Coordinates: 17.6086°S 146.

0119°E

Boogan, Queensland
Boogan is a locality in the Cassowary Coast Region,
Boogan
Queensland, Australia.[1]
Queensland

Contents
Geography
History
References
External links

Geography South Johnstone River at Boogan, 2013

The Bruce Highway forms part of the eastern boundary of the

locality, while the South Johnstone River forms the north-
western boundary. The land is relatively flat and low-lying
(10–20 metres above sea level) and is predominantly used for
cropping, particularly sugarcane. The North Coast railway Boogan
line passes from south to north through the middle of the
locality and there is a cane tramway to transport harvested
sugarcane to the local sugar mills.[2]

History
The locality takes its name from the Boogan railway station
named by the Queensland Railways Department on 12 Coordinates 17.6086°S 146.0119°E
September 1920. Boogan is an Aboriginal word meaning Postcode(s) 4871
either forest country or dog.[1]
Area 13.7 km2 (5.3 sq mi)
LGA(s) Cassowary Coast
References Region
1. "Boogan - locality in Cassowary Coast Region (entry State Hill
45680)" (https://www.dnrm.qld.gov.au/qld/environme electorate(s)
nt/land/place-names/search#/search=Boogan&types
=0&place=Boogan45680). Queensland Place Federal Kennedy
Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved Division(s)
5 November 2017.
Suburbs around Boogan:
2. "Queensland Globe" (https://qldglobe.information.ql
d.gov.au/). State of Queensland. Retrieved South Stockton Mourilyan
13 December 2017. Johnstone
Currajah
External links
 Camp Creek Boogan Martyville
Media related to Boogan, Queensland at Wikimedia
Commons Basilisk Moresby Martyville

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