Crows Nest, Queensland

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Crows Nest
Queensland
Crows Nest Art Gallery.jpg
Former Council chambers, now an art gallery
Crows Nest is located in Queensland
Crows Nest
Crows Nest
Coordinates27°15′57″S 152°03′29″E / 27.2658°S 152.0580°E / -27.2658; 152.0580 (Crows Nest (town centre))Coordinates: 27°15′57″S 152°03′29″E / 27.2658°S 152.0580°E / -27.2658; 152.0580 (Crows Nest (town centre))
Population2,160 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density22.48/km2 (58.21/sq mi)
Established1876
Postcode(s)4355
Area96.1 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
  • 43 km (27 mi) N of Toowoomba
  • 158 km (98 mi) W of Brisbane
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
CountyCavendish
ParishCrows Nest
State electorate(s)Condamine
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Crows Nest:
Mountain Camp Pierces Creek
Anduramba		 The Bluff
Pinelands Crows Nest Cressbrook Creek
Plainby
Whichello		 Pechey
Grapetree		 Ravensbourne

Crows Nest is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] The town is located in the Darling Downs on the New England Highway, 158 kilometres (98 mi) from the state capital, Brisbane and 43 kilometres (27 mi) from the nearby city of Toowoomba. In the 2016 census, Crows Nest had a population of 2160 people.[1]

History[]

Jarowair (also known as Yarowair, Yarow-wair, Barrunggam, Yarrowair, Yarowwair and Yarrow-weir) is one of the languages of the Toowoomba region. The Jarowair language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Toowoomba Regional Council, particularly Toowoomba north to Crows Nest and west to Oakey. Giabal is the Southern neighbour in Toowoomba City.[4]

Crows Nest, established on Dalla tribal lands, was declared a town in 1876.[5] Crows Nest Post Office opened on 1 July 1878.[6] A branch railway line from Toowoomba, which serviced a number of sawmills and a dairying district, was finished in 1886.[5]

In December 1880 the Primitive Methodist Church purchased 1.5 acres (0.61 ha) of land for a church.[7] The church opened on Good Friday on 15 April 1881.[8][9] On 31 December 1905 a new Crows Nest Methodist Church was opened; it replaced the old church.[10] In 1956 the church was remodelled. After the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Crows Nest District Uniting Church.[11]

Jimmy Crow statue, Crows Nest Centenary Park

It is claimed by some that the town was named after an Aboriginal man, Jimmy Crow, who gave directions to early European settlers. He lived in a big hollow tree near the police station, which became known as Crows Nest. It became a popular overnight camp for the bullock teams hauling timber, which in turn attracted farmers and settlers. A 6-foot 6-inch high statue of Jimmy Crow was unveiled in the Centenary Park at Crows Nest on 12 July 1969 by Minister for Labour and Tourism, John Herbert. The statue was sculpted by of the Tia Art Gallery. The statue was cut from a single block of Helidon freestone and weighs over one ton. An 18-foot high hollow tree stump was also moved to Centenary Park and a fig tree was planted on top so the roots could be trained around it to form a living hollow tree. It is believed to be the only memorial in Australia to an Aboriginal person after whom a town was named.[12][13]

However, it is also claimed that the name derives from the indigenous name for the area Tookoogandanna, meaning "the home of crows".[14] Some researchers acknowledge there are many possible origins of the name.[13]

Jimmy Crow Statue information

In 1913, the Shire of Crows Nest was formed with the town becoming the administrative centre for the new local government area. The shire expanded in 1949 and was merged into the Toowoomba Region local government area in 2008. In the 1950s and 60s the town's population declined, together with the local industries.[5]

On Saturday 7 April 1951 Archbishop Reginald Halse dedicated a new Anglican church in Crows Nest, built from concrete blocks.[15] In 2019 the Anglican parish of Crows Nest entered in a partnership with St David's Anglican Church in Chelmer, Brisbane, to share their ministry through a combination of services at the various churches combined with online services from St David's. It is an experiment in how the Anglican Church may operate in the future.[16]

Heritage listings[]

Crows Nest has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

  • 19 Curnow Street: Crows Nest Post Office[17]

Amenities[]

Town facilities include a large pavilion for sports activities and other functions, showgrounds and a 25 m heated swimming pool.[18] 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) east of the town is the Crows Nest National Park.

