Bergen is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Bergen had a population of 85 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 Crows Nest Shire Council, and became the responsibility of the

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following the local government amalgamations in 2008. During

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, due to

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, the

Rosalie Shire Council The Shire of Rosalie was a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, immediately northwest of the regional city of Toowoomba. The shire, administered from the town of Goombungee, covered an area of , and existed ...

(headquartered at

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

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renamed it ''Neuve'' after Neuve Chapelle 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.

Demographics

In the , Bergen had a population of 68 people. In the , Bergen had a population of 85 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