Rosewood History

TIMELINE

1840’s  A track developed between Ipswich and the Darling Downs, passing along the southern edge of the Rosewood Scrub.
             Samuel Owens received approval to open a wayside inn (Woolpack Inn) at the Old Man Waterhole (Calvert).

1857  1st December – A new publicans’ licence was granted to Michael O’Brien, Rising Sun, Rosewood at a Court of Petty Sessions.

          10th December – The bridge over the Three Mile Creek opened for traffic and a good and substantial log causeway at the Seven Mile Creek was finished.

1861  August – The formation of the road through Rosewood Scrub about 9 miles beyond Ipswich was completed.

1865   31st July – The railway line from Ipswich to Bigge’s Camp (Grandchester) opened to traffic.

1866  The Rosewood Gate became a conditional stop on the railway line.

1867  17th August – The Rosewood Scrub was thrown open to free selection by proclamation in the Government Gazette.

1868  1st March – The Macalister’s Crown Lands Alienation Act restricted sales of Crown land to lots of land located in the country.

1869  Preparations for cotton-growing were being made near the Rosewood Gate.

1873  James Foote and William Mathew each gave half a chain of land along the boundary of their properties for a road for public use (John street, Rosewood).

1875  1st February – Rosewood Gate Mixed Primary School opened with Dan Desbois as the first teacher.

1876  Mason’s Bridge was built.

1876  Coal mining began near Walloon. An exploratory shaft was sunk at Rosewood in the hope of finding coal for the locomotives.

1878  July – Under the Electoral Districts Act of 1878, Rosewood Gate became Rosewood.

1879  11th November – The Walloon Division was created as one of 74 divisions within Queensland under the Divisional Boards Act 1879.

1884  19th September – Olivia Vance sold by auction 40 township allotments (Elias Harding jnr Auctioneer)

1890  August -The Lanefield Farmers’ Co-operative Company was established.

          October – The new police barracks, on the old site, were built.

1892  November – Rosewood Court Room was built. (Contractor James Campbell Thomson)

1903  31st March – Under the Local Authorities Act 1902, the Rosewood Division became the Shire of Rosewood, while the Walloon Division became the Shire of Walloon.

1905  27th July – The new Rosewood State School was officially opened by the Hon. A.H. Barlow, Minister for Public Instruction.

1907  23rd September – The new Rosewood Courthouse and police station was informally opened.

1909   29th October – Vaisey & Co Ltd was registered. The Rosewood Register and Marburg Mail began operations.

1910  13th February – St Brigid’s Catholic Church was opened by Bishop Duhig.

1911  January – The Epidemic Hospital opened to accomodate patients.

1912  26th January – A branch railway line was opened connecting Rosewood to Marburg.

           27th January – The School of Arts opened opposite the Rising Sun Hotel.

1915  25th November – The Dungarees left Laidley and marched over the Liverpool Range to Rosewood.

1916  13th October – Five shires of the local government areas in and around Ipswich were abolished (Brassall, Bundanba, Lowood, Purga, Walloon) resulting in an enlarged Shire of Rosewood by including part of the Shire of Walloon.

1922  Q.A.T.B. branch was established in Rosewood.

1923  25th April – The War Trophies were unveiled in Anzac Park.

1924  7th August – The Rosewood Branch of the C. W. A. was formed.

1929  14th April – Rosewood Golf Links opened.

1931  15th December – The electric lights were switched on.

1932  The street lights were switched on.

1939   30th June – The New Majestic Theatre opened (Proprietress Mrs F. Boughen).

1941  The building originally used as the Post Office at Marburg was moved to Rosewood for the Rosewood Post Office.

1946  20th June – The  Recreation Footwear Factory commenced operations in John Street.

1948  14th April – At a meeting of citizens in the Rosewood Farmers’ Hall, it was decided to form a Rosewood Chamber of Commerce.

1949  29th January – Rosewood Shire was incorporated into Moreton Shire.

1954   The Memorial Hall was built in William Street.

1968   23rd July – The new bridge opened over the Seven Mile by the Governor of Queensland, Sir Alan Mansfield.

1980   Rosewood State High School opened.

1982  Sellars supermarket and Arcade complex was opened.

1987  October – The Rosewood Aged People’s Home opened. Renamed Cabanda in 1990.

1988  20 November – The Rosewood Historic Railway was opened to the public.

1993  21st December – The electric train service to Rosewood began.

2001   Rosewood Community Centre opened in School Street.

2002  18th July – Rosewood Detention Basin was opened by Wilson Tucket, M.P.

2013   The New Oakleigh Coal Mine, the last near the town, closed down.

2020  25th July – The Rosewood Library was opened by local government minister Stirling Hinchliffe.

2023  October – Renovations began on the exterior of The Rising Sun Hotel. In December the Police Station was demolished. The site was cleared in preparation for the relocation of the old police house from its original position on the corner of Railway and John Street.

2024   In January groundwork began for the erection of a new Rosewood Police Station. It was officially opened Thursday, 26th September by the Honourable Mark Ryan MP (Minister for Police and Community Safety) and Acting Commissioner Shane Chelepy APM (Queensland Police Service).