About Rochedale (From archive)

(source: Local studies information series, Logan City Council Libraries)

''The area currently known as Rochedale and the suburb Rochedale South was, in the mid-1800s, part of the Eight Mile Plains district. The area's name was derived from the Roche family, who selected land there in the 1860s.

William and Kate (Catherine) Roche applied to lease a block of land in 1868. In order to qualify to purchase the land, the family had to make certain changes. The land was cleared, the boundaries of the block were fenced, and a house built. The family purchased the block outright in 1875 adding other blocks to the holding, so that the total property comprised approximately 500 acres.

The house, which was built on the property, was named ''Rochedale'', and is believed to have been built by a Mr Lorisch, who built most of the original homes throughout the area. The property itself was referred to as ''Rochedale'' and the name was later used to identify the district and the road, which ran through it...''

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