Raceview, Queensland

The Cunningham Highway passes through the south-eastern corner of Raceview, entering from Blackstone and exiting to Flinders View.

In 1828 during the convict era, there was a farm called Plough Station.{{Cite web|title=Ipswich History Time Line|url=https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/20229/historical_time_line.pdf|access-date=18 February 2022|website=Ipswich City Council|page=1|archive-date=17 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210917142505/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0015/20229/historical_time_line.pdf|url-status=live}} The origin of the suburb name is from an early racecourse at the end of Grange Road, which later relocated to Bundamba.

Raceview Provisional School opened on 20 August 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Raceview State School.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}

File:USAF Military Cemetery, 19 Cemetery Road, Raceview, Ipswich, 1942-1947.jpg

File:American Military Cemetery Gates, Manson Park, Ipswich, 1946.jpg

During World War II, American military personnel who died in or near Australia were buried in a {{Convert|6.5|acre|adj=on}} extension of Ipswich General Cemetery as a temporary arrangement until their bodies could be returned to the United States after the war. Mrs Rose Manson, who lived in nearby Salisbury Street, placed flowers on the graves every Sunday and wrote letters to their next-of-kin in the USA, reporting on the burial ceremonies and sending them photos of the cemetery.{{cite news|date=20 March 1945|title=NEWS OF WAR GRAVES VALUED IN U.S.A.|page=3 (DAILY)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=18,190|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article114632145|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=18 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218065255/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/114632145|url-status=live}} Many of the families wrote back to her, some sending seeds from their gardens, which she grew to provide flowers for the graves. She also sent cards on Mothers Day to the mothers. After the war ended, Mrs Dave Moretz of Wichita, whose son Harry was among the graves Mrs Mason visited, launched a national campaign to raise money to bring Mrs Mason to the USA. In May 1947, Mrs Mason left Sydney on the Marine Phoenix for a six-month tour of all of the states of the USA.{{cite news|date=30 May 1947|title=Ipswich Mother Going To U.S.|page=5|newspaper=The Courier-mail|issue=3280|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article49313860|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=18 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218052539/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49313860|url-status=live}}{{cite news|date=1 June 1947|title=Memorial Wreaths Prelude To U.S. Tour|page=5|newspaper=Sunday Mail|issue=893|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article98319333|access-date=18 February 2022|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218052539/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/98319333|url-status=live}} In November and December 1947, 1397 American war dead were exhumed from the cemetery, embalmed, placed in steel coffins, and taken on the ship Gauchec Victory to the United States for permanent burial with military honours.{{cite news|date=20 December 1947|title=WORK AT U.S. CEMETERY SHOULD FINISH TO-DAY|page=2 (DAILY)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=19,046|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118397097|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=18 February 2022|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218052608/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118397097|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=American War Cemetery|url=https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/8569/american_war_cemetery.pdf|access-date=18 February 2022|website=Ipswich City Council|archive-date=14 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210414055508/https://www.ipswich.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/8569/american_war_cemetery.pdf|url-status=live}} All that remained of the former cemetery was a white memorial which was the base of the flagpole and part of the cemetery around that memorial was made into a park, called Manson Park in Mrs Manson's honour. In 1971, Major J. Watson of the United States Air Force placed a commemorative plaque in the park.{{Cite web|title=United States Armed Forces Military Cemetery|url=https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww2/display/91339-united-states-armed-forces-military-cemetery|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Monument Australia|archive-date=18 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220218052543/https://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/ww2/display/91339-united-states-armed-forces-military-cemetery|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=USAF Military Cemetery Ipswich, Ipswich, Queensland, during WW2|url=https://www.ozatwar.com/locations/uscemeteryipswich.htm|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Australia@War|archive-date=14 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210514200105/https://www.ozatwar.com/locations/uscemeteryipswich.htm|url-status=live}}

In August 1947, Raceview Public Hall was established on a site north of the Raceview State School (now 185 Cascade Street, {{Coord|-27.6393|152.7827|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Raceview Public Hall}}) by relocating the former Glenville Hall from South Station Road, Booval.{{cite news|date=16 August 1947|title=PUBLIC HALL AT RACEVIEW|page=2 (DAILY)|newspaper=Queensland Times|issue=18,938|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article118398995|via=National Library of Australia|accessdate=20 February 2022|archive-date=20 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220220065158/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/118398995|url-status=live}} As at 2022, the building is still extant, but not in use as a public hall.{{Google maps|url=https://www.google.com/maps/@-27.6390978,152.7828968,3a,37.5y,223.42h,94.65t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sKbvCGYnjQZIKEiLtJK3MnA!2e0!7i13312!8i6656?hl=en|access-date=20 February 2022|title=Raceview Public Hall (former?)}}

