Fernlees

Fernlees is a rural town in the locality of Gindie, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Fernlees
Queensland
Fernlees
Coordinates23.8566°S 148.125°E / -23.8566; 148.125 (Fernlees (town centre))
Postcode(s)4702
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Central Highlands Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal division(s)Flynn

History

Fernlees State School opened on 20 September 1951 and closed in 1953.[2]

Fernlees Methodist Church was established in 1959 at 2780 Gregory Highway (23.8564°S 148.1252°E / -23.8564; 148.1252 (Fernless Methodist/Uniting Church (former))). Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Fernlees Uniting Church. It closed in 2007. It is now a private residence.[3][4][5]

References
  1. "Fernlees – town in Central Highlands Region (entry 12307)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 December 2017.
  2. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  3. Blake, Thom. "Fernlees Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  4. "Gift of a Church – a mix of mission and service | Emerald Uniting Church". Archived from the original on 23 March 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  5. "Emerald Uniting Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 17 September 2021. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
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