Laidley, Queensland

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Laidley
Queensland
Laidley main center.jpg
Main Street of Laidley, 2011
Laidley is located in Queensland
Laidley
Laidley
Coordinates27°37′53″S 152°23′38″E / 27.6313°S 152.3938°E / -27.6313; 152.3938 (Laidley (town centre))
Population3,808 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density213.9/km2 (554.1/sq mi)
Established1858
Postcode(s)4341
Area17.8 km2 (6.9 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Lockyer Valley Region
CountyChurchill
ParishLaidley
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Wright
Localities around Laidley:
Laidley Heights Laidley North Summerholm
Laidley Heights Laidley Summerholm
Laidley South Laidley South Grandchester

Laidley is a rural town and locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,808 people.[1]

Geography[]

Laidley is within the Lockyer Valley of South East Queensland and lies 83 kilometres (52 mi) west of Brisbane, the state capital.[citation needed]

The local industry has been dominated by agriculture since the end of the 19th century. Laidley has long regarded itself as "Queensland's Country Garden".[4] Fruit and vegetable production features prominently, with the majority of beetroot grown in Australia coming from the Laidley district.[citation needed]

History[]

Exchange Hotel, Laidley, 2015

Allan Cunningham first explored the area in 1829. Cunningham named it Laidley's Plain on 22 June 1829, after James Laidley, the Deputy Commissary General of the colony of New South Wales.[2][5]

The town developed around a wagon stop on the main road route between Ipswich and Toowoomba. A stop was needed after the climb over the small Little Liverpool Range west of Marburg.[5]

By the 1850s, the area was being cleared for sheep grazing.[5] A survey for the growing village was conducted in 1858.[6]

Laidley Post Office opened on 1 February 1861.[7] Laidley Creek West Post Office was open from 1927 until 1955 (a receiving office had been open from 1899). Laidley Rail Post Office opened in 1915 and closed in 1925.[7]

The first Presbyterian service were held in Laidley in 1864 by William Lambie Nelson.[8]

In the mid-1870s, the railway line from Grandchester stopped at a railway station 1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) north of the town.[5] Between 1911 and 1955, a branch railway line ran from Laidley along the Laidley Creek to the settlement at Mulgowie.[9]

On 28 April 1886 St Saviour's Anglican church was opened in Laidley.[10] It was designed by architect FDG Stanley.[11] By 1888 there were a number of additions including a parsonage, a tower and a bell.[12] In May 1909 it was announced that a new church would be built from reinforced concrete at an estimated cost of £800 and would be designed by Messers James Marks and Co, architects in Toowoomba.[13][14] A call for tenders to construct the church was made in September 1909.[15] The foundation stone was laid on 15 November 1909 by Archdeacon Arthur Rivers.[16][17][18] The new St Saviour's Anglican church was consecrated by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson on 21 June 1910.[19][20] The centenary of the church was celebrated in 2010.[21]

Laidley Old Township Provisional School opened on 9 March 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Laidley Central State School. The school closed on 12 December 1998, when it was replaced by Laidley District State School at a new location.[22][23][24]

St Mary's Catholic Primary School opened on 14 July 1912, by the Sisters of Mercy. The Sisters operated the school until 1988, when the first lay principal was appointed.[22]

Although historically Laidley had been served by the Blenheim Baptist Church, changes in population led to Laidley becoming the larger centre.[25] In July 1949 land was purchased near the Laidley Hospital for use by the Baptist church.[26] In June 1952 the Blenheim Baptist Church was given permission to erect a Sunday School hall in Laidley .[27] The stump-capping ceremony for the hall was held on 5 July 1952, officitaed by the President of the , Reverend R. O. Lockhart.[28] On 7 September 1952 the hall (then described as a combined church and hall) was officially opened. It was erected in 23 days during only volunteer labour.[26][29] Less than two years later, in February 1954, it was decided that the hall was too small and that a separate church should be erected beside it, by demolishing the Blenheim Baptist Church and re-using the timber and relocating the church residence from Blenheim to Laidley.[30] On 4 September 1954 the Laidley Baptist Church was officially opened by the President of the Queensand Baptist Union, Reverend Frederick Thomas Smith.[31] The church building was at 25 Samuel Street (

