Dalrymple Heights Explained
Dalrymple Heights is a rural locality in the Mackay Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dalrymple Heights had a population of 46 people.
Geography
The ridgeline of the Clarke Range forms the eastern boundary of the locality. Immediately west of this is a relatively flat area which is predominantly used for grazing on native vegetation. Most of the locality further west is mountainous and undeveloped and is within the Eungella National Park.
History
The first blocks were offered as dairying selections in 1912.[2]
Dalrymple Heights Provisional School was built by local settlers and opened on 14 June 1937. In 1950 it became Dalrymple Heights State School. It closed on 9 September 1959. Opened as a provisional school in 1937 and was proclaimed a state school in 1950. It closed in 1959.[3] It was at 686 Dalrymple Road .[4]
On 19 and 20 July 1965, snow fell in the locality, marking the only tropical snowfall location on record in Australia.[5] [6] [7]
Demographics
In the Dalrymple Heights had a population of 44 people.
In the, Dalrymple Heights had a population of 46 people.
Economy
Historically, this was a dairying area. However, de-regulation and supermarket purchasing power has increasingly made dairying uneconomic for smaller producers. In the 1980s there were 28 dairy farms in the area, but by 2012 there were only three.[8]
The Dalrymple Heights Australia Post office is the name allocated to the post office in nearby Eungella, and has never been a post office in Dalrymple Heights.[9]
Attractions
Peases Lookout is a tourist attraction on Dalyrmple Road (-21.1146°N 148.5193°W).[10]
Notes and References
- 27 December 2020.
- Web site: Land Ballots, Clearing & Dairying 1930s. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200304225047/http://eungella.com.au/history/Regulla%20Snippets/files/Land%20Ballots%201930s.pdf. 4 March 2020. 29 December 2020.
- News: 5 September 1952. New school. 86. 3. Daily Mercury. 213. Queensland, Australia. 27 November 2020. National Library of Australia. 25 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240525045235/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/169475411. live.
- Web site: 1942. Mirani. 30 December 2020. Queensland Government. Map. 27 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027215851/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/topo_scans/topo-map-1mile-military-line-colour-mirani-emergency-ed-1942.jpg. live.
- News: 20 July 1965 . Tropical north gets snow . 25 May 2024 . . Australian Capital Territory, Australia . 1 . National Library of Australia . 39 . 11,212 . 25 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240525045236/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/105761720 . live .
- News: Saunders . Tom . 25 May 2023 . The suprising [sic] locations in Australia where snow has fallen outside the Alps ]. 26 December 2023 . ABC News . 26 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231226060505/https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-05-25/the-surprising-locations-of-snowfall-outside-australian-alps/102385638 . live .
- News: 26 May 2012 . Valley of snow in 1965 . 25 May 2024 . Mackay Daily Mercury.
- Web site: Geiger. D.. 28 November 2012. End of an era for family dairy farm. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201229204754/https://m.qt.com.au/news/family-farm-era-ends/1638655/. 2020-12-29. 2020-12-29. Queensland Times. en.
- Web site: Australia Post - Dalrymple Heights, Eungella, QLD - Opening Hours & Catalogue . 2023-11-21 . www.openinghoursau.com . 21 November 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231121024801/https://www.openinghoursau.com/australia-post-dalrymple-heights-eungella-qld . live .
- Web site: 18 November 2020. Tourist points - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124222328/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/c0b6c26c-6bde-452c-b60a-d77b969b60d2. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
