Dalveen, Queensland

Dalveen
Queensland

Mob of black sheep, Braeside Homestead, 1894
Dalveen
Coordinates 28°29′9.6″S 151°58′15.6″E / 28.486000°S 151.971000°E / -28.486000; 151.971000Coordinates: 28°29′9.6″S 151°58′15.6″E / 28.486000°S 151.971000°E / -28.486000; 151.971000
Population 346 (2011 census)[1]
 • Density 0.7502/km2 (1.9431/sq mi)
Postcode(s) 4374
Area 461.2 km2 (178.1 sq mi)[2]
Time zone AEST (UTC+10)
Location
LGA(s) Southern Downs Region
Federal Division(s) Maranoa[3]
Localities around Dalveen:
Palgrave The Glen Silverwood
Palgrave Dalveen Cherry Gully
Passchendaele
Pozieres
Fleurbaix
Cottonvale
New South Wales

Dalveen is a small rural town in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[4] At the 2011 census the town recorded a population of 346.[1]

History

Saint Barnabas Anglican Church, 2015

The name Dalveen derives from locality name given by settler John Flint, who named it after a pass in Lanark, Scotland.[4]

Stanthorpe Road Provisional School opened on 12 August 1878. In 1879 it was renamed North Maryland Provisional School. In 1892 it was renamed Dalveen State School on 18 January 1892.[5][6]

Cherry Gully Post Office opened on 1 January 1880 and was replaced by Dalveen Post Office in 1881.[7]

St Barnabas Anglican Church was built in 1903.[8]

Heritage listings

Dalveen has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Facilities

Dalveen Public Hall, 2015
Dalveen State School, 2015

St Barnabas Anglican Church holds a service on the 4th Sunday of each month.[8]

The Dalveen public hall and Dalveen State School are both in Pine Crescent.[11]

Transport

Railway bridge on the Southern line over Old Stanthorpe Road at Cherry Gully, 2015

The New England Highway passes north-south through Dalveen.[11]

The Southern railway line passes through Dalveen; the hilly terrain necessitated two tunnels known as the Dalveen Tunnel and the Cherry Gully Tunnel and a rail bridge over Old Stanthorpe Road.[11] The line is no longer in active service.

Notable residents

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dalveen (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "2011 Community Profiles: Dalveen (State Suburb)". 2011 Census of Population and Housing. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. "Maranoa". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 "Dalveen (entry 9256)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  5. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  6. "Agency ID5156, Dalveen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  7. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  8. 1 2 Spence, Kay. "Dalveen 4374". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  9. "Braeside Homestead (entry 602351)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  10. "Dalveen Tunnel (entry 601519)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  11. 1 2 3 "Dalveen, Queensland". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2015.

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