Rosewood, Queensland

Rosewood
Ipswich, Queensland
Rosewood
Coordinates 27°38′S 152°35′E / 27.633°S 152.583°ECoordinates: 27°38′S 152°35′E / 27.633°S 152.583°E
Population 2,746 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 4340
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich West
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Rosewood:
Tallegalla
The Bluff		 Tallegalla Mount Marrow
Ashwell Rosewood Thagoona
Lanefield
Lower Mount Walker		 Ebenezer Jeebropilly

Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of City of Ipswich.[2]

Geography

The towns of Rosewood is located 60 kilometres (37 mi) west of the Brisbane CBD At the 2006 census, Rosewood had a population of 2,746.[1] Part of the town's southern border is marked by the Bremer River.

History

Rosewood Show, 1908
New Oakleigh Mine closed in 2013

The origin of the suburb name is from the Rosewood (Acacia harpophylla) tree.[2][3]

The first coal mine in the Lanefield district, west of Rosewood, commenced production in 1918. As part of these workings, two railway branches from the Brisbane to Toowoomba main line were constructed to the mines at Lanefield Colliery (1934 to 1965) and Westvale Colliery (1929 to 1960).[4]

The New Oakleigh Mine is located close to the town and was one of the last remaining coal mines in the area.

Transport

Rosewood is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood railway station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.

Education

Heritage listings

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

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Rosewood (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Rosewood (entry 29071)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  3. ↑ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND—253.". The Courier-Mail (Brisbane: National Library of Australia). 22 July 1936. p. 14. Retrieved 17 January 2014.
  4. ↑ Colliery Branches of the Lanefield District Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, March, 1987, pp62-66
  5. ↑ "Rosewood Police Complex (entry 15874)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  6. ↑ "Glendalough (entry 15510)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-09.
  7. ↑ "St Brigids Church (entry 15511)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-09.

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