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Bouldercombe is a town and rural locality in the Rockhampton Region in Central Queensland, Australia. The town is on the Burnett Highway, north west of the state capital, Brisbane and south of the regional centre of Rockhampton. At the 2011 census, Bouldercombe had a population of 698. ==History== Bouldercombe came into existence in 1865 when gold was found at nearby Crocodile Creek and Gavial Creek. Within a year over 2000 miners were living in the area. The town was originally called ''Crocodile'' after the creek name. Land sales occurred in 1867. Crocodile Creek Provisional School opened on 14 August 1871. It was later closed and reopened on 15 August 1881. It was later relocated to a new building at Bouldercombe. On 23 February 1900 it was renamed Bouldercombe State School. By 1876, the gold rush was over and the population slumped to 149, but the discovery of gold at nearby Mount Usher in 1897 caused the population to rise to over 1000 people for a short time.〔 The Royal Hotel opened on the corner of Mount Usher Road and Oleander Street on 5 March 1897 under licensee Samuel Heiser; the hotel is still operating in 2014.〔 The Crocodile Creek Gold Dredging Company started up in 1935 to extract gold by alluvial washing and operated until 1946.〔 Since that time, the area has mainly been known for its citrus growing.〔 In 1976 a brickworks was established.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bouldercombe」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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