Dalveen, Queensland

Dalveen is a town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[3][4] It borders New South Wales.[5] In the 2016 census, Dalveen had a population of 335 people.[1]

Dalveen
Queensland
Mob of black sheep, Braeside Homestead, 1894
Dalveen
Coordinates28.4894°S 151.9708°E / -28.4894; 151.9708
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)

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.[3]

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.[6][7]

Cherry Gully Post Office opened on 1 January 1880 and was replaced by Dalveen Post Office in 1881.[8]

St Barnabas Anglican Church was built in 1903.[9]

At the 2011 census the town recorded a population of 346.[10]

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.[9]

The Dalveen public hall and Dalveen State School are both in Pine Crescent.[13]

The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Dalveen State School in Pine Crescent.[14]

The Dalveen branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at Cameron's Corner on the Old Stanthorpe Road.[15]

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

The New England Highway passes north-south through Dalveen.[13]

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

Notable residents

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalveen (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Maranoa". Australian Electoral Commission. 11 December 2013. Archived from the original on 14 December 2013. Retrieved 11 December 2013.
  3. "Dalveen - town in Southern Downs Region (entry 9256)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  4. "Dalveen - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45919)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  5. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
  6. "Opening and closing dates of Queensland Schools". Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2015.
  7. "Agency ID5156, Dalveen State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  8. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. Spence, Kay. "Dalveen 4374". Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  10. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Dalveen (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 6 July 2017.
  11. "Braeside Homestead (entry 602351)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  12. "Dalveen Tunnel (entry 601519)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  13. "Dalveen, Queensland". Google Maps. Retrieved 5 June 2015.
  14. "Library Details". Southern Downs Regional Council. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  15. "Branch locations". Queensland Country Women's Association. Archived from the original on 26 December 2018. Retrieved 26 December 2018.

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