Brooloo is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Brooloo had a population of 369 people.

Geography

The town is located in the hinterland behind the

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, north of the state capital,

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enters the locality from the north-west (

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), passes through the town (in the north of the locality), and then exits to the south-east

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. Brooloo railway station is an abandoned railway station on the now-closed

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().

History

The Bluff Provisional School opened in July 1907 under head teacher Samuel B. Bridges. On 1 January 1909, it became The Bluff State School. In May 1915, it was renamed Brooloo State School. It closed in 1970. It was on the western side of the junction of Mary Valley Road and Moy Pocket Road (). Brooloo Hall opened in 1915. Brooloo Post Office opened by June 1915 (a

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had been open from March 1914). In 1922, the ''Brooloo Rail'' office was renamed ''Brooloo'' and replaced the previous office. It closed in 1972.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Brooloo and the surrounding area had a population of 333. In the , the locality of Brooloo had a population of 348 people. In the , the locality of Brooloo had a population of 369 people.

Heritage listings

Booloo has one heritage-listed site. It is Brooloo Hall at 3726 Mary Valley Road ().

Education

There are no schools in Brooloo. The nearest government primary schools are Mary Valley State College in neighbouring

to the north-west and Kenilworth State Community College in neighbouring

to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Mary Valley State College (to Year 10) in Imbil and

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(to Year 12) in

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to the north.

References

External links

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Community website
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