The hall was erected as a monument to the cactoblastis moth which overcame prickly pear in Queensland and New South Wales during the late 1920s and early 1930s.

By 1862 prickly pear was growing in the Chinchilla district and spread rapidly in areas where land holdings were extensive and population relatively low.

The costs of mechanical and chemical methods of eradication exceeded the value of the land and therefore did not prove economically viable for controlling the spread of prickly pear.

[1] In 1912, the Queensland government established an experimental station in the heart of prickly pear country at Dulacca under the direction of a full-time scientist.

[1] The Chinchilla district was one of many areas which experienced renewed prosperity as land cleared of prickly pear was utilised for agriculture and dairying pursuits.

Finance for the hall was arranged through the Bank of New South Wales in Chinchilla with a number of Boonarga residents acting as guarantors.

The hall was built by local builder Mr Jack Schloss, at a cost of £435 and opened in February 1936 by Godfrey Morgan, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly.

Set back about 35 metres (115 ft) from the highway the building, approximately square in plan, consists of a central dance room with adjoining aisles on the southeastern and northwestern sides.

[1] The main entry doors, located in the centre of the front facade, are protected by a timber-framed gable-roofed porch with a weatherboard balustrade.

A sign to the east of these doors acknowledges the hall as a venue for meetings of the Queensland Country Women's Association.

[1] The central space has an unlined roof, a timber dance floor, recently renewed, and a stage which is located at the southwestern end.

A steel truss has replaced the original partition walls and swing doors between the dance room and the northwestern aisle.