Lanefield, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Lanefield
City:Ipswich
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.6583°N 152.5513°W
Pop:97
Postcode:4340
Area:16.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:3.7
Dir1:WSW
Location1:Rosewood
Dist2:24.3
Dir2:W
Location2:Ipswich CBD
Dist3:64.8
Dir3:SW
Location3:Brisbane CBD
Lga:City of Ipswich
Stategov:Ipswich West
Stategov2:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Ashwell
Near-Ne:Rosewood
Near-E:Rosewood
Near-Se:Lower Mount Walker
Near-S:Lower Mount Walker
Near-Sw:Calvert
Near-W:Calvert
Near-Nw:Calvert

Lanefield is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Lanefield had a population of 97 people.

Geography

Western Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River, passes through Lanefield. Brandy Gully is a creek which rises in Lanefield and is a tributary of Western Creek (-27.653°N 152.5719°W).[2]

The Main Line railway passes through Lanefield. Lanefield was once served by Lanefield railway station (-27.6547°N 152.56°W), but is now abandoned.[3]

History

The locality takes its name from the Lanefield railway station which in turn was named by the Queensland Railways Department after pioneer settlers John and Clara Lane.[4]

By 1873 a Wesleyan Methodist Church had opened at Brandy Gully.[5]

In 1873 a Baptist church opened in Brandy Gully / Lanefield.[6] [7] [8]

In the 1890s, dairying was an important industry, so a cooperative dairy was built.[9] It closed in 1905.[4] [10]

Coal mining took place from 1918 to circa 1970.[4] Visual evidence of previous coal mining exists in the form of old workings throughout the area.[11]

Demographics

In the, Lanefield had a population of 107 people.

In the, Lanefield had a population of 97 people.

Education

There are no schools in Lanefield. The nearest government primary schools are Ashwell State School in neighbouring Ashwell to the north and Rosewood State School in neighbouring Rosewood to the east. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in Rosewood.

Notes and References

  1. 20 July 2021.
  2. 20 July 2021.
  3. 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.
  4. Web site: Lanefield, Ashwell, Calvert & Mount Mort: Then & Now. live. 22 December 2021. Ipswich City Council. 4 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210404084145/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/8358/lanefield.pdf.
  5. News: 26 September 1873. TELEGRAPHIC.. XXVIII. 2. The Brisbane Courier. 4,990. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 5 January 2022.
  6. Web site: Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening. live. 2021-11-29. Baptist Church Archives Queensland. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074653/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/index.html.
  7. Web site: 1873 Lanefield. live. 2021-11-29. Baptist Church Archives Queensland. 26 November 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211126074702/https://www.bhsq.org/barq/churches100years/images/1873-Lanefield.html.
  8. News: 12 November 1874. BAPTIST CHURCH, BRANDY GULLY.. XIV. 3. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 1943. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 6 January 2022.
  9. News: 16 September 1890. Co-operative Dairying. 3. The Telegraph. 5593. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 22 December 2021. 22 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222082034/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/173176031. live.
  10. News: 24 May 1906. THE LANEFIELD DAIRY.. XLVII. 9. Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. 7063. Queensland, Australia. National Library of Australia. 22 December 2021. 22 December 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211222081944/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/124011263. live.
  11. Web site: Suburb and Place Names. 20 March 2018. 20 March 2018. 28 August 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180828070119/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/about_ipswich/history/suburb_place_names. live.