Amiens, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Amiens is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] Following World War I, Amiens was one of the Pikedale soldier settlements established in the Granite Belt area of the Darling Downs.

[3] The name Amiens refers to the World War I battlefield in northern France, of special importance to the Australian Imperial Force in March–April 1918.

[4][5] Edward, Prince of Wales travelled the length of the Amiens branch in a royal train to officially open the line on 26 July 1920.

[6] On Saturday 15 October 1921, a Methodist church was officially opened in Amiens by Reverend Edwin George Walker, of Stanthorpe.

[12][13] On Sunday 1 July 1923, St Denys' Anglican Church was officially opened by Canon David Garland.

[10] On Saturday 26 June 1926, the Amiens Memorial School of Arts and Hall was officially opened by Major Edward Costello, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Carnarvon.

It was located in Memorial Lane, but was relocated in the 1980s to Storm King Dam to be used as a recreation centre in the youth camp.

Amiens settlement, 1920
Methodist Church in Amiens, circa 1920
Amiens State School, 1922
Apple trees under netting to protect them from hail, Amiens, 2015
Amiens State School, 2023
St Denys Anglican Church, Amiens, 2015