Rosedale is a rural town and

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split between the

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and the

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in central

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 452 people.

Geography

The town is north of the state capital

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and north west of the regional centre of

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. 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

than

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. 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

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and Monduran). 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

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and selected a site overlooking a large creek (now known as Baffle Creek). 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

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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

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was unveiled by John Fletcher, the Member of the

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for

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before a crowd of about 300 people. In 2004, a north-bound tilt train derailed injuring 120 passengers.

Demographics

In the , the localityof Rosedale and the surrounding area had a population of 448 people. In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 438 people. In the , the locality of Rosedale had a population of 452 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

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program. The schools draws students from Rosedale, Lowmead, Agnes Water,

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, Winfield and Yandaran.

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

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. The Rosedale Baffle Creek Cemetery (also known as Flinders Cemetery) is in Barnetts Road ().

Amenities

Facilities in the town include a

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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

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meets at 13 McPherson Street (). The Rosedale and Tottenham war memorial commemorating the fallen in

and

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is located in James Street, beside the Memorial Hall.

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Localities in Queensland Gladstone Region Bundaberg Region