Tannymorel, Queensland

Tannymorel is a town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Tannymorel
Queensland
Tannymorel
Coordinates28°17′27″S 152°14′44″E
Population199 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)4372
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region

History

A Methodist church was officially opened on Sunday 12 October 1902 by the Reverend Edward Youngman, the Superintendent of the Warwick circuit.[4]

A Presbyterian church was officially opened on Wednesday 22 June 1904 by the Reverend R.J. Sinclair.[5]

In April 1915, the Queensland Government approved the establishment of a school at Tannymorel.[6]

St Aidan's Anglican Church was dedicated on Sunday 28 February 1915 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.[7] Its closure circa 2012 was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall.[8]

On Sunday 25 April 1915, Archbishop James Duhig laid the foundation stone for a Catholic church in Tannymorel with over 2,000 people attending.[9] On Sunday 10 October 1915 Duhig blessed and dedicated St Michael's Catholic Church. The architects were Dornbusch and Connolly of Warwick and the contractor was Ludwig August Tessman also of Warwick. The building was 60 by 30 feet (18.3 by 9.1 m) with a sacristry 14 by 14 feet (4.3 by 4.3 m) and a porch 14 by 8 feet (4.3 by 2.4 m) with the total cost of buildings and furnishings being £1250.[10]

In the 2011 census, Tannymorel had a population of 199 people.[1]

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tannymorel". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  2. "Tannymorel – town (entry 33302)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  3. "Tannymorel – locality (entry 45985)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  4. "Church at Tannymorel". Warwick Examiner And Times. 36 (4680). Queensland, Australia. 18 October 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. "New Church at Tannymorel". Warwick Examiner And Times. 38 (4847). Queensland, Australia. 25 June 1904. p. 7. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. "THE WEEK AT A GLANCE". The Queenslander. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 13 March 2020 – via Trove.
  7. "Advertising". The Brisbane Courier (17, 828). Queensland, Australia. 6 March 1915. p. 16. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
  9. "TANNYMOREL CATHOLIC CHURCH". The Brisbane Courier (17, 870). Queensland, Australia. 26 April 1915. p. 11. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. "NEW R.C. CHURCH AT TANNYMOREL". The Brisbane Courier (18, 014). Queensland, Australia. 11 October 1915. p. 5. Retrieved 6 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
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