Barney View, Queensland

Barney View is a rural locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Barney View had a population of 64 people.[1]

Barney View
Queensland
Barney View Community Church (formerly Methodist/Uniting), 2006
Barney View is located in Queensland
Barney View
Barney View
Coordinates28.2375°S 152.7644°E / -28.2375; 152.7644 (Barney View (centre of locality))
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.744/km2 (4.52/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4287
Area36.7 km2 (14.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Scenic Rim Region
State electorate(s)Scenic Rim
Federal division(s)Wright
Suburbs around Barney View:
Maroon Rathdowney Rathdowney
Maroon Barney View Palen Creek
Maroon Mount Barney
Palen Creek		 Palen Creek

Geography

Mount Maroon rises to 966 metres (3,169 ft) above sea level in the west of Barney View. This western section is protected within Mount Barney National Park. The upper Logan River passes through the west of the locality and marks a portion of the western border. In the south the terrain rises to more than 500 metres (1,600 ft) along the northern slopes of Mount Giles. The privately operated Flanagan Reserve Bush Camping allows visitors to camp at a 12-hectare (30-acre) site along the river.

History

Barney View was originally known as Thulimbah, which was frequently confused with another Queensland district of the same name, Thulimbah near Stanthorpe. The problem was resolved in 1916 by changing the name to Barney View (due to its location beside Mount Barney).[3]

Thulimbah Methodist Church was opened free of debt on 14 June 1908; it was built from timber sourced from local trees. It was renamed Barney View Methodist Church when the district's name changed. Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Barney View United Church.[4] On 6 November 2016 it closed as a Uniting church closed and was leased to the community as Barney View Community Church.[5][6][7]

Barney View Lutheran church was dedicated on Wednesday 16 November 1910 with sermons in both German and English.[8] The church closed in 1966.[4] In the 1970s the church building was relocated to Rathdowney to extend the Rathdowney Methodist (later Uniting) Church.[9] The Lutheran Church still owns the land on Barney View Road (now just within the boundaries of Palen Creek, 28.2672°S 152.7884°E / -28.2672; 152.7884 (Abode Park, former Lutheran church site)) and operates it as a campsite called Abode Park. It is named after Pastor Armin Bode who was a Lutheran minister in the Parish of Teviotville (which included Barney View) from 1915 to 1969.[4][10][11] A memorial at the park commemorates the former church.[4]

Following the closure of the Readville (Widgee Creek) State School in 1911, it was decided in April 1918 to relocate the building to establish a school at Barney View.[12][13] Barney View State School opened on 4 October 1918. It had a temporary closure from 1938 to circa 1941 due to low student numbers. It closed permanently in March 1961.[14][15] It was at 504 Barney View Road (28.2534°S 152.7956°E / -28.2534; 152.7956 (Barney View State School (former))).[16][17]

At the 2016 census, Barney View had a population of 64 people. The locality contains 32 households, in which 45.9% of the population are males and 54.1% of the population are females with a median age of 54, 16 years above the national average. The average weekly household income is $833, $605 below the national average.[1]

Heritage listings

Heritage-listed sites at Barney View include:

  • 101 Mount Barney Road: Barney View Church and Cemetery[18]

Amenities

Barney View Community Church is on Mount Barney Road (28.2417°S 152.7684°E / -28.2417; 152.7684 (Barney View Community Church)).[7]

Attractions
Mount Maroon, 2020

At 966 metres (3,169 ft), the summit of Mount Maroon provides 360 degree views.[19]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Barney View (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Barney View – locality in Scenic Rim Region (entry 45108)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
  3. "Heart of the Scenic Rim" (PDF). Boonah Tourism. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 January 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  4. Boonah Shire Council. "Heart of the Scenic Rim" (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. p. 28. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 February 2017. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  5. Schaefer, Timothy (29 October 2016). "Barney View church gets a new lease of life". Queensland Country Life. Archived from the original on 29 October 2016. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  6. Schaefer, Timothy (10 November 2016). "Barney View church handed back to the community". Beaudesert Times. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  7. "Barney View Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
  8. "Advertising". The Beaudesert Times. Vol. 3, no. 110. Queensland, Australia. 11 November 1910. p. 3. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 19 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. Marschke, Tanya (26 February 2014). "Rathdowney worshipers say final prayers at Uniting Church". Beaudesert Times. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  10. "Abode Park". Lutheran Youth of Queensland. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 19 September 2020.
  11. Bode, Armin, Pastor Armin Bode Papers, ca. 1890s-1994, State Library of Queensland, archived from the original on 12 September 2021, retrieved 19 September 2020
  12. "Barney View State School". The Beaudesert Times. Queensland, Australia. 5 April 1918. p. 2. Archived from the original on 12 September 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2020 – via Trove.
  13. "New State School". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 925. Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1918. p. 11. Archived from the original on 16 May 2022. Retrieved 11 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  15. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 April 2019.
  16. "Mount Lindesay" (Map). Queensland Government. 1944. Archived from the original on 29 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  17. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 April 2022.
  18. "Local Heritage Register" (PDF). Scenic Rim Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2015.
  19. "Mt Maroon - Aussie Bushwalking". Aussie Bushwalking. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 28 March 2016.
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