Pechey is a rural
locality
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in the
Toowoomba Region
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,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the Pechey had a population of 105 people.
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Geography
The New England Highway
New England Highway is an long highway in Australia running from Yarraman, north of Toowoomba, Queensland at its northern end to Hexham at Newcastle, New South Wales at its southern end. It is part of Australia's National Highway system, an ...
passes through the centre of the town, and the Pechey-Maclagan Road exits to the west. Pechey State Forest occupies the entire south east corner of the area.
History
The town was named after Edward Wilmot Pechey
Edward Wilmot Pechey (9 November 1841 – 28 April 1904) was a Member of the Legislative Assembly in Queensland, Australia.
Early life
Edward Pechey was born on 9 November 1841 in Langham near Colchester, Essex, England, the son of William Pe ...
(Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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See also
* Queensland Legislative Assembly electoral districts
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for the Electoral district of Aubigny
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Based in the Darling ...
1873-1877). He was also a surveyor and sawmill owner.[
Pechey Provisional School opened on 19 March 1889. On 1 January 1909 it became Pechey State School. It closed in 1959.]Arthur Rivers
Arthur Richard Rivers (1857–1940) was Dean of Hobart from 1920 to 1940.
Early life
Rivers was born in Teignmouth and educated at St John's College, Oxford. His younger brother was Richard Godfrey Rivers, an artist and gallery curator.
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. In February 1931 it was relocated to Virginia (now Pierces Creek), where it was re-dedicated on 1 March 1930 by Archdeacon Glover.
Pechey Post Office opened on 1 July 1927 (a receiving office
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had been open from 1888) and closed in 1971.
Heritage listings
Pechey has a number of heritage-listed
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sites, including:
* New England Highway: Pechey Forestry Arboretum
References
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Towns in Queensland
Toowoomba Region
Localities in Queensland