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27°37′55″S 152°24′02″E / 27.6319°S 152.4005°E / -27.6319; 152.4005 (Laidley Baptist Church (former))) and the hall at 27 Samuel Street (
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27°37′54″S 152°24′02″E / 27.6317°S 152.4006°E / -27.6317; 152.4006 (Laidley Baptist Church Hall (former))), but both have been sold into private ownership in August 2015 and March 2016 respectively.[32][33] As at 2021, both buildings are still extant.[31][34]

Laidley Pioneer Village was established in 1972 on the site of the original resting paddock used by horses of the Cobb & Co stagecoaches. by the Laidley District Historical Society. It was the first heritage village developed in Queensland.[35]

Laidley State High School opened on 29 January 1985; this effectively replaced the secondary department that operated at Laidley North State School from 1864 to 1984.[22][23][36]

The town was the centre of the Shire of Laidley until 2008, when the shire was amalgamated into the new Lockyer Valley Region local government area.[citation needed]

In 2011 census, the township had a population of 3,518 people.[37]

In the 2016 census the locality of Laidley had a population of 3,808 people.[1]

The Laidley public library opened in 2017.[38]

Heritage listings[]

Whitehouse's Bakery, 2015

Laidley has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Sport and recreation[]

The Laidley Golf Club is a public twelve hole course adjacent to Lake Dyer, two kilometres from the township of Laidley on Wehlow Road off Gatton-Laidley Road.[42] Established in 1951 at its present site, the original nine holes were designed by Ross Watson. A further three holes were designed by David Burrup in 2003. The competition course has thirteen different tees for the eighteen holes while the Social Course has fifteen different tees for the eighteen holes.[42] The "Laidley Classic" is held each year on the second week-end in April. The Classic commenced in 2011 with a Men's Event, it expanded to include a Ladies Event in 2012. In 2013, it was again expanded to a 2-day event for Men on Saturday and Sunday with a 1-day event for Ladies on Friday.

Education[]

Laidley District State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 232 Patrick Street (

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27°37′25″S 152°23′43″E / 27.6236°S 152.3953°E / -27.6236; 152.3953 (Laidley District State School)).[43][44] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 375 students with 27 teachers and 20 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent).[45] It includes a special education program.[43][46]

Laidley State High School is a government secondary (7-12) school for boys and girls at 98 Alfred Street (

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27°38′10″S 152°24′16″E / 27.6362°S 152.4044°E / -27.6362; 152.4044 (Laidley State High School)).[43][47] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 694 students with 65 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 33 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent).[45] It includes a special education program.[43][46]

St Mary's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at John Street (

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27°38′03″S 152°23′30″E / 27.6341°S 152.3916°E / -27.6341; 152.3916 (St Mary's School)).[43][48] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 267 students with 23 teachers (20 full-time equivalent) and 15 non-teaching staff (10 full-time equivalent).[45]

Amenities[]

The Lockyer Valley Regional Council operate a public library in Spicer Street.[49]

St Saviour's Anglican Church is at 28 Ambrose Street (

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27°37′52″S 152°23′48″E / 27.6310°S 152.3968°E / -27.6310; 152.3968 (St Saviour's Anglican Church)).[18][50]

St Patrick's Catholic Church is at 1-3 John Street South (

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27°38′08″S 152°23′28″E / 27.6356°S 152.3911°E / -27.6356; 152.3911 (St Patrick's Catholic Church)).[51]

Attractions[]

Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum is at 92 Drayton Street (

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27°39′00″S 152°23′29″E / 27.6499°S 152.3915°E / -27.6499; 152.3915 (Laidley Pioneer Village and Museum)).[35]

See also[]

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