Английская Википедия:Doctor Creek, Queensland

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Шаблон:Use dmy dates Шаблон:Use Australian English Шаблон:Infobox Australian place Doctor Creek is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Doctor Creek had a population of 37 people.[2]

History

On Saturday 16 January 1892, a public meeting was called to plan the establishment of a school.[3] In June 1892, tenders were called to erect a provisional school building.[4] Doctor's Creek Provisional School opened on 30 January 1893 with picnic to celebrate its opening on Friday 10 February 1893.[5] The first teacher was Mr Ridler. The school building was Шаблон:Convert and was built by Mr Maunder of Meringandan.[6] On 2 April 1900, it became Doctor's Creek State School.[5] In preparation for the state school, tenders were called in June 1899 to erect a state school building and to convert the existing provisional school building into a teacher's residence.[7] The school closed in 1963.[5] It was at 327 Haden Peranga Road (south-west corner with Whites Road, now within neighbouring Haden, Шаблон:Coord).[8][9] The school teacher's residence still exists on the site.[10]

In 1903, St Paul's Lutheran church was established at 273 Haden Peranga Road (south-east corner with Whites Road, now within neighbouring Haden, Шаблон:Coord).[8][9][11] The first Lutheran settlers came to the district in 1888 but it was not until 1902 that a Lutheran congregation was formed as part of the United German and Scandinavian Synod of Queensland. At the congregation's first meeting on 23 March 1903, it was decided to build a church. The church was dedicated on 29 November 1903 by Reverend George Heuer of Toowoomba, the president of the Queensland synod.[12]

During World War I due to anti-German sentiment, the Lutheran church's pastor Reverend Gustav Fischer was interned from circa June 1916 to circa February 1919.[12][13][14] Fischer was born in Australia as were his parents, but he was educated in Germany.[15]

In the Шаблон:CensusAU, Doctor Creek had a population of 37 people.[2]

References

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Шаблон:Toowoomba Region