Rossvale, Queensland

Rossvale Queensland
Rossvale
Coordinates	27°37′59″S151°35′04″E / 27.6330°S 151.5844°E / -27.6330; 151.5844 (Rossvale (centre of locality))
Population	85 (2021 census) [1]
• Density	3.195/km2 (8.28/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4356
Area	26.6 km2 (10.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)	Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)	Condamine
Federal division(s)	Groom
Suburbs around Rossvale: Mount Tyson Mount Tyson Linthorpe Irongate Rossvale Stoneleigh Springside Springside Stoneleigh

Rossvale is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. ^[2] In the 2021 census, Rossvale had a population of 85 people. ^[1]

History

Rossvale Provisional School opened on 24 April 1899. On 1 January 1909, it became Rossvale State School. It closed on 31 December 1985. ^[3] It was at 48 Rossvale Road West ( 27°37′47″S151°34′23″E / 27.6298°S 151.5730°E / -27.6298; 151.5730 (Rossvale State School (former)) ). ^{[4] [5]}

In July 1929, at the Lutheran church in neighbouring Springside, a dispute arose over whether services should be held in German or English, resulting in a split in the congregation. Those wanting English services were prevented from using the church at Springside and decided to establish their own Bethlehem Lutheran church in Rossvale on land donated by William Kelly. A stump-capping ceremony was held on Sunday 25 August 1929. ^{[6] [7]} Ross Park (also written as Rosspark) Lutheran Church was opened on Sunday 29 September 1929. It was built at a cost of £340. ^{[8] [9]} The church closed in 1966 and was subsequently demolished. ^{[10] [11]} The church was at 3 Rosevale Road West ( 27°37′52″S151°34′36″E / 27.63124°S 151.57664°E / -27.63124; 151.57664 (Rosspark Lutheran Church) ) ^{[12] [13]}

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Rossvale had a population of 75 people. ^[14]

In the 2021 census, Rossvale had a population of 85 people. ^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Rossvale (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
2. "Rossvale – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48055)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 29 December 2020.
3. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN   978-1-921171-26-0
4. "Parish of Beauaraba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1932. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 7 April 2021.
6. "PITTSWORTH". The Brisbane Courier . No. 22, 339. Queensland, Australia. 2 September 1929. p. 17. Retrieved 3 October 2022– via National Library of Australia.
7. "Rosspark Stump-capping". Pittsworth Sentinel . Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2022– via National Library of Australia.
8. "NEWS ITEM". Pittsworth Sentinel . Queensland, Australia. 13 July 1929. p. 2. Retrieved 3 October 2022– via National Library of Australia.
9. "Lutheran Church". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette . Vol. LXVIII, no. 233. Queensland, Australia. 30 September 1929. p. 8. Retrieved 3 October 2022– via National Library of Australia.
10. Weiss, Johann Peter (1999), Short, general and statistical history of the Australian Lutheran Church : places, parishes, pastors, J.P. Weiss, p. 149, ISBN   978-0-9586400-0-8
11. Blake, Thom. "Rosspark Lutheran Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
12. "Toowoomba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
13. "Parish of Beauaraba" (Map). Queensland Government. 1968. Retrieved 3 October 2022.
14. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Rossvale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

Further reading

• Rossvale State School 75th anniversary 1899-1974, Rossvale State School, 1974
• Barr, Leone (1985), Life and times of the Rossvale State School 1899-1985