Booragul, New South Wales
- Booragul, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = suburb
name = Booragul
city =
state = nsw
caption =
lga = City of Lake Macquarie
postcode = 2284
pop = 1427 (2006 census)
area = 1.2
est = 1829
parish = Awaba
stategov = Lake Macquarie
fedgov = Charlton
dist1 = 21
dir1 = WSW
location1= Newcastle
near-nw = Teralba
near-n = Teralba
near-ne = "Lake Macquarie"
near-w = Fennell Bay
near-e = "Lake Macquarie"
near-sw = Woodrising
near-s = Marmong Point
near-se = Marmong Point
Booragul is a suburb of the City of Lake Macquarie in New South Wales, Australia, and is located north-northeast of the town of Toronto on the western shore Lake Macquarie.
It contains the Booragul railway station on the Newcastle and Central Coast railway line.
History
A slaughterhouse was among the early industries of Booragul. Booragul Public School opened in 1955. Booragul High opened in 1958. During World War II Booragul hosted an army camp, which later housed air force personnel.
External links
* [http://www.lakemac.infohunt.nsw.gov.au/library/lhist/suburb/lmp&p/coalpoint.htm History of Booragul]
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