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Pratten, Queensland

Pratten is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Pratten had a population of 229 people.[1]

Pratten
Queensland
St James' Anglican Church, 1912
Pratten is located in Queensland
Pratten
Pratten
Coordinates28°05′16″S 151°47′00″E / 28.0878°S 151.7833°E / -28.0878; 151.7833
Population229 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density2.428/km2 (6.290/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4370
Area94.3 km2 (36.4 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Pratten:
Leyburn Old Talgai Victoria Hill
Thanes Creek Pratten Bony Mountain
Thane Montrose Cunningham

History

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The town is named after either the settler Thomas Pratten or his son G.L. Pratten, a surveyor. It was previously known as Darkey Flat, because it was the site of an Aboriginal campsite.[2]

Darkey Flat State School opened in 1876. In 1990, it was renamed Pratten State School. It closed in 1965.[4]

St James' Anglican Church opened on Sunday 31 July 1881 at Darkey Flat.[5][6][7][8]

Pratten Presbyterian Church was officially opened on Monday 21 October 1901 by Reverend Kerr.[9] On Sunday 10 September 1905, the new Patrick Leslie Memorial Presbyterian Church was opened by Reverend Kerr. It commemorates Warwick district pioneer, Patrick Leslie.[10] It was in Elliott Street. Following the cessation of services in Pratten, in September 1954, the church building was relocated to 16 Braemar Street in Warwick. While passing through Cunningham, the church building slipped on the back of the semi-trailer carrying it, overturning the semi-trailer, and blocking the Cunningham Highway for a day.[11][12][13]

On 22 October 1909, the Pratten School of Arts at 104 White Street was officially opened by Francis Grayson, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cunningham.[14] It is now a private home.[15]

Demographics

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In the 2011 census, the locality of Pratten had a population of 363 people.[16]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Pratten had a population of 205 people.[17]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Pratten had a population of 229 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Pratten. The nearest government primary schools are Wheatvale State School in Wheatvale to the south-east and Leyburn State School in Leyburn to the north-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the south-east, Allora P-10 State School (to Year 10) in Allora to the east, and Clifton State High School (to Year 12) in Clifton to the north-east.[18]

Amenities

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The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits Pratten Hall in White Street.[19]

St James' Anglican Church is at 42 White Street (on the north-east corner with Hope Street, 28°05′30″S 151°47′03″E / 28.0917°S 151.7841°E / -28.0917; 151.7841 (St James' Anglican Church)).[6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Pratten (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.  
  2. ^ a b "Pratten – town in Southern Downs Region (entry 27468)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  3. ^ "Pratten – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45969)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Opening of Darkey Flat Church". Warwick Argus. Vol. XVI, no. 967. Queensland, Australia. 2 August 1881. p. 2. Retrieved 27 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ a b "Pratten". Anglican Parish of Warwick. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "St James' Anglican Church". Churches Australia. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. ^ a b Blake, Thom. "St James' Anglican Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  9. ^ "Pratten News". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 35, no. 4580. Queensland, Australia. 23 October 1901. p. 2. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 13 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "Presbyterian Church at Pratten". Warwick Examiner And Times. Vol. 39, no. 4977. Queensland, Australia. 16 September 1905. p. 8. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ Blake, Thom. "Patrick Leslie Memorial Presbyterian Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  12. ^ "Pratten Church Coming into Warwick: Highway Partly Blocked When Building Slips". Warwick Daily News. No. 10, 955. Queensland, Australia. 22 September 1954. p. 2. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ Blake, Thom. "Patrick Leslie Memorial Presbyterian Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 4 October 2024. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  14. ^ "NEW SCHOOL OF ARTS AT PRATTEN". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LXVI, no. 16, 163. Queensland, Australia. 30 October 1909. p. 13. Archived from the original on 4 September 2020. Retrieved 4 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ ""The Cottage", 104 White Street, Pratten". RealEstate.com. Retrieved 4 September 2020.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Pratten". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2016.  
  17. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Pratten (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
  18. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 4 October 2024.
  19. ^ "Library Details". Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.

Further reading

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  • Fones, Ralph (1996), Pratten : a town that tried, R. Fones
  • A history of Wheatvale and district : produced to commemorate 100 years of State School Education in Queensland, 1875-1975. 1975. — via State Library of Queensland, includes the districts of Allan, Bony Mountain, Greymare, Pratten, Rodger's Creek, Thane, Thane's Creek and Wheatvale.
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