Bauple

Bauple is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia.

Bauple is a rural town and locality in the Fraser Coast Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2016 census the locality of Bauple had a population of 644 people.

The town was originally called Raby but the name was changed to Bauple on 20 November 1896, named after Mount Bauple. Bauple is believed to be derived from an Aboriginal word baupval in the Kabi language referring to a frilled lizard. In the Dreamtime, the spirit of the lizard guarded the sacred place on the mountain where stone axes were obtained.In 1858 bauple nuts were discovered in Bauple; they are now known as macadamia nuts.The Mount Bauple sugar mill was established in 1896; it was the largest in the district. It closed in 1951, as the sugarcane was then being sent to mills in Nambour and Maryborough.Mount Bauple Provisional School opened on 7 February 1887. In 1888 it renamed Mount Bopple Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Mount Bopple State School. It closed in September 1928 due to low student numers. It reopened in March 1931, but and closed permanently on 10 February 1933.Raby State School opened on 8 July 1901 with 58 students. It was renamed Bauple State School on 16 May 1935.Rossendale State Schoolopened on 28 January 1919 and closed in 1962. Rossendale Creek intersects with Bauple Drive at 25.8379°S 152.5984°E? / -25.8379; 152.5984? (Bauple Drive crosses Rossendale Creek).St Mark's Anglican Church was dedicated on 5 March 1926 by Archdeacon Glover. It closed circa 1979.On Sunday 11 March 1928 Archbishop James Duhig officially opened and dedicated a Catholic church in Bauple. The timber church was built in the pointed Gothic style. It was 50 by 26 feet (15.2 by 7.9 m) and could seat 100 people. The architect was P.O.E. Hawkes of Maryborough and the contractors were Walter Oscar Nielsen and Mr Jorgensen. The church subsequently closed and was privately owned. Later it was purchased for use as the Lighthouse Christian Church.Bauple Uniting Church was dedicated and opened on 27 August 1996.In the 2011 census Bauple had a population of 732 people.In the 2016 census the locality of Bauple had a population of 644 people.

The Mount Bauple Museum is operated by the Mount Bauple and District Historical Society. One exhibit is a crocodile skin from a crocodile found in the Mary River near Owanyilla in 1964. The society have also restored a 1907 Fowler-built locomotive used at the Isis Sugar Mill, similar to one used at the Mount Bauple mill.There is a self-guided heritage trail through the town passing 24 historic sites.