Rosedale is a rural town and
locality
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split between the
Gladstone Region
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
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and the
Bundaberg Region
The Bundaberg Region is a local government area in the Wide Bay–Burnett region of Queensland, Australia, about north of Brisbane, the state capital. It is centred on the city of Bundaberg, and also contains a significant rural area surroundin ...
in central
Queensland
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, Australia. In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 438 people.
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Geography
The town is north of the state capital Brisbane
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and north west of the regional centre of Bundaberg. The town is on the North Coast railway line.
Most of the locality is in the Gladstone Region but a small southern part on the shores of Lake Monduran is in the Bundaberg Region. Despite the town itself being in the Gladstone Region local government area, Rosedale is closer to Bundaberg than Gladstone
William Ewart Gladstone ( ; 29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898) was a British statesman and Liberal politician. In a career lasting over 60 years, he served for 12 years as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, spread over four non-con ...
. There has been some interest in the Rosedale community regarding breaking away from the Gladstone Region.
In the east of the locality are the Littabella Conservation Park (which extends into neighbouring Watalgan) and the Littabella National Park (which extends into neighbouring Waterloo and Monduran
Monduran is a rural locality in the Bundaberg Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Monduran had a population of 91 people.
Geography
Lake Monduran forms much of the western boundary of the locality. The lake is the impoundment of the Kol ...
). In the south-east of the locality is the Monduran State Forest which extends into neighbouring Monduran.
History
In July 1853, John Little and his family made camp with their large herd of sheep overlanded from New South Wales
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and selected a site overlooking a large creek (now known as Baffle Creek
The Baffle Creek is a creek in Central Queensland, Australia.
Course and features
The Baffle Creek rises near Arthurs Seat in the Eurimbula State Forest and just south of the Eurimbula National Park in the Great Dividing Range. The creek flo ...
). John Little's wife, Catherine, suggested the name "Rosedale" for the property and a vertical slab house, stock yards, sheep pens and "other barricades against the blacks" was constructed in 1854. Lieutenant John Murray of the Native Police
Australian native police units, consisting of Aboriginal troopers under the command (usually) of at least one white officer, existed in various forms in all Australian mainland colonies during the nineteenth and, in some cases, into the twentiet ...
married John Little's daughter, Rachel. After a raid by the Native Police, the Murray family adopted an Aboriginal child who was found in a hollow log. On one occasion, the Littles themselves surprised "a large tribe of blacks..surprising them by discharging our firearms in the midst of them". On 29 August 1863 John Little was struck by a falling limb from a burning tree and died the next day. A headstone marks the grave sites on the property. Rosedale Station remained in the Little family until approximately 1979.
From the late 19th century, closer settlement of Rosedale began with selectors taking up subdivisions of land.
Rosedale Provisional School opened on 6 July 1896. On 1 January 1909 it became Rosedale State School. In 1964 a secondary department was added.
On Tuesday 13 December 1920 the Rosedale and Tottenham war memorial commemorating the fallen in World War I
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
was unveiled by John Fletcher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
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for Port Curtis
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Geography
The Fitzroy River bounds the suburb to the north-east. Gavial Creek, a tributary of the ...
before a crowd of about 300 people.
In 2004, a north-bound tilt train derailed injuring 120 passengers.
At the , Rosedale and the surrounding area had a population of 448.
In the the locality of Rosedale had a population of 438 people.
Education
Rosedale State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-12) school for boys and girls at 21 James Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 243 students with 30 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 26 non-teaching staff (16 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
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program. The schools draws students from Rosedale, Lowmead, Agnes Water, 1770
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Facilities
Rosedale Police Station is at 14 McPherson Street ().
Rosedale SES Facility is at 2 Callaghan Street ().
The Rosedale cemetery is located north of the town in Ferry Road () and is operated by the Gladstone Regional Council
Gladstone Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia. The council covers an area of , had an estimated resident population at 30 June 2018 of 62,979, and has an estimated operating budget of A$84 million.
History
Gladstone Re ...
.
The Rosedale Baffle Creek Cemetery (also known as Flinders Cemetery) is in Barnetts Road ().
Amenities
Facilities in the town include a pub
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, a tea house and a general store.
St John's Community Church is privately owned and located in James Street.
The Rosedale branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association
The Queensland Country Women's Association (QCWA) is the Queensland chapter of the Country Women's Association in Australia. The association seeks to serve the interests of women and children in rural areas in Australia through a network of loca ...
meets at 13 McPherson Street ().
The Rosedale and Tottenham war memorial commemorating the fallen in World War I
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and World War II
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is located in James Street, beside the Memorial Hall.
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Towns in Queensland
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Gladstone Region
Bundaberg Region