Fletcher, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Fletcher
State:qld
Coordinates:-28.7686°N 151.8697°W
Pop:128
Postcode:4381
Elevation:779
Area:31.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:15.8
Dir1:SW
Location1:Stanthorpe
Dist2:76.5
Dir2:SSW
Location2:Warwick
Dist3:42
Dir3:NW
Location3:Tenterfield
Dist4:159
Dir4:S
Location4:Toowoomba
Dist5:233
Dir5:SW
Location5:Brisbane
Lga:Southern Downs Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Glen Aplin
Near-Ne:Glen Aplin
Near-E:Mount Tully
Near-Se:Eukey
Near-S:Ballandean
Near-Sw:Somme
Near-W:Somme
Near-Nw:Glen Aplin

Fletcher is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Fletcher had a population of 128 people.

Geography

The Severn River forms the western boundary of the locality. The terrain is somewhat mountainous with the land in the valleys between being used for farming. A small area in the east of the locality is part of the Girraween National Park. Apart from that the predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation and crop growing.

The New England Highway and South Western railway line pass from north (Glen Aplin) to south (Ballandean) through the locality.

History

In 1872, Thomas Henry Fletcher established the Britannia Hotel in present-day Ballandean.[2] [3] He planted a small orchard beside his hotel.[4] While he was successful at fruit growing,[5] most of the interest in the district was in mining.[6]

The locality of Fletcher is presumed to be named after the Fletcher railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department in 1887, after orchardist Thomas Henry Fletcher, who pioneered the growing of fruit in the Granite Belt area.[7] [8]

Demographics

In the, Fletcher had a population of 92 people.

In the, Fletcher had a population of 128 people.

Education

There are no schools in the locality. The nearest primary schools are Glen Aplin State School in neighbouring Glen Aplin to the north and Ballandean State School in neighbouring Ballandean to the south. The nearest secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the north-west.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. News: 5 October 1872. Advertising. VI . 4. Warwick Examiner And Times. 291. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 2020. National Library of Australia.
  3. News: 12 October 1872. STANTHORPE . VII . 10. The Queenslander. 349. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 2020. National Library of Australia.
  4. News: 27 February 1892. Our Illustrations.. 394. The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 2020. National Library of Australia.
  5. News: 10 December 1883. Last Night's Telegrams.. 2. Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. 3109. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 2020. National Library of Australia.
  6. Web site: ARCHAEO Cultural Heritage Services. November 2007. Historical Cultural Heritage Survey of the proposed Emu Swamp Dam Project. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200413222209/http://eisdocs.dsdip.qld.gov.au/Emu%20Swamp%20Dam%20Project/EIS/tec-5-historical-cultural-heritage.pdf. 13 April 2020. 29 October 2020. Queensland Government. 13.
  7. 24 November 2018.
  8. News: 2 February 1922. JUBILEE OF STANTHORPE.. 3 (SECOND EDITION). The Telegraph. 15,346. Queensland, Australia. 29 October 2020. National Library of Australia.