Haden, Queensland

Download coordinates as: Haden is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.

In August 1889 the Queensland Government provided 10 acres (4.0 ha) of land for a cemetery for Goombungee.

[4] However, the soil proved too difficult to dig a grave, so another 6.2-acre (2.5 ha) cemetery reserve was provided on 17 January 1894 (which is now within the boundaries of Haden).

The first burial in the new cemetery was Edith Annie Lloyd, aged 10 months, occurring on 23 July 1894.

[2] On Saturday 16 January 1892, a public meeting was called to plan the establishment of a school in Doctor's Creek.

It became an established place to live, as the surrounding land was ideal for cattle and dairy farming.

Only a handful of farms continue to operate in the area, with the majority of farmers turning to cattle and crop production.

[15] In 1903, St Paul's Lutheran church was established at 273 Haden Peranga Road in Doctor's Creek (south-east corner with Whites Road, but now in Haden, 27°12′31″S 151°51′35″E / 27.2087°S 151.8598°E / -27.2087; 151.8598 (St Paul's Lutheran Church (former))).

The church was dedicated on 29 November 1903 by Reverend George Heuer of Toowoomba, the president of the Queensland synod.

[18][19] St John the Evangelist Anglican Church was dedicated in 1924 by The Venerable Edward Castell Osborn.

[20] On Sunday 19 April 1931, Bishop James Byrne blessed and officially opened St Leo's Catholic Church.

Goombungee Haden Cemetery, 2006