Fairney View, Queensland

Fairney View is a rural locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Fairney View had a population of 223 people.[1]

Somerset Region
Queensland
Fairney View Fernvale Road, 2014
Coordinates27.4819°S 152.6511°E / -27.4819; 152.6511 (Fairney View (centre of locality))
Population223 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density19.91/km2 (51.6/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4306
Area11.2 km2 (4.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Somerset Region
State electorate(s)Lockyer
Federal division(s)Dickson
Suburbs around Somerset Region:
Fernvale Fernvale Fernvale
Vernor Somerset Region Borallon
Glamorgan Vale Wanora Wanora

History

The locality takes its name from a pastoral property called Fairney Lawn (also written as Fairnie Lawn) operated by grazier Joseph North in 1841. It was also the name of the railway station opened in June 1884 on the now closed Brisbane Valley railway line.[2] Queensland Railways Department records indicate that the meaning of the name Fairney View is ''view of ferns".[3]

Former St Peter's Lutheran Church, 2006
1872: the original opening date of St Peter's

In June 1872, a German Lutheran Church was opened near the bridge over Fairney Brook on the road to Wivenhoe (the present Fairney View Fernvale Road, approx 27.48237°S 152.66143°E / -27.48237; 152.66143 (Fairney View Lutheran Church (1872))).[4][5][6] It was low-lying land and the church was badly flooded on two occasions, once in 1893 when the water was over 6 feet (1.8 m) above the building and on a second time when the water reached the roof.[7] On Saturday 5 September 1903, St Peter's Lutheran Church was relocated and re-opened at a less flood-prone and more central location (332 Fernvale Road, 27.48260°S 152.64352°E / -27.48260; 152.64352 (St Peter's Lutheran Church (1903))). However, due to the age of the building, a lot of the material in the old building had to be replaced.[8][9] The church is now closed and has been converted to a private home.[10][11]

Tenders were called for the construction of a school building in Fairney View in October 1895.[12] Fairney View Provisional School opened on 20 January 1896 under the direction of teacher Miss Harris.[13] It became Fairney View State School on 1 January 1909. It closed in 1967.[14] It was at 20-30 Randalls Road (27.4937°S 152.6678°E / -27.4937; 152.6678 (Fairney View State School (former))).[15][16][17]

In the 2016 census, Fairney View had a population of 223 people.[1]

Education

There are no schools in Fairney View. The nearest government primary schools are Fernvale State School in neighbouring Fernvale to the north and Glamorgan Vale State School in neighbouring Glamorgan Vale to the south-west. The nearest government secondary school is Lowood State High School in Lowood to the west.[17]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Fairney View (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Fairney View – locality in Somerset Region (entry 44866)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
  3. "SKETCHER". The Queenslander. No. 2455. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1914. p. 8. Archived from the original on 13 September 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. "RELIGIOUS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XI, no. 1566. Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1872. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 17 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "RELIGIOUS". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XI, no. 1566. Queensland, Australia. 11 June 1872. p. 3. Archived from the original on 27 May 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. Blake, Thom. "St Peter's Lutheran Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  7. "Fairney View Lutheran Church". Queensland Times. Vol. LXIV, no. 11, 297. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1922. p. 12 (DAILY). Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. "Forthcoming Events". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLIV, no. 6646. Queensland, Australia. 5 September 1903. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Reopening of St. Peter's Church". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XLIV, no. 6649. Queensland, Australia. 12 September 1903. p. 7. Archived from the original on 13 September 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. Blake, Thom. "St Peter's Lutheran Church (1903)". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  11. "332 Fernvale Road, Fairney View Qld 4306". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 13 September 2022.
  12. "TENDERS INVITED". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5347. Queensland, Australia. 15 October 1895. p. 2. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. "FAIRNEY VIEW". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXVI, no. 5393. Queensland, Australia. 1 February 1896. p. 3. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 15 November 2019 – 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. "Samford" (Map). Queensland Government. 1930. Archived from the original on 17 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  16. "Queensland Twenty Chain series sheet 2541" (Map). Queensland Government. 1966. Archived from the original on 8 June 2022. Retrieved 8 June 2022.
  17. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 June 2022.

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