Christmas Creek

History

Like many places in South East Queensland the first industry to developed was timber-getting. Between 1872 and 1877 land was resumed from the Telemon pastoral run. Some of this land makes up what is now Christmas Creek. Agriculture soon became the area's main industry. In 1877 the name of the post office changed from Telemon to Christmas Creek. Christmas Creek Provisional School opened on 23 September 1878 but closed on 8 July 1881. Christmas Creek Provisional opened on 5 July 1887 (higher up the creek than the previous school). In 1901 it became Christmas Creek State School. In 1914, the school was renamed Hillview State School. It was on Strong Road (approx ) and there is monument at the site. The Beaudesert Shire Tramway had a station at Christmas Creek. The station was once known as Lillybank and for several years was the line's terminus.

Geography

The eastern border of the locality is marked by the high point of the Jinbroken Range while the west is similar defined by another ridgeline. Christmas Creek, a tributary of the Logan River flows in north–south direction roughly parallel to the only main road in the area called Christmas Creek Road.

Most-observed species

• Eastern Whipbird

  Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  6,346
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  6,249
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  6,056
• Eastern Yellow Robin

  Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  5,698
• Australian King-Parrot

  Alisterus scapularis (Lichtenstein, 1816) · Aves
  5,373
• White-browed Scrubwren

  Sericornis frontalis (Vigors & Horsfield, 1827) · Aves
  5,107
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  4,915
• Satin Bowerbird

  Ptilonorhynchus violaceus (Vieillot, 1816) · Aves
  4,873