Gooburrum is a suburb located in the Central Coast of Queensland. The origin of the name Gooburrum is said to be connected to an Aboriginal expression concerning ibises. The suburb is the under the local government area of Shire of Gooburrum. The Shire of Gooburrum was previously known as the Gooburrum Division.
During the 1860s, the fertile soils in the area yielded two maize crops a year. By the 1870s, sugar planting became popular and profitable in the area. Two sugar mills were opened, which were two of the three sugar factories of Bundaberg Sugar Ltd.
The area officially became known as the Shire of Gooburrum on March 31, 1903, with the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902. The Gooburrum State School was founded in...
Gooburrum is a suburb located in the Central Coast of Queensland. The origin of the name Gooburrum is said to be connected to an Aboriginal expression concerning ibises. The suburb is the under the local government area of Shire of Gooburrum. The Shire of Gooburrum was previously known as the Gooburrum Division.
During the 1860s, the fertile soils in the
Gooburrum is a suburb located in the Central Coast of Queensland. The origin of the name Gooburrum is said to be connected to an Aboriginal expression concerning ibises. The suburb is the under the local government area of Shire of Gooburrum. The Shire of Gooburrum was previously known as the Gooburrum Division.
During the 1860s, the fertile soils in the area yielded two maize crops a year. By the 1870s, sugar planting became popular and profitable in the area. Two sugar mills were opened, which were two of the three sugar factories of Bundaberg Sugar Ltd.
The area officially became known as the Shire of Gooburrum on March 31, 1903, with the passage of the Local Authorities Act 1902. The Gooburrum State School was founded in 1884 and is located 8 kilometres from Bundaberg CBD.