Dalwogon, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Dalwogon
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.5747°N 150.0905°W
Pop:53
Postcode:4415
Area:158.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:13.7
Dir1:NNW
Location1:Miles
Dist2:140
Dir2:NW
Location2:Dalby
Dist3:223
Dir3:NW
Location3:Toowoomba
Dist4:351
Dir4:WNW
Location4:Brisbane
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Callide
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Kowguran
Near-Ne:Kowguran
Near-E:Myall Park
Near-Se:Miles
Near-S:Miles
Near-Sw:Drillham
Near-W:Glenaubyn
Near-Nw:Glenaubyn

Dalwogon (sometimes written as Dalwogan) is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.

Geography

The locality is roughly bounded to the north and east by Nine Mile Creek.

The Leichhardt Highway passes through the locality from south-east (Miles) to the north-east (Kowguran).

The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crops.

History

The name Dalwogon/Dalwogan is an Aboriginal word meaning turtle.[2]

The Dalwogan railway station on the Wandoan railway line was at . The line and the station are now both closed. (The spelling of the names of the locality and the railway station slightly differ.)[3] [4] The railway station building was subsequently relocated to the Miles Historical Museum.[5]

In November 1917, the Queensland Government offered perpetual leases for town allotments in the Town of Dalwogon.[6]

Demographics

In the, Dalwogon had a population of 31 people.

In the, Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.

Education

There are no schools in Dalwogon. The nearest primary schools are Drillham State School in neighbouring Drillham to the south-west and Miles State School in neighbouring Miles to the south-east. The nearest secondary school is Miles State High School in Miles.

Notes and References

  1. 19 September 2020.
  2. News: 28 March 1914 . SKETCHER. . 4 February 2024 . . Queensland, Australia . 8 . National Library of Australia . 2454 . 2 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201202054051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505199 . live .
  3. 26 October 2020.
  4. Web site: 27 August 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  5. Web site: Miles Historical Village Museum Collections . 2024-02-04 . www.mhv.org.au . en . 28 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150228084252/http://mhv.org.au/collections/ . live .
  6. News: 1 November 1917. Advertising. 28. 23. The Worker. 1383. Queensland, Australia. 26 October 2020. National Library of Australia.