Fernlees
Gindie, Queensland
Fernlees is located in Queensland
Fernlees
Fernlees
Coordinates23°51′24″S 148°07′30″E / 23.8566°S 148.125°E / -23.8566; 148.125 (Fernlees (town centre))
Postcode(s)4702
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Flynn

Fernlees is a rural town in the locality of Gindie, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

The Gregory Highway passes north-south through the town.[2]

History

Fernlees railway station (23°51′19″S 148°07′27″E / 23.8554°S 148.1241°E / -23.8554; 148.1241 (Fernlees railway station)) was on the Springsure railway branch line which opened on 15 August 1887.[3]

Fernlees State School opened on 20 September 1951 and closed in 1953.[4] It was on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site off to the west the Gregory Highway north of the town (approx 23°50′52″S 148°07′17″E / 23.8479°S 148.1214°E / -23.8479; 148.1214 (Fernlees State School (former))).[5][2]

Fernlees Methodist Church was established in 1959 at 2780 Gregory Highway (23°51′23″S 148°07′31″E / 23.8564°S 148.1252°E / -23.8564; 148.1252 (Fernless Methodist/Uniting Church (former))). Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Fernlees Uniting Church. It closed in 2007. It is now a private residence.[6][7][8]

Education

There are no schools in Fernlees. The nearest government primary school is Gindie State School in Gindie to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Springsure State School (to Year 10) in Springsure to the south and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the north.[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Fernlees – town in Central Highlands Region (entry 12307)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ↑ "Our history: 1880s". Queensland Rail. Archived from the original on 25 June 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  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. ↑ "Town of Fernlees" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Archived from the original on 17 July 2020. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  6. ↑ Blake, Thom. "Fernlees Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  7. ↑ "Gift of a Church – a mix of mission and service | Emerald Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  8. ↑ "Emerald Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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