Brymaroo is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It includes the location of the World War II era Brymaroo Aerodrome and current Army Aviation practice area. In the 2021 census, Brymaroo had a population of 128 people.[1]
Geography
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.[3]
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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[4][6] It was on the western side of the Jondaryan Nungil Road (27°15′53″S151°37′14″E / 27.26459°S 151.62059°E / -27.26459; 151.62059 (Brymaroo State School (former))).[7][8]
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.[17]
^"NEW STATE SCHOOL". Darling Downs Gazette. No. 7856. Queensland, Australia. 10 March 1916. p. 4. Archived from the original on 30 December 2023. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^"STATE EDUCATION". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LX, no. 14, 186. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1903. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
^Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
^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.