Pierces Creek, Queensland

Pierces Creek
Pierces Creek; Queensland
	Pierces Creek
Coordinates	27°09′46″S152°02′13″E / 27.1627°S 152.0369°E Coordinates: 27°09′46″S152°02′13″E / 27.1627°S 152.0369°E
Population	70 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4355
Area	40.3 km2 (15.6 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal Division(s)	Maranoa
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Last updated January 21, 2021

Pierces Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] It was formerly known as Virginia.^[3] In the 2016 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 70 people.^[1]

History

The locality was originally named Pierce Creek but it was renamed Pierces Creek in 2005.^[2] It appears on a 1944 map as Virginia.^[3]

Virginia Provisional School opened on 12 October 1908 and became Virginia State School in 1909. In 1918 it was renamed Pierce Creek State School. It closed on 18 October 1959.^[4] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road south of the junction with Middle Road ( 27°11′24″S152°03′47″E / 27.1900°S 152.0631°E / -27.1900; 152.0631 (Pierce Creek State School) ).^[3]

St Faith's Anglican Church in Pechey 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] It was on the western side of Pierces Creek Road near the junction with Middle Road ( 27°11′19″S152°03′42″E / 27.1887°S 152.0618°E / -27.1887; 152.0618 (St Faith's Anglican Church) ).^[3]

In the 2016 census, Pierces Creek had a population of 70 people.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pierces Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Pierces Creek - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48037)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 May 2020.
1 2 3 4 Cressbrook (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. § NS 25, EW 15. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "CROW'S NEST DISTRICT". The Brisbane Courier (16, 746). Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Untitled". The Brisbane Courier (16, 755). Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 13. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
↑ "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier (22, 794). Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier (22, 808). Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pierces Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnl-2] 1 2 "Pierces Creek - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48037)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 17 May 2020.

[:0-3] 1 2 3 4 Cressbrook (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. § NS 25, EW 15. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2020.

[qfhs-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 (16, 746). Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1911. p. 12. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[6] "Untitled". The Brisbane Courier (16, 755). Queensland, Australia. 23 September 1911. p. 13. 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 (22, 794). Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.

[9] "CROW'S NEST". The Brisbane Courier (22, 808). Queensland, Australia. 5 March 1931. p. 14. Retrieved 30 June 2020– via National Library of Australia.

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