Irvingdale is a
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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split between the
Toowoomba Region
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 ...
and the
Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The Western Downs Regional Council manages an area of , which is slightly smaller than Switzerland, although with a population of 34,467 in June 2018, it is over 228 ti ...
, both in
Queensland
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, nickname = Sunshine State
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, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Irvingdale had a population of 194 people.
Geography
Mocattas Corner is a neighbourhood on the north-west boundary of the locality (). It takes its name from the former Mocattas Corner railway station (), which in turn was named after George Gershon Mocatta, a pastoralist who took up the Cumkillenbar pastoral run in August 1849.
Road infrastructure
The
Dalby–Cooyar Road runs along the western boundary. The Dalby - Nungil Road runs through from west to east.
History
The locality's name is derived from Irvingdale pastoral run established in the 1840s and was located east of
Dalby and north of
Mount Irving. It is thought that the Irving name refers to pastoralist
Clark Irving
Clark Irving (1 January 1808 – 13 January 1865) was an Australian merchant pastoralist and politician. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1856 until 1864.
Early life
Irving was the son of a Cumberland farmer. He ...
, who represented the
Darling Downs
The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generall ...
in the
New South Wales Legislative Assembly
The New South Wales Legislative Assembly is the lower of the two houses of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The upper house is the New South Wales Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament Ho ...
prior to the separation.
In April 1905, the tender of David Cahill of
Dalby was accepted to construct a Catholic church in Irvingdale for £200. On Sunday 18 February 1906, Reverend Father Nolan blessed and opened the Sacred Heart Roman Catholic church in Irivingdale.
Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Dunne
Robert Dunne (5 September 1830 – 13 January 1917) was the second Roman Catholic bishop of Brisbane and later he became its first archbishop.
Dunne was born in Ardfinnan, County Tipperary, Ireland and was educated at Lismore Grammar School ...
was to have performed the ceremony, but was unable to attend due to a shortage of priests in Brisbane.
Edgefield State School opened in February 1916 and closed in April 1924.
On 4 November 1946 Edgefield Provisional School opened. In 1949 it became Edgefield State School. It closed in 1960.
The school was located at the northern end of Salt Well Road ().
Amenities
Sacred Heart Catholic Church is at 1246 Bowenville Moola Road ().
References
{{Western Downs Region
Western Downs Region
Localities in Queensland