Robert Towns established a cotton plantation called Townsvale in the area now known as Veresdale and Gleneagle. In 1863, he imported 73 Melanesians (locally known as Kanakas) to work on the plantation.[5]
St Joseph's Catholic Church was the first Catholic church in the Logan River district and was opened in 1876 on a 4-acre (1.6 ha) site (27°56′47″S152°59′09″E / 27.9464°S 152.9857°E / -27.9464; 152.9857 (Gleneagle Catholic Cemetery)), then known as Tullamore Hill, later as Veresdale, and now within Gleneagle. The site for the church was donated by William Rafter, whose residence was called Tullamore after his home town Tullamore in Ireland. Tullamore was the major centre of the district (prior to the rise of Beaudesert as the major centre). A cemetery was established behind the church. On 2 June 1889 Roman Catholic ArchbishopRobert Dunne blessed the Catholic cemetery (now known as the Gleneagle Catholic Cemetery). In 1936 the church was lined and ceiled for the first time. By the early 1950s the smal church was in poor repair and it had a very small congregation (St Mary's Catholic Church in Beaudesert was very large and by then the major town of the district).[6][7] At that time, Mass was being held regularly at the O'Reilly Guesthouse in Goblin Wood, the private home of Bernard O'Reilly. So it was decided to relocate St Joseph's to the O'Reilly Guesthouse as a permanent church. It was dismantled, transported and re-assembled. On 27 November 1955, Father Steele presided over the first Mass in the relocated church and Archbishop James Duhig performed the opening ceremony. Although privately owned by the O'Reilly family, it is still strongly associated with the Beaudesert Catholic parish.[8] The cemetery in Gleneagle still operates. In 1983 the Catholic cemetery at Waterford West was sold by the Catholic Church for re-development; graves marked with headstones were exhumed and relocated to Gleneagle Catholic Cemetery.[9]
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Veresdale is a locality split between the City of Logan and the Scenic Rim Region Queensland Australia 2 3 In the 2016 census Veresdale had a population of 392 people 1 Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMapDownload coordinates as KML GPX all coordinates GPX primary coordinates GPX secondary coordinates Veresdale QueenslandFormer Beaudesert railway line 2009VeresdaleCoordinates27 54 32 S 152 58 41 E 27 9089 S 152 978 E 27 9089 152 978 Veresdale centre of locality Population392 2016 census 1 Density24 05 km2 62 29 sq mi Postcode s 4285Area16 3 km2 6 3 sq mi Time zoneAEST UTC 10 00 LGA s Logan CityScenic RimState electorate s Scenic RimFederal division s WrightSuburbs around Veresdale Allenview Woodhill Veresdale ScrubAllenview Veresdale Veresdale ScrubGleneagle Beaudesert Birnam Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 References 4 External linksGeography editThe Logan River forms part of the western boundary 4 Mount Lindesay Highway runs through from north to south History editRobert Towns established a cotton plantation called Townsvale in the area now known as Veresdale and Gleneagle In 1863 he imported 73 Melanesians locally known as Kanakas to work on the plantation 5 St Joseph s Catholic Church was the first Catholic church in the Logan River district and was opened in 1876 on a 4 acre 1 6 ha site 27 56 47 S 152 59 09 E 27 9464 S 152 9857 E 27 9464 152 9857 Gleneagle Catholic Cemetery then known as Tullamore Hill later as Veresdale and now within Gleneagle The site for the church was donated by William Rafter whose residence was called Tullamore after his home town Tullamore in Ireland Tullamore was the major centre of the district prior to the rise of Beaudesert as the major centre A cemetery was established behind the church On 2 June 1889 Roman Catholic Archbishop Robert Dunne blessed the Catholic cemetery now known as the Gleneagle Catholic Cemetery In 1936 the church was lined and ceiled for the first time By the early 1950s the smal church was in poor repair and it had a very small congregation St Mary s Catholic Church in Beaudesert was very large and by then the major town of the district 6 7 At that time Mass was being held regularly at the O Reilly Guesthouse in Goblin Wood the private home of Bernard O Reilly So it was decided to relocate St Joseph s to the O Reilly Guesthouse as a permanent church It was dismantled transported and re assembled On 27 November 1955 Father Steele presided over the first Mass in the relocated church and Archbishop James Duhig performed the opening ceremony Although privately owned by the O Reilly family it is still strongly associated with the Beaudesert Catholic parish 8 The cemetery in Gleneagle still operates In 1983 the Catholic cemetery at Waterford West was sold by the Catholic Church for re development graves marked with headstones were exhumed and relocated to Gleneagle Catholic Cemetery 9 Veresdale railway station 27 54 31 S 152 58 41 E 27 9086 S 152 9781 E 27 9086 152 9781 Veresdale railway station was on the disused Beaudesert railway line from Bethania to Beaudesert 10 The line opened on 16 May 1888 11 Christ Church Anglican was dedicated on 29 May 1906 by Henry Le Fanu Archdeacon of Brisbane Its closure on 3 May 2003 was approved by Assistant Bishop Ron Williams 12 Formerly in the Shire of Beaudesert Veresdale was split between Logan City and Scenic Rim Region following the local government amalgamations in March 2008 In the 2016 census Veresdale had a population of 392 people 1 References edit a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics 27 June 2017 Veresdale SSC 2016 Census QuickStats Retrieved 20 October 2018 nbsp Veresdale Logan City entry 45292 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 6 May 2014 Veresdale Scenic Rim Region entry 45199 Queensland Place Names Queensland Government Retrieved 6 May 2014 Google 15 September 2021 Veresdale Queensland Map Google Maps Google Retrieved 15 September 2021 Veresdale Suburbs Logan City Council Archived from the 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