Somerset Dam, Queensland
Somerset Dam is a town and a locality in the Somerset Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
| Somerset Dam Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Somerset Dam | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27.1172°S 152.5513°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4312 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 24.6 km2 (9.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Somerset Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Blair | ||||||||||||||
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History
The town is named after the dam, which was named after local pastoralist Henry Plantagenet Somerset, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Stanley from 1904 to 1920.[1] St Mark's Anglican Church was dedicated on 30 August 1936 by Archbishop William Wand.[3] It was closed c. 1995.[4] On the same day and at the same time in 1936, St Joseph's Catholic Church was blessed and dedicated by Archbishop James Duhig.[3]
References
- "Somerset Dam - town in Somerset Region (entry 31389)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "Somerset Dam - locality in Somerset Region (entry 44917)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- "CHURCHES DEDICATED". Queensland Times. LXXVII (15, 536). Queensland, Australia. 31 August 1936. p. 8 (DAILY.). Retrieved 31 May 2019 – via National Library of Australia.
- "Closed Churches". Anglican Records and Archives Centre Anglican Church Southern Queensland. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
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