Suburb of Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia
| Doctor Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Doctor Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°10′51″S 151°48′31″E / 27.1808°S 151.8086°E / -27.1808; 151.8086 (Doctor Creek (centre of locality)) | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 28 (2021 census) | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.906/km (2.35/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 30.9 km (11.9 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Condamine | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Groom | ||||||||||||||
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Doctor Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Doctor Creek had a population of 28 people.
History
On Saturday 16 January 1892, a public meeting was called to plan the establishment of a school. In June 1892, tenders were called to erect a provisional school building. Doctor's Creek Provisional School opened on 30 January 1893 with picnic to celebrate its opening on Friday 10 February 1893. The first teacher was Mr Ridler. The school building was 21 by 14 feet (6.4 by 4.3 m) and was built by Mr Maunder of Meringandan. On 2 April 1900, it became Doctor's Creek State School. In preparation for the state school, tenders were called in June 1899 to erect a state school building and to convert the existing provisional school building into a teacher's residence. The school closed in 1963. It was at 327 Haden Peranga Road (south-west corner with Whites Road, now within neighbouring Haden, 27°12′31″S 151°51′32″E / 27.2087°S 151.8589°E / -27.2087; 151.8589 (Doctor's Creek State School (former))). The school teacher's residence still exists on the site.
In 1903, St Paul's Lutheran church was established at 273 Haden Peranga Road (south-east corner with Whites Road, now within neighbouring Haden, 27°12′31″S 151°51′35″E / 27.2087°S 151.8598°E / -27.2087; 151.8598 (St Paul's Lutheran Church (former))). The first Lutheran settlers came to the district in 1888 but it was not until 1902 that a Lutheran congregation was formed as part of the United German and Scandinavian Synod of Queensland. At the congregation's first meeting on 23 March 1903, it was decided to build a church. The church was dedicated on 29 November 1903 by Reverend George Heuer of Toowoomba, the president of the Queensland synod.
During World War I due to anti-German sentiment, the Lutheran church's pastor Reverend Gustav Fischer was interned from circa June 1916 to circa February 1919. Fischer was born in Australia as were his parents, but he was educated in Germany.
Demographics
In the 2016 census, Doctor Creek had a population of 37 people.
In the 2021 census, Doctor Creek had a population of 28 people.
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Doctor Creek (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- "Doctor Creek – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 47928)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 7 March 2022.
- "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4623. Queensland, Australia. 16 January 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Advertising". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4688. Queensland, Australia. 18 June 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Agency ID 6244, Doctor's Creek State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Goombungee". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs General Advertiser. No. 4791. Queensland, Australia. 18 February 1893. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Advertising". Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser. Vol. XXXIX, no. 5923. Queensland, Australia. 24 June 1899. p. 7. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Ipswich" (Map). Queensland Government. 1955. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "327 Haden Peranga Rd, Haden, Qld 4353". Realestate.com.au. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- Blake, Thom. "St Paul's Lutheran Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- ^ "LUTHERAN CHURCH". Toowoomba Chronicle and Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LXVII, no. 283. Queensland, Australia. 29 November 1928. p. 8. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Treatment of Enemy Aliens in Queensland 1914-1920". Stories from the Archives. Queensland State Archives. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "Internment of Germans in Australia during World War I". German Australia. Retrieved 8 May 2022.
- "A PASTOR INTERNED". Warwick Examiner And Times. No. 4869. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 8 May 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Doctor Creek (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
