2016 census, Barrine had a population of 241 people.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barrine (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  2. ^ "Barrine – locality in Tablelands Region (entry 50211)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  3. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  4. ^ "COUNTRY NEWS". The Evening Telegraph. No. 2994. Queensland, Australia. 31 January 1911. p. 4. Archived from the original on 25 March 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m404" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  7. ^ "Kulara reunion event". The Express Newspaper. 1 July 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.
  8. ^ "The town that disappeared under water leaving only a school behind". ABC News. 13 August 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2023.