Lanefield, Queensland

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Lanefield
Ipswich,  Queensland
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Lane Road crossing, Main Line railway, 2015
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Lanefield
Coordinates 27°39′30″S152°33′05″E / 27.6583°S 152.5513°E / -27.6583; 152.5513 (Lanefield (centre of locality))
Population107 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density6.37/km2 (16.50/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4340
Area16.8 km2 (6.5 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Lanefield:
Calvert Ashwell Rosewood
Calvert Lanefield Rosewood
Calvert Lower Mount Walker Lower Mount Walker

Lanefield is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census, Lanefield had a population of 107 people. [1]

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Geography

Western Creek, a tributary of the Bremer River, passes through Lanefield. [3] Brandy Gully is a creek which rises in Lanefield and is a tributary of Western Creek ( 27°39′11″S152°34′19″E / 27.6530°S 152.5719°E / -27.6530; 152.5719 (Brandy Gully (mouth)) ). [4]

The Main Line railway passes through Lanefield. Lanefield was once served by Lanefield railway station ( 27°39′17″S152°33′36″E / 27.6547°S 152.5600°E / -27.6547; 152.5600 (Lanefield railway station) ), but is now abandoned. [5]

History

Lanefield Baptist Church, circa 1905 Baptist church, Lanefield (near Rosewood), circa 1905.jpg
Lanefield Baptist Church, circa 1905

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. [2] [6]

By 1873 a Wesleyan Methodist Church had opened at Brandy Gully. [7]

In 1873 a Baptist church opened in Brandy Gully / Lanefield. [8] [9] [10]

In the 1890s, dairying was an important industry, so a cooperative dairy was built. [11] It closed in 1905. [6] [12]

Coal mining took place from 1918 to circa 1970. [6] Visual evidence of previous coal mining exists in the form of old workings throughout the area. [13]

In the 2016 census, Lanefield had a population of 107 people. [1]

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. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lanefield (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Lanefield – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45094)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Brandy Gully – watercourse in City of Ipswich (entry 40992)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  5. ↑ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. 1 2 3 "Lanefield, Ashwell, Calvert & Mount Mort: Then & Now" (PDF). Ipswich City Council . Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 April 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021.
  7. ↑ "TELEGRAPHIC". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVIII, no. 4, 990. Queensland, Australia. 26 September 1873. p. 2. Retrieved 5 January 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Queensland Baptist churches by date of erection/opening". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ↑ "1873 Lanefield". Baptist Church Archives Queensland. Archived from the original on 26 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. ↑ "BAPTIST CHURCH, BRANDY GULLY". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XIV, no. 1943. Queensland, Australia. 12 November 1874. p. 3. Retrieved 6 January 2022– via National Library of Australia.
  11. ↑ "Co-operative Dairying". The Telegraph . No. 5593. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1890. p. 3. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  12. ↑ "THE LANEFIELD DAIRY". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser . Vol. XLVII, no. 7063. Queensland, Australia. 24 May 1906. p. 9. Archived from the original on 22 December 2021. Retrieved 22 December 2021– via National Library of Australia.
  13. ↑ "Suburb and Place Names". 20 March 2018. Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
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