Boulia is located 299 kilometres south of Mt Isa at the junction of the Diamantina and Kennedy Development Roads. The town was established in 1876 and was sited on the "Bullu Bullu" waterhole of the Burke River. The significance of the town was that it was halfway between Windorah and Camooweal and an important stopping point on the stock route. The town was established by the shopkeeper, Ernest Henry. Boulia is regarded as the capital of the "Channel Country", extending as far as the corner formed by the Queensland, Northern Territory and South Australian borders.
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