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State heritage listing for Rosevale church and graveyard

A small country church and graveyard in Rosevale, 40km southwest of Ipswich, is the latest addition to the Queensland Heritage Register.

Queensland Heritage Council (QHC) Chair David Eades said St Patrick’s Church, built in 1889, was the centre of former Archbishop of Brisbane James Duhig’s vision for the future of Queensland’s Irish immigration.

“In the 1870s, Irish Catholic families were among the first to take up agricultural land in the Rosevale district,” Mr Eades said.

“James Duhig thought Rosevale could become a ‘little Ireland’ and St Patrick’s Church was the focal point for his vision.

“The church and graveyard are highly intact with many of the early fixtures, fittings and furniture still in place including an early timber altar and pews.

“It’s an excellent example of a late nineteenth century rural church complex set picturesquely on a slight rise overlooking a farming district.

“The graveyard which has also been heritage listed has graves dating from 1887 to the most recent in 2009.”

The Queensland Heritage Council, the state’s independent advisor on heritage matters, is responsible for deciding what places go on the Queensland Heritage Register.

Places that are entered on the Queensland Heritage Register are considered of importance to the state’s story of development and are protected under heritage legislation.

Date: 18 December 2009

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