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词条 Booval, Queensland
释义

  1. Geography

  2. History

  3. Heritage listings

  4. Transport

  5. Education

  6. Amenities

  7. Parks and sports facilities

  8. Places of worship

  9. References

  10. External links

{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
| name = Booval
| city = Ipswich
| state = qld
| image = Cameron Park 2, Booval, Queensland.jpg
| caption = Cameron Park, 2015
| lga = City of Ipswich
| postcode = 4304
| pop = 2,622
| pop_year = 2016
| pop_footnotes = [1]
| area =
| coordinates = {{coord|27|36|51.69|S|152|47|19.90|E|display=inline,title}}
| dist1 = 37
| location1= Brisbane
| dist2 = 3
| location2= Ipswich
| fedgov = Blair
| stategov = Ipswich
| near-nw = East Ipswich
| near-n = North Booval
| near-ne = Bundamba
| near-w = East Ipswich
| near-e = Bundamba
| near-sw = Silkstone
| near-s = Silkstone
| near-se = Bundamba
}}Booval is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2016 Australian Census the suburb recorded a population of 2,622.[1]

The settlement of Booval derived from a private estate and its strategic location on the road and railway between Ipswich and Brisbane.[2]

Geography

Booval contains both residential and commercial areas.

Booval straddles Brisbane Road, the main arterial link to the Ipswich Motorway. The Booval Fair shopping centre, located on Brisbane Road, contains a number of major chain stores, including Woolworths and Big W, while a number of smaller businesses line South Station Rd and Brisbane Rd.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the Kabi Aboriginal dialect meaning frilled lizard.[3]

The first large-scale cotton crops in Queensland were grown at Booval in the 1860s.[4]

By the time of 1915, Booval was occupied largely by miners, many of which had Welsh origins.[5]

Heritage listings

Booval has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • Green Street: Booval War Memorial[6]
  • 14 Cothill Road: Booval House[7]

Transport

Booval railway station provides access to regular Queensland Rail City network services to Brisbane, Ipswich and Rosewood via Ipswich.

Education

  • Sacred Heart Catholic School

Amenities

The Ipswich City Council operates a fortnightly mobile library service which visits Cole Street.[8]

Parks and sports facilities

  • Cameron Park
  • Basketball Ipswich
  • Booval Bowls Club

The Booval Swifts rugby league football club bears the suburb's name. During the 1920s, two of Booval's players, Dan Dempsey and Arthur Henderson were selected to represent Australia. The club has also produced other such notable players as Des Morris and Kevin Walters.

Places of worship

  • Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Cothill Rd
  • Uniting Church, Glebe Rd
  • Anglican Church, Brisbane Rd

References

1. ^{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30334 |name=Booval (State Suburb) |accessdate=25 March 2018 |quick=on}}
2. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names|title=Suburbs and Place Names|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|dead-url=|access-date=20 April 2018}}
3. ^{{cite QPN|41866|Booval|accessdate=21 June 2017}}
4. ^{{Cite news |url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/cotton-an-important-crop-in-early-ipswich/2589009/ |title=Cotton an important crop in early Ipswich |author=Beryl Johnston |accessdate=8 February 2016 |date=29 March 2015 |newspaper=Queensland Times }}
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names|title=Suburb and Place Names|last=Council|first=Ipswich City|website=www.ipswich.qld.gov.au|language=en|access-date=2017-09-20}}
6. ^{{cite QHR|15325|Booval War Memorial|600550|accessdate=9 July 2013}}
7. ^{{cite QHR|15324|Booval House|600549|accessdate=9 July 2013}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|title=Ipswich Libraries: Mobile library schedule of stops - January to June 2018|last=|first=|date=|website=Ipswich City Council|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130110326/http://www.library.ipswich.qld.gov.au/files/2018/01/mobile-library-calendar-jan-june-2018-A4.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=30 January 2018}}

External links

{{Commons category|Booval, Queensland}}
  • University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Booval
{{Ipswich City}}

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