Description
Rosewood is a small town and locality in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia.
Rosewood is a small town and locality in the Bremer Valley, Queensland, Australia. It is within the local government area of City of Ipswich.
History
The origin of the suburb name is believed to be derived from the Rosewood (Acacia fasciculifera) or the Dysoxylum (a Mahogany species, referred to locally as a rosewood despite bearing little relation) tree or shrub, both commonly found in the south-east Queensland region at the time of Rosewood's settlement.The first coal mine in the Lanefield district, west of Rosewood, commenced production in 1918. As part of these workings, two railway branches from the Brisbane to Toowoomba main line were constructed to the mines at Lanefield Colliery (1934 to 1965) and Westvale Colliery (1929 to 1960).The New Oakleigh Mine is located to the town's north and was one of the last remaining coal mines in the area at the time of its closure in 2013.
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Population: 1001-10000
Time zone: UTC +10:00
Area: 31.389 km2
Elevation: 51-200 metres
Town elevation: 54 m
Population number: 2,834
Local Government Area: Ipswich City Council
Attribution
This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Rosewood, Queensland