Baffle Creek, Queensland
Baffle Creek is a locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] The neighbourhood of Wartburg is within the locality (24°30′07″S 151°55′52″E).[2]
| Baffle Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Baffle Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 24°29′20″S 151°55′30″E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4674 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 47.0 km2 (18.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Gladstone Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burnett | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Division of Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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History
The area on Baffle Creek was first settled in 1908 by Prussian and German immigrants who were recruited by Rev. Niemeyer of the Apostolic Church of Queensland in Hatton Vale near Ipswich. The government land orders they had expected to receive were not available, so they had to wait for six months living on a hill that they called Wartburg meaning waiting place.[3]
In 1911, a sugar mill was built by Albert Kleinschmidt (who had another sugar mill in Bundaberg). The mill produced brown sugar which was taken elsewhere for further refining. The mill was closed in 1919 as it was not a successful venture.[3]
Wartburg State School opened on 11 August 1913.[4][5][6]
In 1921, a shop storeroom off the Coast Road was remodelled to become St Paul's Lutheran Church. The church bell was installed in 1923. The church was enlarged and the bell tower was remodelled in 1947.[7]
In the 2011 census, the population of Baffle Creek was too low to separately report and was aggregated with the neighbouring locality of Deepwater which had a reported population of 548 people.[8]
On 26 November 2018, the Queensland Government ordered the evacuation of Baffle Creek, Deepwater and Rules Beach due to a "dangerous and unpredictable" bushfire 50-kilometre (31 mi) wide and covering 5,000 hectares (12,000 acres) with flames of 10 to 12 metres (33 to 39 ft) high during an extreme heatwave.[9]
Heritage listings
Baffle Creek has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
Wartburg State School is a government co-educational primary (P-7) school at 585 Coast Road, Baffle Creek. In 2013, the school had 55 students and 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent).[10]
References
- "Baffle Creek (locality) (entry 46587)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- "Wartburg (entry 36637)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Baffle Creek Sugar Mill". Local Heritage Register. Gladstone Regional Council. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- "Wartburg State School". Wartburg State School. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "Baffle Creek" (PDF). Gladstone Regional Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
- "St Paul's Lutheran Church". Local Heritage Register. Gladstone Regional Council.
- Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Deepwater (SSC)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 3 July 2014.
- Williams, Patrick (26 November 2018). "Queensland bushfire sparks warning for people in Deepwater and Baffle Creek to 'evacuate immediately'". ABC News. Retrieved 26 November 2018.
- "2013 School Annual Reporr" (PDF). Wartburg State School. Wartburg State School. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 4 July 2014.
Further reading
- Wartburg State School (1963), Jubilee of the Wartburg State School : an historical account of the pioneers and of the Baffle Creek district of Queensland, Bundaberg and District Historical Museum Society
- O'Neill, B. W. (Brian W. ); Mulholland, L. M. (Lynne M. ) (1988), Education on the Baffle : Wartburg State School 75th anniversary 1913-1988, Wartburg State School 75th Anniversary Committee
- Graham, Diane; Jodvalkis, Christeen; Cunningham, Amy; Lemire, Carolyn; Todd, Gloria (1996), Parish of Baffle : Gosen : 'the promised land' : Parish of Baffle and Surrounds, The Congregation of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, ISBN 978-0-646-28419-4