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St Barnabas' Anglican Church was built in 1903.<ref name=ks/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 2017|title=Places of Interest in Dalveen, Qld|url=https://dalveenss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/dalveen-history-brochure.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315115554/https://dalveenss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/dalveen-history-brochure.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2020|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Dalveen State School}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 1903|title=DIOCESE OF BRISBANE.|volume=LIX,|page=9|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|issue=14,102|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19214004|accessdate=13 September 2020|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
St Barnabas' Anglican Church was built in 1903.<ref name=ks/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=August 2017|title=Places of Interest in Dalveen, Qld|url=https://dalveenss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/dalveen-history-brochure.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200315115554/https://dalveenss.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Documents/dalveen-history-brochure.pdf|archive-date=15 March 2020|access-date=13 September 2020|website=Dalveen State School}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=25 March 1903|title=DIOCESE OF BRISBANE.|volume=LIX,|page=9|newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]]|issue=14,102|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19214004|accessdate=13 September 2020|via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>

The Dalveen Presbyterian Church was built in 1956 by volunteers using locally-milled timber.<ref name=":0" /> Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the [[Uniting Church in Australia]] in the 1970s, it became Dalveen Uniting Church. It closed on 23 June 2102 and was sold for use as a private residence.<ref name=":0" />


At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]] the town recorded a population of 346.<ref name=abs2011pop>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30472 |name=Dalveen (State Suburb)|accessdate=6 July 2017|quick=on}}</ref>
At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 census]] the town recorded a population of 346.<ref name=abs2011pop>{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC30472 |name=Dalveen (State Suburb)|accessdate=6 July 2017|quick=on}}</ref>

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Dalveen
Queensland
Mob of black sheep, Braeside Homestead, 1894
Dalveen is located in Queensland
Dalveen
Dalveen
Coordinates28°29′22″S 151°58′15″E / 28.4894°S 151.9708°E / -28.4894; 151.9708 (Dalveen (town centre))
Population335 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.2312/km2 (3.189/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4374
Area272.1 km2 (105.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa[2]
Localities around Dalveen:
Palgrave The Glen Silverwood
Palgrave Dalveen Cherry Gully
Elbow Valley
Passchendaele
Pozieres		 Fleurbaix
Cottonvale		 Maryland (NSW)
Cottonvale (NSW)

Dalveen is a town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[4][5] It borders New South Wales.[6] In the 2016 census, Dalveen had a population of 335 people.[1]

Geography

The town is located in the south of the locality.[6]

The New England Highway enters the locality from the north (The Glen) and exits to the south (Cottonvale); it bypasses the town just to the west.[6]

The Southern railway line enters the locality from the north-east (Silverwood) and passes through the town (being served by the Dalveen railway station 28°29′18″S 151°58′18″E / 28.4882°S 151.9718°E / -28.4882; 151.9718 (Dalveen railway station)) and then exits to the south (Cottonvale).[6][7]

History

Saint Barnabas Anglican Church, 2015

The name Dalveen derives from locality name given by settler John Flint, who named it after Dalveen 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.[8][9]

Cherry Gully Post Office opened on 1 January 1880 and was replaced by Dalveen Post Office in 1881.[10]

The section of the Southern railway line from Cherry Gully via Dalveen to Stanthorpe opened on 3 May 1881.[11][7]

St Barnabas' Anglican Church was built in 1903.[12][13][14]

The Dalveen Presbyterian Church was built in 1956 by volunteers using locally-milled timber.[13] Following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia in the 1970s, it became Dalveen Uniting Church. It closed on 23 June 2102 and was sold for use as a private residence.[13]

At the 2011 census the town recorded a population of 346.[15]

Heritage listings

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

Facilities

Dalveen Hall, 2015
Dalveen State School, 2015

St Barnabas' Anglican Church holds a service on the 4th Sunday of each month at 3502 Old Stanthorpe Road.[12][13]

The Dalveen Hall (28°29′25″S 151°58′24″E / 28.4904°S 151.9734°E / -28.4904; 151.9734 (Dalveen Hall)) and Dalveen State School are both in Pine Crescent.[19]

The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Dalveen State School in Pine Crescent.[20]

The Dalveen branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at Cameron's Corner on the Old Stanthorpe Road.[21]

Transport

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

The New England Highway passes north-south through Dalveen.[19]

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.[19] The line is no longer in active service.

Notable residents

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalveen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Maranoa". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. ^ a b c Bureau of Meteorology max
  4. ^ a b "Dalveen – town in Southern Downs Region (entry 9256)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Dalveen – locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45919)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Town of Dalveen" (Map). Queensland Government. 1972. Retrieved 13 September 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  8. ^ "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  9. ^ "Agency ID 5156, Dalveen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  11. ^ Kerr, John (1990). Triumph of narrow gauge : a history of Queensland Railways. Boolarong Publications. p. 224. ISBN 978-0-86439-102-5.
  12. ^ a b Spence, Kay. "Dalveen 4374". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  13. ^ a b c d "Places of Interest in Dalveen, Qld" (PDF). Dalveen State School. August 2017. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 March 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  14. ^ "DIOCESE OF BRISBANE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIX, , no. 14, 102. Queensland, Australia. 25 March 1903. p. 9. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  15. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dalveen (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  16. ^ "Braeside Homestead (entry 602351)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  17. ^ a b c d "Local Heritage Register". Southern Downs Regional Council. p. 8. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020.
  18. ^ "Dalveen Tunnel (entry 601519)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  19. ^ a b c "Dalveen, Queensland". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  20. ^ "Library Details". Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  21. ^ "Branch locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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