Fairney View, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Fairney View
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.4819°N 152.6511°W
Pop:221
Postcode:4306
Area:11.2
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.7
Dir1:SE
Location1:Fernvale
Dist2:24.4
Dir2:NW
Location2:Ipswich
Dist3:42.5
Dir3:SE
Location3:Esk
Dist4:60.9
Dir4:W
Location4:Brisbane CBD
Lga:Somerset Region
Stategov:Lockyer
Fedgov:Dickson
Near-N:Fernvale
Near-Ne:Fernvale
Near-E:Borallon
Near-Se:Wanora
Near-S:Wanora
Near-Sw:Glamorgan Vale
Near-W:Vernor
Near-Nw:Fernvale

Fairney View is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Fairney View had a population of 221 people.

History

The locality takes its name from a pastoral property called Fairney Lawn (also written as Fairnie Lawn) operated by grazier Joseph North in 1841. It was also the name of the railway station opened in June 1884 on the now closed Brisbane Valley railway line. Queensland Railways Department records indicate that the meaning of the name Fairney View is ''view of ferns".[2] In June 1872, a German Lutheran Church was opened near the bridge over Fairney Brook on the road to Wivenhoe (the present Fairney View Fernvale Road, approx).[3] [4] [5] It was low-lying land and the church was badly flooded on two occasions, once in 1893 when the water was over above the building and on a second time when the water reached the roof.[6] On Saturday 5 September 1903, St Peter's Lutheran Church was relocated and re-opened at a less flood-prone and more central location (332 Fernvale Road,). However, due to the age of the building, a lot of the material in the old building had to be replaced.[7] [8] The church is now closed and has been converted to a private home.[9] [10]

Tenders were called for the construction of a school building in Fairney View in October 1895.[11] Fairney View Provisional School opened on 20 January 1896 under the direction of teacher Miss Harris.[12] It became Fairney View State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967. It was at 20-30 Randalls Road .[13] [14]

Demographics

In the, Fairney View had a population of 223 people.

In the, Fairney View had a population of 221 people.

Education

There are no schools in Fairney View. The nearest government primary schools are Fernvale State School in neighbouring Fernvale to the north and Glamorgan Vale State School in neighbouring Glamorgan Vale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the west.

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Notes and References

  1. 7 March 2022.
  2. News: SKETCHER.. 4 April 1914. The Queenslander. 15 November 2019. 2455. Queensland, Australia. 8. National Library of Australia. 13 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210913013525/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505433. live.
  3. News: 11 June 1872. RELIGIOUS.. XI. 3. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 1566. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 17 September 2021. 27 May 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527021654/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123619945. live.
  4. News: 11 June 1872 . RELIGIOUS . XI . 3 . . 1566 . Queensland, Australia . 13 September 2022 . National Library of Australia . 27 May 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220527021654/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123619945 . live .
  5. Web site: Blake . Thom . St Peter's Lutheran Church . 2022-09-13 . Queensland religious places database . 13 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913083839/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=6766 . live .
  6. News: 16 September 1922 . Fairney View Lutheran Church . LXIV . 12 (DAILY) . . 11,297 . Queensland, Australia . 13 September 2022 . National Library of Australia . 13 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913083841/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/111127307 . live .
  7. News: 5 September 1903 . Forthcoming Events . XLIV . 4 . . 6646 . Queensland, Australia . 13 September 2022 . National Library of Australia . 13 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913083841/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124397040 . live .
  8. News: 12 September 1903 . Reopening of St. Peter's Church . XLIV . 7 . . 6649 . Queensland, Australia . 13 September 2022 . National Library of Australia . 13 September 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220913083840/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124389225 . live .
  9. Web site: Blake . Thom . St Peter's Lutheran Church (1903) . 2022-09-13 . Queensland religious places database . 20 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220320033425/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=3307 . live .
  10. Web site: 332 Fernvale Road, Fairney View Qld 4306 . 13 September 2022 . Realestate.com.au.
  11. News: TENDERS INVITED.. 15 October 1895. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 15 November 2019. 5347. Queensland, Australia. XXXVI. 2. National Library of Australia. 8 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608105443/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/130383646. live.
  12. News: FAIRNEY VIEW.. 1 February 1896. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 15 November 2019. 5393. Queensland, Australia. XXXVI. 3. National Library of Australia. 8 June 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20220608105447/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123373375. live.
  13. Web site: 1930 . Samford . 8 June 2022 . . Map . 17 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200917110023/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-samford-ed-1-1930.jpg . live .
  14. Web site: 1966 . Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2541 . 8 June 2022 . . Map . 8 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220608105441/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-20chain-queensland-sh2541-1966.jpg . live .

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