Lowood

History

Lowood railway station () was established as the first terminus of the Brisbane Valley branch railway in 1884 and the town grew from the subdivision around the new railway station. Cairnhill Provisional School opened on 29 June 1881. On 1 April 1889 it become Lowood State School. On 29 January 1963 a secondary department was opened, which closed in 1983 when Lowood State High School opened. In 1919, 27 building sites in Morningside Estate were advertised for auction by Kavanagh & Smith Auctioneers. The auction was for resubs 1 to 27 of sub 5 of resub 1 of subs 1A & 3 of resub 2 of sub A of portion 319 (Tarampa). A map produced to advertise the auction shows Morningside Estate is on Peace Street and is close to Lowood Railway Station, the hospital and the state school. The airfield no longer exists, but a small memorial marks its previous location. Lowood State High School opened on 24 January 1983 replacing the secondary department attached to Lowood State School in 1963.

Geography

The town is on the Brisbane River, west of the state capital, Brisbane, and north of Ipswich. Due to its proximity to Brisbane and Ipswich, Lowood is becoming an area for hobby farmers and residential commuters.

Most-observed species

• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  4,992
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  4,568
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,361
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  4,315
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  4,185
• Eastern Whipbird

  Psophodes olivaceus (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,056
• Eastern Yellow Robin

  Eopsaltria australis (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  3,964
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  3,405