Irvingdale, Queensland

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Irvingdale
Queensland
Irvingdale is located in Queensland
Irvingdale
Irvingdale
Coordinates27°09′14″S 151°27′32″E / 27.1540°S 151.4590°E / -27.1540; 151.4590 (Irvingdale (centre of locality))Coordinates: 27°09′14″S 151°27′32″E / 27.1540°S 151.4590°E / -27.1540; 151.4590 (Irvingdale (centre of locality))
Population194 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.126/km2 (2.916/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4404
Area172.3 km2 (66.5 sq mi)
Location
  • 25.1 km (16 mi) E of Dalby
  • 74.7 km (46 mi) NW of Toowoomba CBD
  • 202 km (126 mi) WNW of Brisbane
LGA(s)
State electorate(s)
Federal division(s)
Suburbs around Irvingdale:
Kaimkillenbun Moola Quinalow
Dalby Irvingdale Quinalow
Blaxland Bowenville Brymaroo

Irvingdale is a locality split between the Toowoomba Region and the Western Downs Region, both in Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Irvingdale had a population of 194 people.[1]

Geography[]

Mocattas Corner is a neighbourhood on the north-west boundary of the locality (

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27°07′00″S 151°22′00″E / 27.1166°S 151.3666°E / -27.1166; 151.3666 (Mocattas Corner)). It takes its name from the former Mocattas Corner railway station (
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27°06′57″S 151°21′46″E / 27.1159°S 151.3629°E / -27.1159; 151.3629 (Mocattas Corner railway station (former))), which in turn was named after George Gershon Mocatta, a pastoralist who took up the Cumkillenbar pastoral run in August 1849.[4][5]

History[]

The locality's name is derived from Irvingdale pastoral run established in the 1840s and was located east of Dalby and north of Mount Irving. It is thought that the Irving name refers to pastoralist Clark Irving, who represented the Darling Downs in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly prior to the separation.[2][3][6]

In April 1905, the tender of David Cahill of Dalby was accepted to construct a Catholic church in Irvingdale for £200.[7] On Sunday 18 February 1906, Reverend Father Nolan blessed and opened the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church in Irivingdale.[8] Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Dunne was to have performed the ceremony, but was unable to attend due to a shortage of priests in Brisbane.[9]

Edgefield State School opened in February 1916 and closed in April 1924.[10] On 4 November 1946 Edgefield Provisional School opened. In 1949 it became Edgefield State School. It closed in 1960.[10] The school was located at the northern end of Salt Well Road (

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27°10′44″S 151°29′54″E / 27.1789°S 151.4984°E / -27.1789; 151.4984 (Edgefield State School (former))).[11][12]

Amenities[]

Sacred Heart Catholic Church is at 1246 Bowenville Moola Road (

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27°12′02″S 151°30′49″E / 27.2006°S 151.5136°E / -27.2006; 151.5136 (Sacred Heart Catholic Church)).[13]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Irvingdale (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Irvingdale – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47973)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Irvingdale – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47713)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Mocattas Corner – locality unbounded in Western Downs Regional (entry 22414)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Mr Clark Irving (1808 - 1865)". Former Members of the Parliament of New South Wales. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  7. ^ "COUNTY NEWS". The Queenslander. No. 2040. Queensland, Australia. 15 April 1905. p. 15. Retrieved 11 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "Religious". The Brisbane Courier. Queensland, Australia. 17 February 1906. p. 16. Retrieved 23 May 2020 – via Trove.
  9. ^ "NEW CHURCH AT IRVINGDALE (Q.)". The Catholic Press. Vol. X, no. 532. New South Wales, Australia. 1 March 1906. p. 6. Retrieved 11 November 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  11. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m78" (Map). Queensland Government. 1954. Retrieved 11 November 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  12. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Sacred Heart Catholic Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 27 February 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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