Basin Pocket is a

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in the City of Ipswich,

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, Australia. In the , Basin Pocket had a population of 890 people.

Geography

The suburb is bordered to the north and west by the Bremer River, and to the east and south by

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. The land use is almost entirely residential apart from parkland along the riverbank. There are no shops in the suburb but there a small set of shops providing basic services on the corner of Chermside Road and Jacaranda Street in East Ipswich just beyond the south-eastern boundary of Basin Pocket.

History

The origin of the suburb name is derived from "The Basin", an enlarged natural widening used by river steamers to turn before or after berthing at Ipswich, to which the suburb is adjacent. The explorer Allan Cunningham noted the Basin in 1828, and the Rev. Dr

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suggested that Basin Pocket or

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might have been a better site for the main settlement. A ferry service between Basin Pocket and

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was established by William Isaac Lawrence sometime after his family settled there in the 1860s. (This service does not exist today). On 15 March 1887, there was a ceremony to turn the first sod for a Primitive Methodist church. Basin Pocket Primitive Methodist Church opened on Sunday 8 December 1867. Services had been held in a rented house for about year prior to the opening of the church. On Tuesday 19 December 1867 (the public holiday for

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), a tea meeting was held for 200 people to celebrate the opening of the church. St John's Anglican Church was opened on 3 September 1921 by Canon T. L. H. Jenkyn, the rector of St Paul's Anglican Church in Ipswich. It was dedicated on 11 September 1921 by

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. Its closure circa 2018 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables. The church was at 82 Blackall Street (). St Philomene's Catholic Church was dedicated on 2 June 1940 by

James Duhig. At the Basin Pocket recorded a population of 861 people. In the Basin Pocket had a population of 890 people.

Education

There are no schools in Basin Pocket. The nearest primary school is Ipswich East State School in neighbouring

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are

Bremer State High School , established = 1959 , principal = Ross Bailey , type = Public, co-educational, secondary, day school , city = Ipswich , state = Queensland , country = Australia , coordinat ...

to the south-west and

Bundamba State Secondary College Bundamba State Secondary College (formerly Bundamba State High School) is a public secondary school in the Ipswich suburb of Bundamba, Queensland, Australia. It was established in 1970 and named after its situated suburb of Bundamba. It is kno ...

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to the south-east.

Amenities

Other amenities include: *J Perrett Memorial Park *McLeod Street Park and Planned Boat Ramp *Horace J Harper Band Hall (Home of the Ipswich Model Band Est.1906 - the oldest surviving Brass, Concert Band in Ipswich) *West End Football Club

References

External links

* {{Ipswich City Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland