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All Saints Anglican Church at Tamrookum near Beaudesert is family-owned, built in 1915 as a memorial to Robert Martin Collins.
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Heritage listing for Kingaroy church
St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church, located in Alford Street Kingaroy, has been heritage listed.
Queensland Heritage Council Chair David Eades said the church illustrated the growth and prosperity of the township which resulted from the extension of the railway line to Kingaroy in 1904.
"Kingaroy's role as the terminus of the rail line at this time consolidated its position as the major town of the South Burnett region, which evolved into one of Queensland's major agricultural districts during the first decades of the 20th century," Mr Eades said.
"The church, which is celebrating its centenary this year, was built between December 1910 and 1911 to serve the spiritual needs of Kingaroy's rapidly expanding population during this period of growth."
Mr Eades said the church, which was highly intact, demonstrated the principal characteristics of an early 20th century Anglican church.
"St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church is an excellent example of a timber-framed church, which at the time of construction was considered one of the best timber buildings in the Brisbane Diocese," he said.
"It is significant for its superior interior craftsmanship, particularly the highly intact unpainted timberwork of the roof framing, walls and ceiling linings which display great artistic value."
The church was designed by Brisbane architect Colin Deighton and built on land that was donated by Arthur Youngman of Taabinga, another heritage-listed property, who also contributed to the church's building fund.
The development of a peanut storage and processing plant by the Peanut Board and Peanut Growers' Cooperative Association on adjacent land began in 1927.
"The success of the Kingaroy-based peanut industry resulted in a large industrial site as the backdrop to the church which only serves to highlight the elegant beauty of St Michael and All Angels Anglican Church," Mr Eades said.
The church has served the Anglican community in Parish of Kingaroy since its establishment in 1910.
St Michaels and All Angels Church was identified as part of the statewide heritage survey, being carried out by the Department of Environment and Resource Management's Heritage Branch.
The Queensland Heritage Council is the state's independent peak body and advisor on heritage matters and determines what places are entered in the Queensland Heritage Register.
Places that are entered in the Heritage Register are considered of importance to Queensland's history and are protected under heritage legislation.