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In September 1920, a fire at the railway station destroyed the office and its contents.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 September 1920 |title=STATION FIRE. |page=6 (SECOND EDITION) |newspaper=[[Daily Standard]] |issue=2400 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185532724 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 September 1920 |title=MUIRLEA STATION GUTTED |volume=LXII |page=4 |newspaper=[[Queensland Times]] |issue=10,772 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121986186 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
In September 1920, a fire at the railway station destroyed the office and its contents.<ref>{{cite news |date=8 September 1920 |title=STATION FIRE. |page=6 (SECOND EDITION) |newspaper=[[Daily Standard]] |issue=2400 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article185532724 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=9 September 1920 |title=MUIRLEA STATION GUTTED |volume=LXII |page=4 |newspaper=[[Queensland Times]] |issue=10,772 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article121986186 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

In December 1949, a fire destroyed the railway station master's house, which was unoccupied at the time.<ref>{{cite news |date=3 December 1949 |title=RAILWAY HOUSE BURNT TO GROUND |page=2 (DAILY) |newspaper=[[Queensland Times]] |issue=19,633 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article124633891 |accessdate=18 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>


In 2013, [[fire ant]]s were found in the suburb.<ref name="fadam">{{Cite news |url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/another-fire-ants-find/1951879/ |title=Fire ants detected at Muirlea |author=Peter Foley |accessdate=4 August 2014 |date=20 June 2013 |newspaper=The Queensland Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808064440/http://www.qt.com.au/news/another-fire-ants-find/1951879/ |archive-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In 2013, [[fire ant]]s were found in the suburb.<ref name="fadam">{{Cite news |url=http://www.qt.com.au/news/another-fire-ants-find/1951879/ |title=Fire ants detected at Muirlea |author=Peter Foley |accessdate=4 August 2014 |date=20 June 2013 |newspaper=The Queensland Times |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140808064440/http://www.qt.com.au/news/another-fire-ants-find/1951879/ |archive-date=8 August 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Muirlea
Ipswich, Queensland
Pine Mountain Road, 2014
Muirlea is located in Queensland
Muirlea
Muirlea
Coordinates27°34′07″S 152°43′59″E / 27.5686°S 152.7330°E / -27.5686; 152.7330 (Muirlea (centre of locality))
Population174 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)4306
Area6.8 km2 (2.6 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)City of Ipswich
State electorate(s)Ipswich West
Federal division(s)Blair
Suburbs around Muirlea:
Pine Mountain Pine Mountain Kholo
Pine Mountain Muirlea Chuwar
Brassall Brassall North Ipswich

Muirlea is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2021 census, Muirlea had a population of 174 people.[3]

Geography

The locality is bounded to the west by the Brisbane Valley Rail Trail (the former Brisbane Valley railway line), to the north-east by the Brisbane River, and to the south by the Warrego Highway.[4]

History

The district was originally part of Brassall. It takes its present name from its former railway station, which in turn was named in June 1884, coined from the surname of local landowners John Muir and Andrew Muir with lea meaning pasture.[2]

The first section of the Brisbane Valley railway line opened was from Wulkuraka to Lowood on 16 June 1884, including Muirlea railway station (27°34′25″S 152°43′08″E / 27.5735°S 152.7188°E / -27.5735; 152.7188 (Muirlea railway station)).[5][6] The railway closed in 1993.[7] The only remains of the Muirlea railway station is its sign.[8]

In January 1902, the railway station was severely damaged in a storm, losing its roof.[9]

In June 1902, a 2-year-old child wandered onto the railway tracks. The driver of the approaching train managed to stop the train 2 to 3 feet (0.61 to 0.91 m) from the child.[10]

In June 1918, two trains collided at the railway station. As the collision occurred at low speed, nobody was injured.[11]

In September 1920, a fire at the railway station destroyed the office and its contents.[12][13]

In December 1949, a fire destroyed the railway station master's house, which was unoccupied at the time.[14]

In 2013, fire ants were found in the suburb.[15]

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Muirlea had a population of 190 people.[16]

In the 2021 census, Muirlea had a population of 174 people.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Muirlea (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Muirlea – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 48968)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 16 November 2019.
  3. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Muirlea (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
  5. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 224–225. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  7. ^ "Steaming ahead on the Brisbane Valley rail trail". ABC Brisbane. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 29 July 2010. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 9 August 2012.
  8. ^ "Remains of Muirlea railway station" (Map). Google Maps. May 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  9. ^ "Pine Mountain and Kholo Districts". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. XLII, no. 6391. Queensland, Australia. 16 January 1902. p. 8. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "AN EXCITING INCIDENT". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser. Vol. XLIII, no. 6491. Queensland, Australia. 6 September 1902. p. 9. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ "RAILWAY COLLISION". Queensland Times. Vol. LIX, no. 10, 092. Queensland, Australia. 13 June 1918. p. 5. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  12. ^ "STATION FIRE". Daily Standard. No. 2400. Queensland, Australia. 8 September 1920. p. 6 (SECOND EDITION). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "MUIRLEA STATION GUTTED". Queensland Times. Vol. LXII, no. 10, 772. Queensland, Australia. 9 September 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "RAILWAY HOUSE BURNT TO GROUND". Queensland Times. No. 19, 633. Queensland, Australia. 3 December 1949. p. 2 (DAILY). Retrieved 18 December 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ Peter Foley (20 June 2013). "Fire ants detected at Muirlea". The Queensland Times. Archived from the original on 8 August 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  16. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Muirlea (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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