Inverlaw is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Inverlaw had a population of 190 people.[1]
| Inverlaw Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Inverlaw | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°34′59″S 151°45′56″E / 26.5830°S 151.7655°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 190 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 2.81/km2 (7.28/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4610 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 67.6 km2 (26.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location | |||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
editFour Mile Gully Provisional School opened on 12 November 1907; it was built by Messrs Knudsen and Kirchheim at a cost of £99.[3] On 1 January 1909, it became Four Mile Gully State School. On 17 September 1912, it was renamed Inverlaw State School. It closed on 24 May 1968.[4] It was at 168 Wooden Hut Road (corner of Inverlaw School Road, 26°35′26″S 151°44′57″E / 26.59064°S 151.74916°E).[5]
In 1910, an organisation of local farmers called the Four Mile Gully Association was formed. In 1918, it decided that the public hall was needed. In 1920, pioneer R.J. Crawford donated two acres of land for the hall. The Inverlaw Farmers Hall was opened in 1921.[6][7] Its centenary was celebrated on Saturday 19 June 2021.[7]
A stump-capping ceremony was held for the Inverlaw Methodist Church on Thursday 29 March 1917. The church was completed later that year.[8] It could seat 120 people and was built at a cost of £230.[9] It closed in 1997 and was sold for $12,000 in 2002.[10] It was on the south-east corner of Kingaroy Burrandowan Road and Deep Creek Road (26°35′49″S 151°44′04″E / 26.59704°S 151.73448°E). As at July 2024, the church building is still extant.[11]
Demographics
editIn the 2016 census, Inverlaw had a population of 203 people.[12]
In the 2021 census, Inverlaw had a population of 190 people.[1]
Education
editThere are no schools in Inverlaw. The nearest government primary schools are Taabinga State School and Kingaroy State School, both in neighbouring Kingaroy to the east and north-east respectively. The nearest government secondary school is Kingaroy State High School in Kingaroy.[13]
Amenities
editInverlaw Farmers Hall is on Kingaroy Burrandowan Road (26°35′40″S 151°43′06″E / 26.59445°S 151.718230°E).[14] There is a monument erected on the 70th anniversary of the hall which commemorates the pioneers of the district.[15]
References
edit- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Inverlaw (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Inverlaw – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46227)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2020.
- ^ "New Provisional School". The Telegraph. No. 10, 726. Queensland, Australia. 4 April 1907. p. 2. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m79" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ Hunter, W. (2 June 2016). "How a small farming group started a South Burnett tradition". South Burnett Times. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ a b Miller, Anne (25 June 2021). "Once-In-A-Century Celebration". southburnett.com.au. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "METHODIST CHURCH". The Brisbane Courier. No. 18, 969. Queensland, Australia. 4 November 1918. p. 10. Retrieved 10 January 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Blake, Thom. "Inverlaw Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 22 September 2022.
- ^ "Inverlaw Methodist Church | Inverlaw". Queensland Religious Places Database. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
- ^ "Inverlaw Methodist Church (former)". Google Street View. July 2024. Retrieved 28 October 2024.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Inverlaw (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
- ^ "Inverlaw Farmers Hall" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
- ^ "Pioneers of Inverlaw & District". Monument Australia. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
Further reading
edit- One step of progress : back-to-Inverlaw, 1985. Kingaroy & District Historical Society. 1986. — via State Library of Queensland