Brymaroo

Brymaroo is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census Brymaroo had a population of 140 people.^[1]

Brymaroo Queensland
Brymaroo
Coordinates	27°13′08″S 151°37′31″E / 27.2188°S 151.6252°E / -27.2188; 151.6252 (Brymaroo (centre of locality))
Population	140 (2016 census)^[1]
• Density	1.22/km^2 (3.16/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4403
Area	114.9 km^2 (44.4 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Brymaroo: Quinalow Quinalow Kulpi Irvingdale Brymaroo Rosalie Plains Balgowan Bowenville Malu Jondaryan Muldu

It includes the location of the World War II era Brymaroo Aerodrome and current Army Aviation practice area.

History

The locality was originally called Rosalie (possibly after the parish name) but was renamed Byrmaroo on 1 July 1905 to avoid confusion with other places called Rosalie.^[2]

The first Rosalie Plains Provisional School opened in 1881 as a half-time school with Irvingdale Provisional School (meaning they shared a single teacher) but closed on 6 May 1881. On 1 May 1882 it re-opened as a full-time provisional school but closed on 2 May 1883. It opened again in April 1889 in a new building, but then closed in April 1906.^[3]

The second Rosalie Plains Provisional School opened on 29 August 1913. It was renamed Brymaroo Provisional School on 14 July 1914 and became Brymaroo State School on 1 March 1916.^[4] It closed in 1927, but on 11 June 1928 it reopened as a half-time school in conjunction with Viewfield State School. On 1 April 1930, Brymaroo State School returned to being a full-time school. The school closed permanently in March or April 1944.^[3][5] It was on the western side of the Jondaryan Nungil Road (27°15′53″S 151°37′14″E / 27.26459°S 151.62059°E / -27.26459; 151.62059 (Brymaroo State School (former))).^[6][7]

Nungil Provisional School opened in 1904.^[8] On 1 January 1909, it became Nungil State School. It closed in 1949.^[3] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on Pechey-Maclagan Road (27°11′42″S 151°36′57″E / 27.19506°S 151.61570°E / -27.19506; 151.61570 (Nungil State School (former))).^[6][7]

Ashlea Provisional School opened on January 1907. On 1 January 1909, it became Ashlea State School, being renamed Rosalie Plains State School in 1916. It closed circa 1944.^[9] It was on the eastern side of Old Rosalie School Road (27°12′15″S 151°39′42″E / 27.20427°S 151.66179°E / -27.20427; 151.66179 (Rosalie Plains State School (former))).^[10] Despite the name, the school was in the present-day locality of Brymaroo.^[11]

St Lambert's Anglican Church was dedicated on 17 November 1911. Its closure on 25 June 1995 was approved by Assistant Bishop Wood.^[12]

During World War II, the Royal Australian Air Force established the Brymaroo Aerodrome via compulsory acquisition.^[13]

In the 2016 census Brymaroo had a population of 140 people.^[1]

Road infrastructure

The Pechey-Maclagan Road runs through from east to north. The Jondaryan-Nungil Road runs south from the centre, and the Brymaroo-Irvingdale Road runs west.^[14]

Brymaroo Aerodrome

Brymaroo ICAO: YBYO is a military-only satellite site located 22 kilometres from the Army Aviation base at Oakey, Queensland.

On 1 December 2018 the Australian Department of Defence issued an advisory document "Army Aviation Centre Oakey –Brymaroo Environmental Site Assessment Findings" (PDF). Australia Department of Defence. 1 December 2018. Retrieved 6 January 2020. The groundwater results indicated limited migration of PFAS in groundwater. There is no indication that PFAS is migrating in groundwater from the Site to outside of the Site boundary.^[15]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Brymaroo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
2. "Brymaroo – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47900)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 December 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. "NEW STATE SCHOOL". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7856. Queensland, Australia. 10 March 1916. p. 4. from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
5. "Agency ID 8914, Brymaroo State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
6. "Parish of Rosalie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
7. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
8. "STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
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. "Parish of Rosalie" (Map). Queensland Government. 1942. from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
11. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 30 December 2023.
12. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. . Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
13. Brymaroo (Jondaryan) Queensland - Compulsory acquisition 8 December, 1943 - Search against Title - Site for Heavy Bombardment Field No 1 | National Archives of Australia | Item Barcode 6975622 | Retrieved 6 January 2020.
14. Brymaroo, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. from the original on 28 March 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
15. Army Aviation Centre Oakey –Brymaroo Environmental Site Assessment Findings | Department of Defence | Accessed 6 January, 2020