Blanchview, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Blanchview
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.5766°N 152.0308°W
Pop:202
Postcode:4352
Area:18.1
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.5
Dir1:E
Location1:Toowoomba
Dist2:29.8
Dir2:W
Location2:Gatton
Dist3:120
Dir3:W
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Lockyer Valley Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Postmans Ridge
Near-Ne:Helidon Spa
Near-E:Derrymore
Near-Se:Silver Ridge
Near-S:Silver Ridge
Near-Sw:Rangeville
Near-W:Rangeville
Near-Nw:Withcott

Blanchview is a rural locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Blanchview had a population of 202 people.

Geography

The southern half of Blanchview features two mountains. In the west the elevations rise to 600 metres surrounding the peak of Mount Tabletop which is located in the adjacent suburb of Rangeville. Across a narrow valley to the east, Mount Davidson rises to similar heights. The steep slopes of both mountains have remained naturally vegetated.

Mount Davidson (also known as Hays Peak) is in the south-east corner of the locality (-27.597°N 152.029°W), rising to .[2] [3]

History

The name Blanchview is a manufactured name, derived from the name of land owner Ernest Blanchard.[4] 5 km South of Withcott, it was previously known as Monkey Waterholes (also written as Monkey Water Holes). However, his son, John "Colin" Blanchard, told of a Toowoomba town councillor in early 1900s suggesting the name Blanchview when visiting the Blanchard farm house that was between the school and the church, both on land donated by Ernest Blanchard.[5] [6]

Monkey Waterholes Provisional School opened on 7 July 1890. It became Monkey Waterholes State School in 1909 and was renamed Blanch View State School in 1913. Blanchview State School closed in 1965.[7] The school was on a 2acres reserve within present-day 358 Blanchview Road. The site is marked by a plaque . The school building was relocated to another site and is used as a farm building.[8] [9] [10]

Monkey Waterholes Methodist Church opened on the weekend of 2-3 December 1899,[11] although Primitive Methodist services had been held in the district (probably in private homes) since at least 1895.[12] The church was at 327 Blanchview Road (corner Church Road,). Services were advertised at the church until 1933.[13] Later it passed into private ownership and was converted into a residence.[14] [15] [16] [17]

Demographics

In the, Blanchview had a population of 229 people.

In the, Blanchview had a population of 191 people.

In the, Blanchview had a population of 202 people.

Education

There are no schools in Blanchview. The nearest government primary schools are Withcott State School in neighbouring Withcott to the north-west, Rangeville State School in neighbouring Rangeville to the west, and Gabbinbar State School in Centenary Heights to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Centenary Heights State High School in Centenary Heights.

Notes and References

  1. 27 December 2020.
  2. Web site: 12 November 2020 . Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20201125215033/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/geographic-features-queensland-series/resource/06ff12a9-862e-4aac-bf9d-693f0a63b4c9 . 25 November 2020 . 25 November 2020 . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government.
  3. 25 November 2020.
  4. 21 February 2014.
  5. Oral history from Ernest Blanchard descendant
  6. News: PERSONAL. . . Ipswich) (Qld. . 5 April 1935 . 13 April 2015 . 6 Edition: DAILY. . National Library of Australia . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091406/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/119461311 . live .
  7. 18 April 2019.
  8. Web site: 1943 . Parish of Flagstone . 4 April 2022 . . Map . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091351/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-40chain-parish-flagstone-1943.jpg . live .
  9. Web site: 1923 . Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 5 . 4 April 2022 . . Map . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630182716/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-darling-downs-bg1-sh5-1923.jpg . live .
  10. Web site: December 2000 . Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study: Vol 4 Withcott, Mt Sylvia, Tent Hill, Ropeley, Special Sites . . 750-752 . 4 April 2022 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320163958/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-services/strategic-planning/documents/planning-studies/Gatton%20Shire%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Study%20V4%20-%20Withcott%2C%20Mt%20Sylvia%2C%20Tent%20Hill%2C%20Ropeley%20and%20Special%20Sites.pdf . live .
  11. News: 2 December 1899 . SYDNEY STOCK MARKET . XLI . 2 . . 9,583 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 4 April 2022 . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091352/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177619362 . live .
  12. News: 23 February 1895 . Advertising . XXXVII . 4 . . 8,157 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 4 April 2022 . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091351/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/171377904 . live .
  13. News: 25 November 1933 . Advertising . LXXII . 8 . . 282 . Queensland, Australia . National Library of Australia . 4 April 2022 . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/254348850 . live .
  14. Web site: Blake . Thom . Monkey Water Holes Primitive Methodist Church . 2022-04-04 . Queensland religious places database . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091311/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=2802 . live .
  15. Web site: Blanchview Methodist Church - Former . 2022-04-04 . Churches Australia . en . 4 April 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220404091402/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/methodist-wesleyan-and-other/directory/1576-blanchview-methodist-church-former . live .
  16. Web site: December 2000 . Gatton Shire Cultural Heritage Study: Vol 4 Withcott, Mt Sylvia, Tent Hill, Ropeley, Special Sites . . 742-743 . 4 April 2022 . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320163958/https://www.lockyervalley.qld.gov.au/repository/libraries/id:2eccbxg5l17q9su8pzhy/hierarchy/our-services/strategic-planning/documents/planning-studies/Gatton%20Shire%20Cultural%20Heritage%20Study%20V4%20-%20Withcott%2C%20Mt%20Sylvia%2C%20Tent%20Hill%2C%20Ropeley%20and%20Special%20Sites.pdf . live .
  17. Web site: 327 Blanchview Road, Blanchview Qld 4352 . 4 April 2022 . Realestate.com.au.

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