Tannymorel

History

The name Tannymorel comes from a village in Ireland and means a bend in the creek. It was named by Patrick Leslie and Ernest Dalrymple, both of whom were from Scotland. Farm Creek Provisional School opened in May 1877 with teacher Mrs Fanny Spencely. On 18 January 1892, it became Farm Creek State School. In 1910, it was renamed Tannymorel State School. In 1914-1915, a new school building was erected with the old building being relocated to Mount Colliery to establish Mount Colliery State School. The school was at 2 Oak Street (). The school's website was archived. The Killarney railway line from Warwick to Killarney reached Tannymorel on 24 August 1885 with town being served by the Tannymorel railway station (). Grayson railway station was to the south-east of the town on Grayson Siding Road (). The Mount Colliery Tramway, a private -long horse tramway, opened in 1908. The tramway joined the line at Tannymorel to transport coal from a nearby mine to the railway. The Killarney line, together with the colliery tramway, closed on 1 May 1964. In 1919 the church building was relocated to Amiens. A Presbyterian church was officially opened on Wednesday 22 June 1904 by the Reverend R.J. Sinclair. A Church of Christ church was erected circa July 1910. Due to declining congregation numbers, the church closed and was relocated in 1950 to Myall Street in Dalby to establish a new church there. St Aidan's Anglican Church was dedicated on Sunday 28 February 1915 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson. The last normal service held in the church was at Christmas 2010. Its closure in 2012 was approved by Archbishop Phillip Aspinall and Bishop Rob Nolan conducted the deconsecration service on 26 May 2012. The church building at 11 Oak Street () was sold into private ownership in June…

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  599
• Torresian Crow

  Corvus orru Bonaparte, 1850 · Aves
  576
• Noisy Miner

  Manorina melanocephala (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  535
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  472
• Lewin's Honeyeater

  Meliphaga lewinii (Swainson, 1837) · Aves
  370
• Sulphur-crested Cockatoo

  Cacatua galerita (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  346
• Rainbow Lorikeet

  Trichoglossus haematodus (Linnaeus, 1771) · Aves
  340
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  337