Sadliers Crossing, Queensland

Coordinates: 27°36′51″S 152°44′44″E / 27.6141°S 152.7455°E / -27.6141; 152.7455 (Sadliers Crossing (centre of suburb))
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Federal division(s)
Blair
Suburbs around Sadliers Crossing:
Wulkuraka Coalfalls Woodend
Wulkuraka Sadliers Crossing Woodend
Leichhardt West Ipswich
Ipswich CBD

Sadliers Crossing is a suburb of Ipswich in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,366 people.[1]

Geography

The suburb is bounded to the west and south-west by the Bremer River.[3]

The

Ipswich CBD) and exits to the west (Wulkuraka) with Thomas Street railway station serving the suburb (27°36′53″S 152°44′44″E / 27.6148°S 152.7455°E / -27.6148; 152.7455 (Thomas Street railway station)).[3][4]

History

The origin of the suburb name is from an early property owner Thomas Sadlier.[2]

In 1901, Blair Methodist Church opened at 29 Burnett Street (27°36′40″S 152°44′56″E / 27.6111°S 152.7488°E / -27.6111; 152.7488 (Blair Methodist/Uniting Church (former))). Circa 1977 it became Blair Uniting Church. It closed circa 1980.[5] As at February 2022, the church building is still extant but in private ownership.[6]

Blair State School opened on 26 March 1917.[7] 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 who was instrumental in the establishment of the school.[8]

Mater Dei Catholic Church opened in a converted house in 1964.[9]

In the 2016 census, Sadliers Crossing had a population of 1,366 people.[1]

Heritage listings

Sadliers Crossing has a number of

heritage-listed
sites, including:

Education

Blair State School, circa 2022

Blair State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls in Cribb Street (27°36′43″S 152°44′55″E / 27.6120°S 152.7485°E / -27.6120; 152.7485 (Blair State School)).[11][12] 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).[13] It includes a special education program.[11]

There are no secondary schools in Sadliers Crossing. The nearest government secondary schools are

Ipswich CBD to the south-east.[3]

Amenities

Mater Dei Catholic Church is on the northern corner of Rowland Terrace and Ferrett Street in a converted house (27°36′40″S 152°44′47″E / 27.6111°S 152.7464°E / -27.6111; 152.7464 (Mater Dei Catholic Church)).[9][14]

Plymouth Brethren Christian Church is at 5 Ferrett Street (27°36′39″S 152°44′49″E / 27.6109°S 152.7470°E / -27.6109; 152.7470 (Plymouth Brethren Christian Church)).[15]

There are a number of parks in the area:

Transport

Queensland Rail City network services to Rosewood, Ipswich and Brisbane via Ipswich.[citation needed
]

References

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sadliers Crossing (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Sadliers Crossing – suburb in City of Ipswich (entry 45076)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  3. ^
    State of Queensland
    . Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ Blake, Thom. "Blair Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  6. ^ Google (26 February 2022). "29 Burnett Street, Sadliers Crossing" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  7. ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  8. ^ "Our School". Blair State School. Archived from the original on 14 March 2019. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  9. ^ a b Blake, Thom. "Mater Dei Catholic Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  10. ^ "Sadliers Crossing Railway Bridge (entry 602569)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
  11. ^ a b "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  12. ^ "Blair State School". Blair State School. 19 February 2020. Archived from the original on 27 July 2012. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  13. ^ "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  14. ^ "Mater Dei Church, Sadliers Crossing". Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Brisbane. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  15. ^ "Plymouth Brethren Christian Church". Churches Australia. Archived from the original on 26 February 2022. Retrieved 26 February 2022.
  16. ^ a b c d e "Land for public recreation - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 22 November 2020.

External links

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  • "Sadliers Crossing". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
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