Pikedale soldier settlements
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Pikedale Queensland |
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 Pikedale
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| Coordinates | 28°38′20″S 151°39′01″E / 28.6388°S 151.6502°ECoordinates: 28°38′20″S 151°39′01″E / 28.6388°S 151.6502°E | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 342.6 km2 (132.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Pikedale is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It is one of the areas used for soldier settlements following service in World War I.
The Texas Road passes through the locality from the east to the south-west. It has a junction with the Stanthorpe Inglewood Road which exits the locality to the north west.
Pike Creek flows from the north-west to the south-west of the locality, becoming a tributary of the Dumaresq River.
The locality takes its name from a pastoral station named by John Pike in 1845.
The Pikedale station was established by John in 1843 as a sheep station. In 1859 it was sold to W.B. Tooth and Cran who used it as a cattle station, selling it to Massie and Walker. In 1874 Donald Gunn purchased the property and established a sheep stub, which became famous for its wool quality, leading to the export of rams to the United States. Fred White and his son Charlie White operated the station until they sold it to James A. Rogerson in 1919. The Rogerson family owned the property until 1957. H. Vahl Rubin purchased the property in 1957. The homestead (then a 53 room mansion) burned down on Sunday 3 August 1963.
In March 1942 during World War II fearing a Japanese invasion, St Hilda's School evacuated 90 boarders from Southport to the Pikedale homestead. The school returned to Southport in December 1942.
Under the Discharged soldiers’ settlement Act, 1917 and associated legislation and regulations, every discharged member of the armed forces was entitled to apply for land and financial assistance. The important goals within this initiative were to open up new land for settlement as well as place willing and suitable settlers on this land. At the same time, it aimed to provide employment as well as the necessary support for the many discharged servicemen who had served their country.
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