Fernlees
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
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{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Fernlees
| city = Gindie
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-23.8566|148.125|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Fernlees (town centre)}}
| pop =
| pop_year =
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| established =
| postcode = 4702
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| lga = Central Highlands Region
| stategov = Gregory
| fedgov = Flynn
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| dist1 = 15.2
| dir1 = SSW
| location1 = Gindie
| dist2 = 30.1
| dir2 = NNE
| location2 = Springsure
| dist3 = 38.7
| dir3 = SSW
| location3 = Emerald
| dist4 = 305
| dir4 = WSW
| location4 = Rockhampton
| dist5 = 794
| dir5 = NW
| location5 = Brisbane
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Fernlees is a rural town in the locality of Gindie, Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|12307|Fernlees|town in Central Highlands Region|access-date=29 December 2017}}
Geography
The Gregory Highway passes north-south through the town.
History
Fernlees railway station ({{Coord|-23.8554|148.1241|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Fernlees railway station}}) was on the Springsure railway branch line which opened on 15 August 1887.{{Cite web |title=Our history: 1880s |url=https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/History/Pages/1880s.aspx |access-date=2022-07-22 |website=Queensland Rail |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625052311/https://www.queenslandrail.com.au/History/Pages/1880s.aspx |url-status=live }}
Fernlees State School opened on 20 September 1951 and closed in 1953.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} It was on a {{Convert|2|acre|adj=on}} site off to the west the Gregory Highway north of the town (approx {{Coord|-23.8479|148.1214|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Fernlees State School (former)}}).{{cite web |date=1972 |title=Town of Fernlees |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-fernlees-1972.jpg |access-date=22 July 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map |archive-date=17 July 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200717111554/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-fernlees-1972.jpg |url-status=live }}{{Queensland Globe|access-date=22 July 2022}}
Fernlees Methodist Church was established in 1959 at 2780 Gregory Highway ({{Coord|-23.8564|148.1252|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=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.{{Cite web|last=Blake|first=Thom|title=Fernlees Methodist Church|url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=5257|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Queensland religious places database|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917040941/https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p.php?id=5257}}{{Cite web|title=Gift of a Church – a mix of mission and service {{!}} Emerald Uniting Church|url=https://www.emeraldunitingchurch.org.au/?page_id=21|access-date=2021-09-17|language=en-US|archive-date=23 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210323101128/https://www.emeraldunitingchurch.org.au/?page_id=21|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Emerald Uniting Church|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/7199-emerald-uniting-church|url-status=live|access-date=2021-09-17|website=Churches Australia|language=en|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917041105/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/uniting-church-in-australia/directory/7199-emerald-uniting-church}}
Education
There are no schools in Fernlees. The nearest government primary school is Gindie State School in Gindie to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Springsure State School (to Year 10) in Springsure to the south and Emerald State High School (to Year 12) in Emerald to the north.
References
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External links
- {{cite web|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-fernlees-1972.jpg|title=Town map of Fernlees|date=1972|publisher=Queensland Government}}
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