Rosewood (Queensland)

Rosewood
Rosewood
State :  Australia State : Queensland Founded : 1867
Coordinates : 27 ° 38 ′  S , 152 ° 35 ′  E Coordinates: 27 ° 38 ′  S , 152 ° 35 ′  E Area : 2.9  km²
Residents : 2,333 (2016) Population density : 804 inhabitants per km²
Time zone : AEST (UTC + 10) Postal code : 4340 LGA : City of Ipswich
Rosewood

Rosewood is a small town in the Bremer Valley in Queensland , Australia . It is 60 kilometers west of downtown Brisbane and is a station of the Queensland Rail , the light rail (Cityrail) on the Rosewood Railway Line . The Rosewood light rail station is used by commuters to Ipswich or Brisbane.

The origin of the suburban name comes from the tree Rosewood ( Acacia harpophylla ).

The New Oakleigh Mine is close to the site and is the last operating coal mine in the area.

The first coal mine in Lanefield District, west of Rosewood, began operations in 1918. For these mines, two railway lines were operated from the Brisbane- Toowoomba main line to Lanefield Colliery ( 1934-1965 ) and Westvale Colliery ( 1929-1960 ).

schools

• Rosewood State High School
• Rosewood State School
• St Brigid's Primary School

Web links

• Ipswich City Council - Division 10
• University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Rosewood and Rosewood Shire

Individual evidence

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics : Rosewood ( English ) In: 2016 Census QuickStats . June 27, 2017. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
2. ↑ Place name details  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
3. ↑ Colliery Branches of the Lane Field District Milne, Rod. Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin , March 1987, pp. 62-66