Bergen is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bergen had a population of 68 people. Neuve is a neighbourhood in the south-west of the locality.

Geography

Neuve is a neighbourhood () within the south-west of locality. It takes its name from a former railway station.

History

The Haden railway line from

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to Goobungee and Haden opened in 1910 with Bergen being served by a station called ''Bergenside'' (). In 1914 a cemetery was established, operated by a group of trustees. The cemetery had separate sections for a number of religious denominations (Anglican, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Presbyterian, Methodist and Baptist) and a general section. In 1982 responsibility for the cemetery was given to the

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, and became the responsibility of the

Toowoomba Regional Council The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyo ...

following the local government amalgamations in 2008. During

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, due to

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, the Rosalie Shire Council (headquartered at

Goombungee Goombungee is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the the locality of Goombungee had a population of 1,026 people. Geography Goombungee is 35 km north-west of Toowoomba in the Darling Downs. The ...

) requested that the Bergenside railway station be renamed. On 14 August 1916 the

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renamed it ''Neuve'' after

Neuve Chapelle Neuve-Chapelle ( vls, Nieuwkappel) is a commune in the Pas-de-Calais department in the Hauts-de-France region of France. It was the site of a First World War battle in 1915. Geography Neuve-Chapelle is situated some northeast of Béthune and ...

in France where the

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had taken place in March 1915. Bergen Provisional School opened on 3 August 1896. On 20 January 1902 it became Bergen State School. It closed on 31 December 1969. It was on Gomoran Bergen Road (approx ). The Haden railway line closed in 1964. In the , Bergen had a population of 68 people.

Education

There are no schools in Bergen. The nearest primary schools are Haden State School in neighbouring Haden to the north-west and Goobungee State School in neighbouring

to the south-west. For secondary education, the nearest schools are Crows Nest State School (to Year 10) in Crows Nest to the east and Highfields State College (to Year 12) in Highfields to the south.

Amenities

The Bergen Djuan Cemetery is on Bergen Road (corner Menkins Road, ). It is operated by the

References

{{Toowoomba Region Toowoomba Region Localities in Queensland