Caveside

History

Henry Reed became a significant figure in the early history of Caveside, after he took up a large land allotment in 1835. Reed conducted some early Wesleyan services in his home on the property known as Wesley Dale. He donated the land for the Wesleyan church with the intention that, when it was built, it was to initially be used as a school. In 1903 the church became the Caveside Methodist church. that is no longer open or used for church services.There is no church noted as operating in Caveside as of 2015, except for the Church of Christ.

Caveside had a post office from 1887 operating from a private home. It opened on 1 November and finally closed in 1980. A private school opened, in the Wesleyan church, in Caveside on 4 June 1877 with 27 students. A single-room school building, and associated teacher's residence, was constructed over 1892–93. The school remained in this building until 1937 when the school was closed. The school building was moved to Mole Creek in 1938 and used for 'domestic arts' at the Mole Creek district area school.

Additional buildings were constructed on the Methodist church's land. These buildings included a cottage and two buildings used as a shop and a post office. A public swimming pool, built with local volunteer labour, opened in 1957. It was extended in 1980 with the addition of a tennis court and in 2001 when gas barbeques were added.Opening and expansion dates for the Caveside Swimming Pool are recorded on a commemorative sign erected in 2007 by the Caveside Recreation Committee The pool is a 16 m outdoor pool and is managed by the Caveside Recreation Committee. The shop has long closed but the Caveside memorial hall remains open and is operated by the Meander Valley Council. The Church of Christ formed an organisation in the area in 1909. Prior to this services had been held in Caveside. They built a hand-split timber church building and opened it in 1911. The original building was moved in 1956 and a replacement built.

Caveside was gazetted as a locality in 1965.

Geography

Lobster Rivulet, a tributary of the Mersey River, flows through the locality from south to north.

Road infrastructure

The C169 route (Caveside Road) enters from the north-west and runs through to the north, where it exits. Route C168 (Western Creek Road) starts at an intersection with C169 and runs south-east until it exits.

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3. Reunion Committee, p.15
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6. It was replaced with a brick church in 1978,Reunion committee, pp.50-51
7. Reunion Committee, p.57
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