Irvingdale, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Irvingdale
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.154°N 151.459°W
Pop:163
Postcode:4404
Area:172.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:25.1
Dir1:E
Location1:Dalby
Dist2:74.7
Dir2:NW
Location2:Toowoomba CBD
Dist3:202
Dir3:WNW
Location3:Brisbane
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Lga2:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Condamine
Stategov2:Warrego
Fedgov:Groom
Fedgov2:Maranoa
Near-N:Moola
Near-Ne:Quinalow
Near-E:Quinalow
Near-Se:Brymaroo
Near-S:Blaxland
Bowenville
Near-Sw:Dalby
Near-W:Dalby
Near-Nw:Kaimkillenbun

Irvingdale is a locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Western Downs Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, Irvingdale had a population of 163 people.

Geography

Mocattas Corner is a neighbourhood on the north-west boundary of the locality with Dalby (-27.1166°N 151.3666°W). It takes its name from the former Mocattas Corner railway station (-27.1159°N 151.3629°W), which in turn was named after George Gershon Mocatta, a pastoralist who took up the Cumkillenbar pastoral run in August 1849.[3] [4]

The Dalby–Cooyar Road runs along the western boundary. The Dalby - Nungil Road runs through from west to east.[5]

History

The locality's name is derived from Irvingdale pastoral run established in the 1840s and was located east of Dalby and north of Mount Irving. It is thought that the Irving name refers to pastoralist Clark Irving, who represented the Darling Downs in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly prior to the separation.[6]

Irvingdale Provisional School opened on 22 April 1880 as a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Rosalie Plains Provisional School (meaning the two schools shared a single teacher) until it closed on 6 May 1881. On 2 November 1881, it reopened as a full-time provisional school. On 1 January 1909, it became Irvingdale State School. It closed on 31 December 1946. It was approx 23 Irvingdale Post Office Road (approx).[7] [8]

Mocatta's Corner Provisional School opened on circa 1887. On 1 January 1909, it became Mocatta's Corner State School. It closed in 1925. It was on the south-west corner of the junction of Dalby Cooyar Road and Mocattas Corner Road .[9] [10]

In April 1905, the tender of David Cahill of Dalby was accepted to construct a Catholic church in Irvingdale for £200.[11] On Sunday 18 February 1906, Reverend Father Nolan blessed and opened the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church in Irivingdale.[12] Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Dunne was to have performed the ceremony, but was unable to attend due to a shortage of priests in Brisbane.[13]

Edgefield State School opened in February 1916 and closed in April 1924. On 4 November 1946, Edgefield Provisional School opened. In 1949 it became Edgefield State School. It closed in 1960. The school was located at the northern end of Salt Well Road .[14]

Demographics

In the, Irvingdale had a population of 194 people.

In the, Irvingdale had a population of 163 people.

Education

There are no schools in Irvingdale. The nearest government primary schools are:[15]

The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) and Dalby State High School (to Year 12) in Dalby.

Amenities

Sacred Heart Catholic Church is at 1246 Bowenville Moola Road .[16] [17]

Notes and References

  1. 30 May 2019.
  2. 30 May 2019.
  3. 21 July 2021.
  4. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. Irvingdale, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 23 March 2022 . 23 March 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220323052922/https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675810 . live .
  6. 331. Mr Clark Irving (1808 - 1865). Yes. 6 June 2019.
  7. Web site: 1934 . Moreton District sheet 1 . 6 July 2024 . . Map.
  8. Web site: 1951 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78 . 6 July 2024 . . Map.
  9. Web site: 1921 . Darling Downs 2 Mile map BG1 series sheet 8 . 6 July 2024 . . Map.
  10. Web site: Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Land parcel; Watercourse . 5 July 2024 . Queensland Globe . Queensland Government.
  11. News: 15 April 1905. COUNTY NEWS.. 15. The Queenslander. 2040. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 11 November 2021. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930064434/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20356184. live.
  12. News: 17 February 1906. Religious. 16. The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 23 May 2020. Trove. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930064434/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19435512. live.
  13. News: 1 March 1906. NEW CHURCH AT IRVINGDALE (Q.).. X. 6. The Catholic Press. 532. New South Wales, Australia. National Library of Australia. 11 November 2021. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930064458/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/104908372. live.
  14. Web site: 1954. Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78. 11 November 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 6 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211106140617/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m78-admin-bdy-1954.jpg. live.
  15. Web site: Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments . 30 September 2023 . Queensland Globe . . 19 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171219175447/https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ . live .
  16. Web site: Sacred Heart Catholic Church. 2021-02-27. Churches Australia. en-AU. 30 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230930064439/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/1333-sacred-heart-catholic-church. live.
  17. Web site: Sacred Heart Catholic Church Irvingdale . 2023-09-30 . Queensland Religious Places Database . 30 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230930064502/https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=3599&Sacred%20Heart%20Catholic%20Church%20Irvingdale . live .