Bororen, Queensland

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Bororen
Queensland
Bororen is located in Queensland
Bororen
Bororen
Coordinates Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
Population 417 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4678
LGA(s) Gladstone Region
State electorate(s) Burnett
Federal Division(s) Flynn
Suburbs around Bororen:
Iveragh Foreshores Rodds Bay
Boynedale Bororen Eurimbula
Boyne Valley Colosseum Miriam Vale
Mount Tom

Bororen is a town and locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2011 census, Bororen had a population of 417 people.[1]

Geography

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Street scene in Bororen in the Gladstone district ca. 1930

The Bruce Highway passes through both the town and the locality.

History

Bororen Post Office opened 2 June 1898; a receiving office had been open since about October 1897.[4]

Bororen Provisional School opened on 22 January 1900. It became a State School in 1909.[5][6]

In about 1995, a war memorial was unveiled on the Bruce Highway, Bororen (Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.). It commemorates those servicemen and women who served in World War I and World War II.[7]

Education

Bororen State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school located at 1 Kent Street. In 2013, the school had 47 students and 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent).[8]

References

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Further reading

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External links

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