Pechey, Queensland

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Pechey
Town
Pechey
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Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Pechey%2C_Queensland&params=-27.307_N_152.049_E_type:city_region: 27°18′25″S 152°02′56″E / 27.307°S 152.049°E / -27.307; 152.049]Coordinates: [//tools.wmflabs.org/geohack/geohack.php?pagename=Pechey%2C_Queensland&params=-27.307_N_152.049_E_type:city_region: 27°18′25″S 152°02′56″E / 27.307°S 152.049°E / -27.307; 152.049]
Country Australia Australia
State Queensland

Pechey is a small rural town in Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

The New England Highway passes through the centre of the town. Peechey State Forest occupies the entire south east corner of the area.

History

The town was named after Edward Wilmot Pechey (Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Aubigny 1873-1877). He was also a surveyor and sawmill owner.[1]

Heritage listings

Pechey has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • New England Highway: Pechey Forestry Arboretum[2]

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Pechey". Place name details. Queensland Government. Retrieved 15 July 2013. 
  2. ↑ "Pechey Forestry Arboretum (entry 16886)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-15. 


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