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Rosevale is a rural
The Bremer River enters the locality from the south-west ( Moorang) and exits to the north ( Mount Walker West / Mount Walker).
The name ''Rosevale'' is a corruption of ''Rossvale'', the name of a pastoral run pastoral used first in 1850s by William Ross.
The Rosevale Retreat Hotel was built in 1852 as a homestead and is the state's oldest hotel building. A victualler's licence was granted in 1887 to a Matthew Carmody.
Rosevale State School opened 24 November 1884. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. The school was located at 628 Sellars Road (corner of Tierneys Bridge Road, ). The school's website was archived.
St Stephen's Anglican Church was opened circa 1887. The church closed circa 1962.
Rosevale has previously belonged to the Shire of Mutdapilly, Shire of Moreton and the
locality
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in the Scenic Rim Region
The Scenic Rim Region is a local government areas of Queensland, local government area (LGA) in the West Moreton region of South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, and is located approximately 80 kilometres due south of Brisban ...
, Queensland
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, Australia. In the , the locality of Rosevale had a population of 212 people.
Geography
The Bremer River enters the locality from the south-west ( Moorang) and exits to the north ( Mount Walker West / Mount Walker).
History
The name ''Rosevale'' is a corruption of ''Rossvale'', the name of a pastoral run pastoral used first in 1850s by William Ross.
The Rosevale Retreat Hotel was built in 1852 as a homestead and is the state's oldest hotel building. A victualler's licence was granted in 1887 to a Matthew Carmody.
Rosevale State School opened 24 November 1884. It was mothballed on 31 December 2009 and closed on 31 December 2010. The school was located at 628 Sellars Road (corner of Tierneys Bridge Road, ). The school's website was archived.
St Stephen's Anglican Church was opened circa 1887. The church closed circa 1962.
Rosevale has previously belonged to the Shire of Mutdapilly, Shire of Moreton and the Shire of Boonah
The Shire of Boonah was a Local government in Australia, local government area in South East Queensland, South East Queensland, Australia, about southwest of Brisbane. The shire covered an area of , and existed from 1880 until its merger with p ...
local government areas.
The Lutheran church burned down in 1928. In 1929 the Congregational Church in Peak Crossing was to be replaced so the former church building was purchased and relocated to Rosevale to become the new Lutheran church.
For a detailed history of the district see St Patrick's Church, Rosevale#History.
Demographics
In the , the locality of Rosevale had a population of 268 people. In the , the locality of Rosevale had a population of 208 people. In the , the locality of Rosevale had a population of 212 people.Heritage listings
Rosevale has a number ofheritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and human-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In ma ...
sites, including:
* St Patrick's Catholic Church and Graveyard, Rosewood–Aratula Road ()
* St Paul's Lutheran Church, 572 Rosevale Road ()
* Rosevale Retreat Hotel, 903 Rosevale Road ()
Education
There are no schools in Rosevale. The nearest government primary schools are Warrill View State School in neighbouring Warrill View to the east and Aratula State School inAratula
Aratula is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Aratula had a population of 609 people.
Geography
Aratula is approximately by road southwest of Ipswich. The Cunningham Highway en ...
to the south. The nearest government secondary schools are Rosewood State High School in Rosewood
Rosewood is any of a number of richly hued hardwoods, often brownish with darker veining, but found in other colours. It is hard, tough, strong, and dense. True rosewoods come from trees of the genus '' Dalbergia'', but other woods are often ca ...
to the north and Boonah State High School in Boonah
Boonah is a rural town and locality in the Scenic Rim Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Boonah had a population of 2,557 people.
Geography
The town is positioned near the Fassifern Valley, McPherson Range and Main Ra ...
to the south-east.
References
Further reading
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