In May 1959, the Starline Drive-In Theatre opened on the southern side of Cascade Street between Whitehill Road and Raceview Street. It could accommodate 300 cars. It subsequently{{When|date=February 2022}} was converted to have two screens. It closed in 1996 and was demolished by 1977. The site is now the Cascade Gardens Retirement Village.{{Cite web|title=List of cinemas and theatres in Queensland|url=http://www.caths.org.au/venues/pdf/qld.pdf|access-date=18 February 2022|website=Cinema and Theatre Historical Society of Australia|archive-date=9 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210409054712/http://www.caths.org.au/venues/pdf/qld.pdf|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|title=Starline Drive-In in Ipswich, AU - Cinema Treasures|url=http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/53339|access-date=2022-02-18|website=cinematreasures.org|archive-date=17 January 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210117231045/http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/53339|url-status=live}}

Bethany Lutheran Primary School opened on 2 February 1982.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Raceview had a population of 9,721 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32405|name=Raceview (SSC)|quick=on|access-date=10 July 2024}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Raceview had a population of 9,699 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32381|name=Raceview (SAL)|quick=on|access-date=10 July 2024}}

Raceview State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 96 Wildey Street ({{coord|-27.6406|152.7823|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Raceview State School}}).{{cite web|date=9 July 2018|title=State and non-state school details|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|url-status=live|publisher=Queensland Government|accessdate=21 November 2018|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018}}{{Cite web|date=2020-05-05|title=Raceview State School|url=https://raceviewss.eq.edu.au/|access-date=2022-02-18|website=Raceview State School|language=en|archive-date=19 March 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210319060249/https://raceviewss.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 996 students with 69 teachers (63 full-time equivalent) and 45 non-teaching staff (29 full-time equivalent).{{cite web|title=ACARA School Profile 2018|url=https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|publisher=Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority|accessdate=28 January 2020|archive-date=27 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx|url-status=live}} It includes a special education program.

Bethany Lutheran Primary School is a private primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 126 Cascade Street ({{coord|-27.6373|152.7764|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Bethany Lutheran Primary School}}).{{cite web|title=Bethany Lutheran Primary School|url=https://www.bethany.qld.edu.au|accessdate=21 November 2018|archive-date=9 December 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181209223740/https://www.bethany.qld.edu.au/|url-status=live}} In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 278 students with 22 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 21 non-teaching staff (11 full-time equivalent).

There are no secondary schools in Raceview. The nearest government secondary school is Bremer State High School in neighbouring Ipswich CBD to the west.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=18 February 2022}}

There is a shopping precinct on Raceview Road ({{coord|-27.6344|152.7748|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=shopping precinct}}).{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Building areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201023081052/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/536da964-19d2-42fb-9dd8-b46f15c4fb6f|archive-date=23 October 2020|access-date=17 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}} Raceview Post Office is located within that precinct ({{coord|-27.6347|152.7750|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Raceview Post Office}}).{{Cite web|date=17 November 2020|title=Building points - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71|archive-date=25 November 2020|access-date=25 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

Cascade Gardens Retirement Village is at 67 Cascade Street ({{coord|-27.6385|152.7719|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Cascade Gardens Retirement Village}}).

Elim Retirement Village is at 123 Cemetery Road ({{coord|-27.6339|152.7789|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Elim Retirement Village}}).

Ipswich Hockey is at 65 Briggs Road ({{coord|-27.6405|152.7600|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Ipswich Hockey}}).

Brothers Leagues Club Ipswich is at 20 Wildey Road ({{coord|-27.6309|152.7848|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=sports centre}}).

There are a number of parks in the area:

• Banksia Drive Park ({{coord|-27.6426|152.7748|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Banksia Drive Park}}){{Cite web|date=20 November 2020|title=Land for public recreation - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201122211519/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/land-for-public-recreation-queensland/resource/d55804bc-f416-478b-8e9a-c12587ce8009|archive-date=22 November 2020|access-date=22 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}
• David W Coultas Park ({{coord|-27.6317|152.7881|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=David W Coultas Park}})

• Greg Richards Park ({{coord|-27.6310|152.7831|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Greg Richards Park}})

• Haley Weber Park ({{coord|-27.6396|152.7747|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Haley Weber Park}})

• James Hatton Park ({{coord|-27.6432|152.7672|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=James Hatton Park}})

• Leonie Edwards Park ({{coord|-27.6412|152.7741|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Leonie Edwards Park}})
• Manson Park, 19 Cemetery Road ({{coord|-27.6325|152.7665|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Manson Park (former cemetery)}}){{Cite web|date=12 November 2020|title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b|archive-date=15 November 2020|access-date=12 November 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}}

• Marsh Park ({{coord|-27.6455|152.7828|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Marsh Park}})

• Pat Hayes Park ({{coord|-27.6353|152.7693|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Pat Hayes Park}})

• Pitman Park ({{coord|-27.6379|152.7854|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Pitman Park}})

• Poplar Street Park ({{coord|-27.6384|152.7652|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Poplar Street Park (raceview)}})

• Rea Park ({{coord|-27.6447|152.7718|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Rea Park}})

• Vista View Park ({{coord|-27.6439|152.7859|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Vista View Park}})

• Worley Park ({{coord|-27.6349|152.7901|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Worley Park}})

{{Reflist}}

• {{cite web|title=Raceview|url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/raceview|website=Queensland Places|publisher=Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland}}

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Category:Suburbs of Ipswich, Queensland