Teviotville is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Teviotville had a population of 114 people.

Geography

Teviotville is in the

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History

The name ''Teviotville'' is derived from the name of its railway station, which was named by the

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in 1887, which in turn was named after the major watercourse in the area, Teviot Brook. The brook in turn was named on 6 August 1828 by explorer Allan Cunningham after the

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, Scotland. The

Fassifern railway line The Dugandan railway line was a branch railway in the Scenic Rim region of South East Queensland, Australia. It was also known as the Fassifern railway line. It operated from 1882 to 1964. Geography The line began west of Ipswich station o ...

(Queensland's first branch railway line) opened from

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to Harrisville on 10 July 1882. On 12 September 1887 the line was extended to Dugundan with Teviotville being served by Teviotville railway station on Stanfield Road near the junction with Teviotville (). The line closed in June 1964. Teviotville Railway Station Provisional School opened on 1 August 1899 with 25 students under teacher Miss M.J.A. Alcorn. In 1903 it was renamed Teviotville Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Teviotville State School. A new school building was opened on 13 March 1914 by Ernest Thomas Bell, the Member of the

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for Fassifern. It was on the south-west corner of Hoya Road and Haag Road (). It closed on 11 December 1981 due to low student numbers. Cross of Christ Lutheran Church was built from timber in 1909. In 1969, it was relocated to

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to form a church with St Matthew's from

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. St Therese of the Child Jesus Catholic Church was built in 1936 at a cost of £260. It was the 125th church opened by Duhig. It was later relocated to another part of the diocese.

Demographics

In the , Teviotville and surrounds had a population of 273 people. In the , Teviotville had a population of 125 people. In the , Teviotville had a population of 114 people.

Education

There are no schools in Teviotville. The nearest government primary schools are Kalbar State School in neighbouring Kalbar to the west,

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in neighbouring Roadvale to the north-east, and Boonah State School in

to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Boonah State High School, also in Boonah. There is also a Catholic primary school in Boonah.

In popular culture

The Teviotville Tree is located on private property in Teviotville. The tree was used in the filming of the 2010 film The Tree.

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