Pechey, Queensland

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Pechey
Queensland
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Pechey State Forest, 2014
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Pechey
Coordinates 27°18′48″S152°03′04″E / 27.3133°S 152.0511°E / -27.3133; 152.0511 (Pechey (centre of locality)) Coordinates: 27°18′48″S152°03′04″E / 27.3133°S 152.0511°E / -27.3133; 152.0511 (Pechey (centre of locality))
Population105 (2016 census) [1]
 • Density3.201/km2 (8.29/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4352
Area32.8 km2 (12.7 sq mi)
Time zone AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s) Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s) Condamine
Federal division(s) Groom
Localities around Pechey:
Whichello Crows Nest Crows Nest
Whichello Pechey Grapetree
Groomsville Merritts Creek
Hampton 		Grapetree

Pechey is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. [2] In the 2016 census Pechey had a population of 105 people. [1]

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Geography

The New England Highway passes through the centre of the town, and the Pechey-Maclagan Road exits to the west. Pechey State Forest occupies the entire south east corner of the area. [3]

History

Opening of St Faith's Anglican Church, 1911 Opening of St Faith's Anglican Church, Pechey, September 1911.jpg
Opening of St Faith's Anglican Church, 1911

The town was named after Edward Wilmot Pechey (Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of Aubigny 1873-1877). He was also a surveyor and sawmill owner. [2]

Pechey Provisional School opened on 19 March 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Pechey State School. It closed in 1959. [4]

St Faith's Anglican Church was dedicated on 10 September 1911 by the Venerable Archdeacon Arthur Rivers. [5] [6] In February 1931 it was relocated to Virginia (now Pierces Creek), where it was re-dedicated on 1 March 1930 by Archdeacon Glover. [7] [8] [9]

Pechey Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office had been open from 1888) and closed in 1971. [10]

In the 2016 census Pechey had a population of 105 people. [1]

Heritage listings

Pechey has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pechey (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. 1 2 "Pechey – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48034)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. ↑ "Pechey, Queensland". Google Maps . Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  4. ↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ↑ "CROW'S NEST DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 746. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1911. p. 12. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  6. ↑ "Untitled". The Brisbane Courier . No. 16, 755. Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 13. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  7. ↑ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. ↑ "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 794. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1931. p. 14. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  9. ↑ "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 808. Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14. Archived from the original on 25 September 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
  10. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. ↑ "Pechey Forestry Arboretum (entry 601882)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.


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