Purga, Queensland
| Purga Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Hughes Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Purga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°41′54″S 152°42′47″E / 27.6983°S 152.7130°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 576 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 10.177/km2 (26.36/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 56.6 km2 (21.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | |||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Purga is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Purga had a population of 576 people.[1]
Geography
Purga is on the outskirts of Ipswich.
The western boundary of Purga follows Warrill Creek.
History
The area was named after the parish which was derived from the Aboriginal word pur-pur, meaning a meeting place.[2]
Purga Creek State School was opened on 1 September 1871. It was renamed Purga State School about 1945. It closed in 1967. It was at 68 Purga School Road (27°42′45″S 152°43′56″E / 27.71238°S 152.73230°E).[3][4][5]
Residents in the Fassifern Valley petitioned the Queensland Government to build a railway line to their district, and the first section of the Dugandan railway line was opened on 10 July 1882 as far as Harrisville. This is considered to be Queensland's first branch railway. Purga was served by three stations:[3][6]
- Loamside railway station on the Ipswich Boonah Road (27°40′16″S 152°44′11″E / 27.6711°S 152.7364°E)
- Hampstead railway station on the Ipswich Boonah Road (27°41′37″S 152°44′18″E / 27.69364°S 152.73846°E)
- Purga railway station on the Ipswich Boonah Road (27°42′36″S 152°44′19″E / 27.71008°S 152.73864°E)
The branch was extended to Dugandan on 12 September 1887.[7][8] The line closed in 1964.[7][3]
Deebing Creek Provisional School opened on 21 January 1895. In 1924 it became Purga Aboriginal State School. It closed circa 1948.[4]
At the 2011 census, Purga and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 600.[9]
Heritage listings
Purga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 68 Purga School Road (27°42′45″S 152°43′56″E / 27.7124°S 152.7323°E): Purga United Church[10]
- 133-145 Carmichaels Road (27°43′11″S 152°45′04″E / 27.7198°S 152.7512°E): Purga Aboriginal Cemetery[11]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Purga (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Purga – locality in City of Ipswich (entry 45070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 29 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Purga and Purga Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, The University of Queensland. Archived from the original on 21 March 2015. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Map 40: Two-mile series" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ "Map 40: Two-mile series" (Map). Queensland Government. 1952. Archived from the original on 8 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ a b Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. pp. 57–58, 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
- ^ Johnson, M.; Saunders, K. (2007). "Working The Land: An historical overview of Boonah and its northern district" (PDF). State of Queensland. Archived (PDF) from the original on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 24 October 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Purga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014.
- ^ "Purga United Church (entry 601616)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
- ^ "Purga Aboriginal Cemetery (entry 602434)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Purga, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons