Rosewood, Queensland
| Rosewood Ipswich, Queensland |
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| Population: | 1,966 [1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode: | 4340 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA: | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||
| State electorate: | Ipswich West | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division: | Blair | ||||||||||||
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Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is located 60 km west of the Brisbane CBD in the Ipswich City Council area and is the terminus of QR Citytrain's Rosewood railway line. Rosewood Railway Station provides Citytrain commuter rail services to Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich. At the 2006 census, Rosewood had a population of 1,966.[1]
The origin of the suburb name is from the Rosewood (Acacia harpophylla) tree. [2]
The New Oakleigh Mine is located close to the town. This is the last remaining coal mine in the area.
The first coal mine in the Lanefield district, west of Rosewood, commenced production in 1918. As part of these workings, two railway branches from the Brisbane to Toowoomba main line were constructed to the mines at Lanefield Colliery (1934 to 1965) and Westvale Colliery (1929 to 1960)[3].
[edit] Education
- Rosewood State High School
- Rosewood State School
- St Brigid's Primary School
[edit] References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Rosewood (Urban Centre/Locality)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=UCL349400&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
- ^ Place name details
- ^ Colliery Branches of the Lanefield District Milne, Rod Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, March, 1987, pp62-66
[edit] External links
- Ipswich City Council - Division 10
- University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Rosewood and Rosewood Shire
Coordinates: 27°38′S 152°35′E / 27.633°S 152.583°E
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