O'Bil Bil
Queensland
O'Bil Bil is located in Queensland
O'Bil Bil
O'Bil Bil
Coordinates25°31′34″S 151°15′19″E / 25.5261°S 151.2552°E / -25.5261; 151.2552 (O'Bil Bil (centre of locality))
Population29 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.690/km2 (1.79/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4626
Area42.0 km2 (16.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around O'Bil Bil:
Malmoe Malmoe Cattle Creek
Coonambula O'Bil Bil Mundowran
Riverleigh Mundubbera Mundubbera

O'Bil Bil is a rural locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census O'Bil Bil had a population of 29 people.[1]

Geography

The Burnett Highway forms the eastern and northern boundaries, and the Burnett River forms part of the western boundary.[3]

History

The locality is named after the O'Bil Bil Creek, a tributary of the Burnett River.[4]

Malmoe State School opened in August 1914.[5][6][7] It was on the northern side of Augustines Road (25°32′34″S 151°13′51″E / 25.54282°S 151.23094°E / -25.54282; 151.23094 (Malmoe State School (former))).[8] In 1925, it was relocated to a new site near the O'Bil Bil railway station.[9][10] In 1928, it was renamed O'Bil Bil State School. It closed circa 1964. It was at 80 O'Bil Bil Road (25°30′52″S 151°12′52″E / 25.51442°S 151.21442°E / -25.51442; 151.21442 (O'Bil Bil State School (former))).[11][12][13]

O'Bill Bill Creek State School opened in January 1916. In 1925, it was renamed Cattle Creek Valley State School. It closed on 12 March 1971.[14] It was on the north-eastern side of Cattle Creek School Road, now within the locality of Cattle Creek (approx 25°29′37″S 151°17′56″E / 25.49367°S 151.29894°E / -25.49367; 151.29894 (Cattle Creek Valley State School (former))).[15][16][13]

In the 2016 census O'Bil Bil had a population of 29 people.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "O'Bil Bil (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "O'Bil Bil – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 47621)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ↑ Google (13 August 2019). "O'Bil Bil, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 13 August 2019.
  4. ↑ "O'Bil Bil Creek – creek in the North Burnett Region (entry 24934)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  5. ↑ "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. No. 17, 363. Queensland, Australia. 6 September 1913. p. 2. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "PUBLIC WORKS". The Telegraph. No. 12, 759. Queensland, Australia. 10 October 1913. p. 2 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ "NEW STATE SCHOOL". The Telegraph. No. 12, 913. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1914. p. 4 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "County of Yarrol" (Map). Queensland Government. 1922. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "THE BURNETT ELECTORATE". The Bundaberg Mail. Vol. 55, no. 8, 906. Queensland, Australia. 6 February 1925. p. 3. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ "O RIL EXL [?]". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay And Burnett Advertiser. No. 17, 039. Queensland, Australia. 13 March 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 5 November 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1962. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  13. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  14. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  15. ↑ "Parish of Lochaber" (Map). Queensland Government. 1967. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
  16. ↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m116" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 5 November 2023.
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