Emu Vale, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Emu Vale
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.2288°N 152.2488°W
Pop:161
Postcode:4371
Area:163.5
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:16.9
Dir1:N
Location1:Killarney
Dist2:25.8
Dir2:E
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:105
Dir3:SSE
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:166
Dir4:SW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Swanfels
Near-Ne:Clumber
Near-E:Moogerah
Near-Se:Carneys Creek
Near-S:Mount Colliery
Near-Sw:Tannymorel
Near-W:Junabee
Danderoo
Near-Nw:Yangan

Emu Vale is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Emu Vale had a population of 161 people.

Geography

The locality is bounded to the east by the Main Range section of the Great Dividing Range. The terrain is mountainous with elevations ranging from above sea level. There are a number of named peaks (from north to south):

The Steamers are distinctive rock formations, which are thought to be from a thick trachyte lava flow from the Main Range volcano which was active 24 million years ago. They look like an old steamship with four high protruding peaks representing its Stern, Prow, Funnel and Mast.[9] [10]

Most of the north-east of the locality is within the Main Range National Park. Apart from this protected area, the land use is mostly crop growing in the south-east (the lower flatter area around the town) and grazing on native vegetation elsewhere.

History

The town takes its name from the Emu Vale railway station on the Killarney railway line, which is believed to be named after an early pastoral run.[1]

A sawmill was established on of land at Upper Emu Creek byJames McAra, George Hall, Thomas Hall and William Hall. It was operating by April 1873.[11]

Emu Vale Provisional School opened on 2 February 1876. It became Emu Vale State School on 20 January 1879. It was closed on 31 December 2003.[12] The school was located on the triangle land parcel on the north-west corner of Yangan Killarney Road and Emu Creek Road .[13] The school site was then split into two sections with the western part becoming Emu Vale Park and the eastern part with the former school buildings now being used as holiday accommodation.[14] [15] The school's website was archived.[16]

Land in Emu Vale was open for selection on 17 April 1877; 75mi2 were available.[17]

The first section of the Killarney railway line from Warwick was 24km (15miles) long and terminated at Emu Vale. The contract to build the first section was given to John Garget on 22 November 1881, but progress was delayed when the Queensland Railway Department was unable to provide the locomotives and wagons need to carry the construction materials. The first section to Emu Vale railway station opened on 2 June 1884. It was officially opened with a train from Warwick decorated with flags and greenery with several hundred passengers on board. The second section of the railway from Emu Vale to Killarney railway station was also built by Garget and completed on 22 August 1885.[18]

In 1898, the Post and Telegraph and Postal Note Office previously known as Neereeadah was changed to Emu Vale.[19]

In 1911, A. and D. Munro established a sawmill beside Emu Creek at the confluence of its north and south branches. The mill closed two years later.

Rocky Mountain Provisional School opened on 1919 and closed circa 1920. It was on Emu Creek Road (approx).[20]

Boldery and Brett built a sawmill in 1928 near the confluence of Emu Creek and Emu Creek South .[21] Following some changes in ownership, the sawmill closed in 1968.

By 1931, the Holy Redeemer Catholic Church had been established.[22]

Emu Creek Upper Provisional School opened on 23 February 1942 in conjunction with the sawmill built by Boldery and Brett. It closed in 1956 but reopened in 1957. It closed permanently in 1960. It was on the northern side of Emu Creek Road (approx). A plaque was placed at the school's location on 26 March 2005 by Alan Barclay Skinner, the last teacher at the school.[23]

The Emu Vale Memorial Hall was officially opened on Saturday 28 May 1954 by Sir Raymond Huish.[24] [25]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Emu Vale had a population of 185 people.

In the, the locality of Emu Vale had a population of 161 people.

Education

There are no schools in Emu Vale. The nearest government primary school is Yangan State School in neighbouring Yangan to the north-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Killarney State School (to Year 10) in Killarney to the south and Warwick State High School in Warwick to the west.[26]

Community groups

The Emu Vale branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at the Emu Vale Memorial Hall at 559 Yangan Killarney Road .[27]

External links

Notes and References

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  7. 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.
  8. 25 November 2020.
  9. Web site: What mountain is that? The Steamers . 2024-02-03 . Visit Scenic Rim . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203090008/https://www.visitscenicrim.com.au/what-mountain-is-that-the-steamers/ . live .
  10. Web site: 2006-06-07 . Nature, culture and history Main Range National Park . 2024-02-03 . Parks and forests . Queensland Government . en-AU . 28 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231128121825/https://parks.des.qld.gov.au/parks/main-range/about/culture . live .
  11. Web site: Kerr . John . Forest industry heritage places study : sawmills and tramways South Eastern Queensland . January 1998 . 211 . 1998 . 4 February 2024 . . 15 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210515181916/https://www.agriculture.gov.au/sites/default/files/sitecollectiondocuments/rfa/regions/qld-south-east/cultural-heriatage/forest-industry-places/pdf/qld_se_saw10.pdf . live .
  12. Web site: 20 August 2013 . Queensland state school - centre closures . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf . 20 March 2022 . 7 April 2022 . Queensland Government.
  13. Web site: 1983 . 9341-42 Yangan . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626075310/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/topographic/topo-map-25000-line-colour-9341-42-yangan-ed-1-1983/original . 26 June 2024 . 3 February 2024 . . dmy-all .
  14. News: 9 September 2014 . Former Vale schoolyard finally recognised . 3 February 2024 . . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093559/https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/warwick/former-vale-schoolyard-finally-recognised/news-story/24eb5913506ff561f6d15b2246e9a15b . live .
  15. Web site: Country school . 3 February 2024 . . 3 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240203093600/https://www.stayz.com.au/holiday-rental/p7708357 . live .
  16. Web site: 2005-07-17 . Home Page . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050717074254/http://emuvaless.qld.edu.au/ . 2005-07-17 . 2022-04-23 . Emu Vale State School.
  17. News: Proclamations under the New Land Acts.. 2 March 1877. The Brisbane Courier. 19 February 2020. Queensland, Australia. 3. Trove. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827084837/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/1361846. live.
  18. Book: Kerr, John. Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. 1990. Boolarong Publications. 978-0-86439-102-5. 59–60.
  19. News: 19 October 1898 . CHANGE OF NAME. . 32 . 3 . . 4271 . Queensland, Australia . 2 February 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  20. Web site: 1930 . Parish of Emu Vale . 4 February 2024 . . Map . 26 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626075411/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-emu-vale-1930/original . live .
  21. News: 17 July 1928 . SAWMILLING AT EMU VALE . 4 February 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 2 . National Library of Australia . 2828.
  22. News: 21 January 1931. TANNYMOREL PRESBYTERY. 2. Warwick Daily News. 3604. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 10 September 2021.
  23. Web site: 1955 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m41 . 3 February 2024 . . Map . 26 June 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240626075401/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m41-admin-bdy-1955/original . live .
  24. News: 6 May 1954. Advertising. 2. Warwick Daily News. 10,836. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  25. News: 4 February 1953. War Memorial Hall for Emu Vale. 2. Warwick Daily News. 10,449. Queensland, Australia. 1 September 2020. National Library of Australia.
  26. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 3 February 2024 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  27. Web site: Emu Vale Branch. 2020-09-01. Queensland Country Women's Association. 1 September 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200901091525/https://qcwa.org.au/Sys/PublicProfile/54377087/5266853. live.