Sadliers Crossing is a
suburb of
Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
in the
City of Ipswich
The City of Ipswich is a local government area in Queensland, Australia, located within the southwest of the Brisbane metropolitan area, including the urban area surrounding the city of Ipswich and surrounding rural areas.
Geography
The C ...
,
Queensland
)
, nickname = Sunshine State
, image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg
, map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia
, subdivision_type = Country
, subdivision_name = Australia
, established_title = Before federation
, established_ ...
, Australia.
In the , Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,366 people.
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Geography
The suburb is bounded to the west and south-west by the Bremer River.
The Main Line railway
The Main Line is a railway line in South East Queensland, Australia. It was opened in a series of sections between 1865 and 1867. It commences at Roma St Station in Brisbane and extends west 161 km to Toowoomba. It is the first narrow gau ...
enters the suburb from the south-east (Ipswich CBD
Ipswich () is the central suburb and central business district of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Ipswich CBD (central business district). In the , the suburb had a population of 2,459 people.
Geogr ...
) and exits to the west (Wulkuraka
Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people.
Geography
The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east ( Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the ...
) with Thomas Street railway station
Thomas Street railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburb of Sadliers Crossing.
The station was approved was 1913, and opened for traffic on 20 April 1914.
Services
Thomas Street is ser ...
serving the suburb ().
History
The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner Thomas Sadlier.[
In 1901, Blair Methodist Church opened at 29 Burnett Street (). Circa 1977 it became Blair Uniting Church. It closed circa 1980. As at February 2022, the church building is still extant but in private ownership.
Blair State School opened on 26 March 1917.] Unlike most Queensland state schools which are named for the suburb/locality that they serve, Blair State School was named honour of Sir James Blair James Blair may refer to:
*James Blair (Australian judge) (1870–1944), Australian judge, lawyer, and politician
*James Blair (cricketer) (1900–1961), Australian-born New Zealand cricketer
*James Blair (farmer) (1825–1901), Scottish-born farme ...
who was instrumental in the establishment of the school.
Mater Dei Catholic Church opened in a converted house in 1964.
In the , Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,366 people.
Heritage listings
Sadliers Crossing has a number of heritage-listed
This list is of heritage registers, inventories of cultural properties, natural and man-made, tangible and intangible, movable and immovable, that are deemed to be of sufficient heritage value to be separately identified and recorded. In many i ...
sites, including:
* over Bremer River between Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing and Dixon Street, Wulkuraka
Wulkuraka is a western suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Wulkuraka had a population of 1,234 people.
Geography
The Main Line railway enters the suburb from the east ( Sadliers Crossing) and exits to the ...
: Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge
Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge is a heritage-listed railway bridge at over Bremer River between Tallon Street, Sadliers Crossing and Dixon Street, Wulkuraka, Queensland, Australia on the Main Line (this section is now the Ipswich and Ros ...
Education
Blair State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls in Cribb Street (). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 391 students with 29 teachers (26 full-time equivalent) and 22 non-teaching staff (14 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education
Special education (known as special-needs education, aided education, exceptional education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, or SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates th ...
program.
There are no secondary schools in Sadliers Crossing. The nearest government secondary schools are Ipswich State High School
Ipswich State High School is a state secondary school in the suburb of Brassall, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, established in 1963, On the site of the original Brassall State High School. Simon Riley is the current principal since 2005. The ...
in Brassall
Brassall is a suburb in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. In the , Brassall had a population of 10,898 people.
Geography
Brassall has a southern boundary partially marked by the Bremer River and a western alignment along Ironpot C ...
to the north and Bremer State High School
, established = 1959
, principal = Ross Bailey
, type = Public, co-educational, secondary, day school
, city = Ipswich
, state = Queensland
, country = Australia
, coordinate ...
in Ipswich CBD
Ipswich () is the central suburb and central business district of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. It is also known as Ipswich CBD (central business district). In the , the suburb had a population of 2,459 people.
Geogr ...
to the south-east.
Amenities
Mater Dei Catholic Church is on the northern corner of Rowland Terrace and Ferrett Street in a converted house ().
Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is at 5 Ferrett Street ().
There are a number of parks in the area:
* Gladstone Road Reserve ()
* Noel Bale Park ()
* Reals Park ()
* Stephenson Street Park ()
* Thomas Street Reserve ()
Transport
Thomas Street Railway Station
Thomas Street railway station is located on the Main line in Queensland, Australia. It serves the Ipswich suburb of Sadliers Crossing.
The station was approved was 1913, and opened for traffic on 20 April 1914.
Services
Thomas Street is ser ...
provides Queensland Rail City network
The Queensland Rail Citytrain network, provides urban, suburban and interurban electric passenger railway services in South East Queensland, Australia.
History
The first railway in Queensland did not run to Brisbane, but ran from Ipswich t ...
services to Rosewood
Rosewood refers to any of a number of richly hued timbers, often brownish with darker veining, but found in many different hues.
True rosewoods
All genuine rosewoods belong to the genus ''Dalbergia''. The pre-eminent rosewood appreciated in ...
, Ipswich
Ipswich () is a port town and borough in Suffolk, England, of which it is the county town. The town is located in East Anglia about away from the mouth of the River Orwell and the North Sea. Ipswich is both on the Great Eastern Main Line r ...
and Brisbane
Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...
via Ipswich.
References
External links
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{{Ipswich City
Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland