Wilsons Plains, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Wilsons Plains
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.8416°N 152.6511°W
Pop:62
Postcode:4307
Area:10.8
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Scenic Rim Region
Stategov:Scenic Rim
Fedgov:Wright
Near-N:Harrisville
Near-Ne:Harrisville
Near-E:Milora
Near-Se:Milora
Near-S:Radford
Near-Sw:Radford
Near-W:Radford
Near-Nw:Warrill View

Wilsons Plains is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Wilsons Plains had a population of 62 people.

Geography

Warrill Creek forms the north-western boundary.

The Cunningham Highway passes close to the western extremity.

History

The Fassifern railway line (Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from Ipswich to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Wilsons Plains being served by Wilsons Plains railway station on the corner of Wilsons Plains Road and Redhill Road . The line closed in June 1964.[2] [3]

Demographics

In the Wilsons Plains had a population of 50 people.

In the, Wilsons Plains had a population of 62 people.

Heritage listing

Wilsons Plains has the following heritage-listed sites:

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Book: Kerr, John. Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. 1990. Boolarong Publications. 978-0-86439-102-5. 57-58, 224.
  3. Web site: Flinders. 1927. Queensland Government. Map. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200529024643/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-flinders-1927-1.jpg. 29 May 2020. 29 May 2020.
  4. Web site: Local Heritage Register. Scenic Rim Regional Council. 9 February 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924094854/http://www.scenicrim.qld.gov.au/documents/717563/41748830/Scenic%20Rim%20Local%20Heritage%20Register.pdf. 24 September 2015. dead.