Town file
Goomboorian, Queensland
Goomboorian, Queensland (Gympie Region, Queensland, Australia) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 512, "Men At Work" (20 July 2024). Bruce Saunders was born about 1963 and worked as a butcher.
- Town
- Goomboorian
- County
- Gympie Region
- Region
- Queensland
- Country
- Australia
- Episodes
- 512
- Approximate location
- -26.075, 152.783
Episode 512 / 20 July 2024 / 74 min / express
Men At Work
"James says the town is Goomboorian, in far eastern Australia, in the Gympie region, and confirms it is in Queensland, two hours from Brisbane" about 0:05:33
The case: Murder of Bruce Saunders (November 12, 2017). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 566
- Median household income
- $67,768
History, in brief
- The Gympie region was originally settled for grazing purposes, because it is in the middle of nowhere. about 0:06:26
- Gold was discovered in the area in 1867, leading to a gold rush and the development of the Mary River Valley for agriculture. about 0:06:33
- The Goomboorian provisional school opened in 1902, the first school in the town, and closed in 1967. about 0:06:56
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Aberdeen, New South Wales436 miles
- Nowra, New South Wales622 miles
- Woodside, South Australia1028 miles
- Kawaihae, Hawaii4693 miles
- Kihei, Hawaii4696 miles
- Haiku, Hawaii4708 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.