Jeebropilly, Queensland

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Jeebropilly
Ipswich,  Queensland
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Stone Quarry Cemetery, 2010
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Jeebropilly
Coordinates 27°38′57″S152°39′10″E / 27.6491°S 152.6527°E / -27.6491; 152.6527 (Jeebropilly (centre of locality))
Population7 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density0.60/km2 (1.55/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4340
Area11.7 km2 (4.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Scenic Rim
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Jeebropilly:
Thagoona Walloon Amberley
Rosewood Jeebropilly Amberley
Ebenezer Ebenezer Willowbank

Jeebropilly (formerly known as Stone Quarry) is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Jeebropilly had a population of 7 people. [1]

Contents

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west and north by the Bremer River. [3]

The locality is bounded to the south-west and south by the Yarrowlea–Ebenezer railway line, a branch line of the Main Line railway, which serves the Jeebropilly coal mine that exports coal via the Port of Brisbane. [3] [4] Despite the name, Ebenezer railway station is off Coopers Road in Jeebropilly ( 27°39′57″S152°39′17″E / 27.6659°S 152.6546°E / -27.6659; 152.6546 (Ebenezer railway station) ), just before the balloon loop at the end of the line. [5] [3]

History

The former Bethlehem Lutheran Church in its new location in Toogoolawah, 2005 Cornerstone Lutheran Church, Toogoolawah, 2005.jpg
The former Bethlehem Lutheran Church in its new location in Toogoolawah, 2005

The origin of the name is from the Ugarapul word meaning flying squirrel gully. [2]

Bethlehem Lutheran Church opened on 19 April 1871. [6] A new church was built on 20 April 1898. The church closed circa 1938. [7] [8] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) land parcel (Lot/Plan 307CH31367) now within a mine site ( 27°39′39″S152°39′38″E / 27.66072°S 152.66050°E / -27.66072; 152.66050 (Bethlehem Lutheran Church (former)) ). [9] In 1940, the church building was relocated to Toogoolawah to reopen as the Cornerstone Lutheran Church. [10]

The Yarrowlea–Ebenezer railway line opened on 1 February 1990. [11]

In the 2016 census, Jeebropilly had a population of 7 people. [1]

Economy

New Hope Corporation Ltd has restarted mining coal at its Jeebropilly coal mine, which it had previously closed in 2007. [12]

Education

There are no schools in Jeebropilly. The nearest government primary schools are Rosewood State School in neighbouring Rosewood to the west, Walloon State School in neighbouring Walloon to the north, and Amberley District State School in Yamanto to the east. The nearest government secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in neighbouring Rosewood to the west and Bremer State High School in Ipswich CBD to the east. [3]

Facilities

Mcgearys Road Reserve is park ( 27°38′53″S152°38′12″E / 27.6481°S 152.6368°E / -27.6481; 152.6368 (Mcgearys Road Reserve) ). [13]

Stone Quarry Cemetery (also known as Jeerbropilly General Cemetery) is a cemetery ( 27°39′01″S152°39′32″E / 27.6504°S 152.6589°E / -27.6504; 152.6589 (Stone Quarry Cemetery (also known as Jeerbropilly General Cemetery)) ). [14]

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