The John French V.C. Memorial Library is open Monday to Saturday; the name commemorating Jack French, a local man who was killed in World War II and was awarded the Victoria Cross for his valour in the face of the enemy. The library is located on the corner of William Street and the New England Highway and is operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.[19][20] The current library facility opened in 1996 with a major refurbishment in 2014.[21]

Crows Nest Regional Art Gallery is located in the same building as the Crows Nest Library, and is also used to showcase local talent.

The Crows Nest branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 7 Thallon Street (

 WikiMiniAtlas
27°15′39″S 152°03′12″E / 27.2607°S 152.0533°E / -27.2607; 152.0533 (Crows Nest QCWA)).[22]

St George's Anglican Church is at 13 Thallon Street (

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27°15′36″S 152°03′09″E / 27.2601°S 152.0526°E / -27.2601; 152.0526 (St George the Martyr Anglican Church)).[23]

St Matthew's Catholic Church is at 20 Creek Street (

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27°15′44″S 152°03′28″E / 27.2621°S 152.0577°E / -27.2621; 152.0577 (St Matthew's Catholic Church)).[24]

Crows Nest District Uniting Church is at 17-19 Emu Creek Road (

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27°15′33″S 152°03′10″E / 27.2592°S 152.0528°E / -27.2592; 152.0528 (Crows Nest Uniting Church)).[25][26][11]

Education[]

Crow's Nest State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 1 Littleton Street (

 WikiMiniAtlas
27°15′53″S 152°03′08″E / 27.2648°S 152.0521°E / -27.2648; 152.0521 (Crow's Nest State School)).[27][28] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 323 students with 32 teachers (28 full-time equivalent) and 20 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent).[29] It includes a special education program.[27][30]

Notable residents[]

  • Jack French, recipient of the Victoria Cross

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Crows Nest (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Crows Nest – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 8878)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Crows Nest – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47922)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 October 2019.
  4. ^ "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  5. ^ a b c Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 51. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
  6. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. ^ "LOCAL AND GENERAL NEWS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXI, no. 2866. Queensland, Australia. 25 December 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 1777. Queensland, Australia. 9 April 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "CROWS NEST". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. XXI, no. 4183. Queensland, Australia. 25 April 1881. p. 3. Retrieved 12 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ Blake, Thom. "Crows Nest Primitive Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  11. ^ a b "Crow's Nest District Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  12. ^ "Crows Nest". Travel. Melbourne: The Age. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 30 March 2008.
  13. ^ a b Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association (1988), From tall timbers : a folk history of Crow's Nest Shire, 1988, Crow's Nest & District Tourist & Progress Association Inc, ISBN 978-0-7316-3402-6
  14. ^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND.—102". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane: National Library of Australia. 27 January 1936. p. 10. Retrieved 2 September 2012.
  15. ^ "Concrete church". The Courier-mail. No. 4480. Queensland, Australia. 7 April 1951. p. 5. Retrieved 23 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Anglican Parish of Crows Nest". St David's Anglican Church, Chelmer. Archived from the original on 18 December 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2020.
  17. ^ "Crows Nest Post Office (entry 602403)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 15 July 2013.
  18. ^ "Crows Nest facilities". Toowoomba Regional Council. Retrieved 16 July 2010.
  19. ^ "Crows Nest". Toowoomba Regional Council. Archived from the original on 24 October 2014. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  20. ^ "Crows Nest John French V.C. Memorial Library". Public Libraries Connect. 2 February 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Queensland Public Library Statistical Bulletin" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  22. ^ "Branch Locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.
  23. ^ "St George's Crows Nest". St David's Anglican Church, Chelmer. Retrieved 23 September 2020.
  24. ^ "St Matthew's Parish, Crows Nest". Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  25. ^ "Find a Church". Uniting Church in Australia, Queensland Synod. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  26. ^ "Crow's Nest District Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 4 August 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  27. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  28. ^ "Crow's Nest State School". Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  29. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  30. ^ "Crow's Nest SS - Special Education Program". Retrieved 21 November 2018.

Further reading[]

External links[]

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