John Little's wife, Catherine, suggested the name "Rosedale" for the property and a vertical slab house, stock yards, sheep pens and "other barricades against the blacks" was constructed in 1854.

After a raid by the Native Police, the Murray family adopted an Aboriginal child who was found in a hollow log.

[8] On 29 August 1863 John Little was struck by a falling limb from a burning tree and died the next day.

[9] From the late 19th century, closer settlement of Rosedale began with selectors taking up subdivisions of land.

[11] On Tuesday 13 December 1920 the Rosedale and Tottenham war memorial commemorating the fallen in World War I was unveiled by John Fletcher, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Port Curtis before a crowd of about 300 people.

[16] The schools draws students from Rosedale, Lowmead, Agnes Water, 1770, Winfield and Yandaran.

[24] St John's Community Church is privately owned and located in James Street.