Purga, Queensland
Purga City of Ipswich, Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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 Hughes Road, 2015 | |||||||||||||||
  Purga | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°39′37″S 152°42′59″E / 27.6603°S 152.7163°E / -27.6603; 152.7163Coordinates: 27°39′37″S 152°42′59″E / 27.6603°S 152.7163°E / -27.6603; 152.7163 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 600 (2011 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4306 | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | City of Ipswich | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) |
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| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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Purga is a rural community on the outskirts of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[2] At the 2011 Australian Census, Purga and surrounding suburbs recorded a population of 600.[1] The western boundary of Purga follows Warrill Creek.
Contents
1 History
2 Heritage listings
3 References
4 External links
History
Purga United Church and hall, 2015
The area was named after the parish which was derived from the Aboriginal word pur-pur, meaning a meeting place.
A railway station on the Dugandan railway line was opened in 1882.[3] A primary school was opened in 1871 and closed in 1967.[3]
Heritage listings
Purga has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Boonah Road: Purga United Church[4]
- Carmichaels Road: Purga Aboriginal Cemetery[5]
- South Deebing Creek Road: former Deebing Creek Mission[6]
References
^ ab Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Purga (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 September 2014..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
^ "Purga (entry 45070)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
^ ab "Purga and Purga Shire". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, The University of Queensland. Retrieved 9 April 2015.
^ "Purga United Church (entry 601616)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ "Purga Aboriginal Cemetery (entry 602434)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
^ "Deebing Creek Mission (former) (entry 602251)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 9 July 2013.
External links
Media related to Purga, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons
