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Pinelands
Queensland
Pinelands is located in Queensland
Pinelands
Pinelands
Coordinates27°13′50″S 152°00′14″E / 27.2305°S 152.0038°E / -27.2305; 152.0038 (Pinelands (centre of locality))
Population86 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density3.094/km2 (8.01/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4355
Area27.8 km2 (10.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Pinelands:
Glenaven Jones Gully Mountain Camp
Upper Pinelands Pinelands Crows Nest
Plainby Plainby Crows Nest

Pinelands is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Pinelands had a population of 86 people.[1]

Geography

The New England Highway passes through from south-east to north.[3]

History

In November 1893, the Pine Lands Estate was auctioned off in 40-acre (16 ha) blocks, a total of "9000 acres of the richest farm land in Australia".[4]

Pinelands Provisional School opened on 17 October 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Pinelands State School. It closed in 1960.[5] It was at 6778 New England Highway (27°14′30″S 152°00′37″E / 27.2417°S 152.0104°E / -27.2417; 152.0104 (Pinelands State School (former))).[6][7][8]

St Catherine's Anglican Church was dedicated on Sunday 19 September 1909. It was on land donated by Chas Brewer.[9][10] Its last service was held on 15 April 1951; 70 people attended and held a picnic after the service. The land was sold in 1953.[11]

Pinelands Methodist Church opened on Sunday 21 July 1912.[12] It has closed and been demolished.[13]

In the 2016 census, Pinelands had a population of 86 people.[1]

Education

Thee are no schools in Pinelands. The nearest government primary schools are Crows Nest State School in neighbouring Crows Nest to the east and Haden State School in Haden to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) and Highfields State Secondary College (to Year 12) in Highfields, Toowoomba, to the south.[8]

Amenities

Pinelands Public Hall is at 6619 New England Highway (27°13′37″S 152°00′40″E / 27.2269°S 152.0110°E / -27.2269; 152.0110 (PINELAND HALL)).[14]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pinelands (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Pinelands – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 49234)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ^ Google (29 July 2019). "Pinelands, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
  4. ^ "Classified Advertising". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. L, no. 11, 165. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 1893. p. 8. Retrieved 12 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. ^ "Cressbrook" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 4 December 2020. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  7. ^ "Parish of Crows Nest" (Map). Queensland Government. 1940. Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  8. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  9. ^ "CROW'S NEST". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LII, no. 8802. Queensland, Australia. 18 September 1909. p. 7. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "DISTRICT NEWS". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LII, no. 8808. Queensland, Australia. 25 September 1909. p. 5. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  12. ^ "CROW'S NEST DISTRICT". Brisbane Courier. 25 July 1912. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  13. ^ Blake, Thom. "Pinelands Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 12 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  14. ^ "Building points - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 17 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.

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