Dulacca, Queensland Explained

Type:town
Dulacca
State:qld
Coordinates:-26.6419°N 149.7613°W
Pop:131
Postcode:4425
Area:438.6
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:380
Dir1:NW
Location1:Brisbane
Dist2:253
Dir2:NW
Location2:Toowoomba
Dist3:98
Dir3:E
Location3:Roma
Dist4:43
Dir4:W
Location4:Miles
Lga:Western Downs Region
Stategov:Warrego
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Bogandilla
Near-Ne:Drillham
Near-E:Drillham
Near-Se:Drillham South
Near-S:Moraby
Near-Sw:Moraby
Near-W:Jackson South
Near-Nw:Jackson

Dulacca is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] [2] In the, the locality of Dulacca had a population of 131 people.

Geography

Dulacca is on the Darling Downs, 380km (240miles) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. The Warrego Highway traverses from east to west through the locality, passing through the town. The Western railway line also traverses from east to west immediately south and parallel to the highway with the town being served by Dulacca railway station.[3]

Dulacca Creek flows through the locality from the town to the south, eventually being a tributary to the Balonne River.

History

The name Dulacca is believed to be derived from the Aboriginal word doolucah meaning emu nest.

Dulacca Post Office opened on 3 March 1879.[4]

Dulacca State School opened on 1 March 1909.

The Dulacca Presbyterian Church opened in 1910, constructed from local cypress pine. After its closure the property passed into private hands. In 1977 the church building was donated and relocated to the Miles Historical Village on the condition it was not used for church services.[5] [6]

North Dulacca Hall was officially opened on Friday 23 May 1913 by Godfrey Morgan, the Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Murilla.[7] The hall has closed but the building is still extant (as at 2023). It was on North Dulacca Hall Road, now within neighbouring Bogandilla to the north.[8]

Rainville State School opened on 29 April 1912 but closed in 1917 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1918 but closed again on 25 February 1921. On 6 April 1925, it reopened as Dulucca South State School, but closed in 1930 before reopening again in 1933. It closed permanently on 30 December 1946. It was on the north-eastern corner of Dulacca South Road and Butlers Extension Road .[9] [10]

Dulacca North State School opened on 28 January 1919, closing in 1936 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1941 and closed permanently in 1953. It was on the south-west corner of Dulacca North Road (previously North Dulacca School Road) and Frizzells Road, now within the neighbouring locality of Bogandilla to the north.[11]

The Dulacca War Memorial was dedicated on 3 December 1921.[12] On 11 November 1951 the Roman Catholic Bishop of Toowoomba Joseph Basil Roper blessed and opened the Church of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary.[13]

St James The Less Anglican church was dedicated on 24 May 1958 by the Right Revd. David Hand, Assistant Bishop of the Diocese of New Guinea. It was at 5 Temple Street . Its closure on 29 August 2015 was approved by Bishop Cameron Venables. It was sold into private ownership for $27,500 in April 2018.[14] [15] [16]

Demographics

In the, the locality of Dulacca had a population of 249 people.

In the, the locality of Dulacca had a population of 191 people.

In the, the locality of Dulacca had a population of 131 people.

Education

Dulacca State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls on the north-east corner of North Road and Glynn Avenue (-26.6423°N 149.7569°W).[17] [18] In 2016, the school had an enrolment of 24 students with 3 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 23 students with 4 teachers (2 full-time equivalent) and 4 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[20]

There is no secondary school in Dulacca. The nearest secondary school is Miles State High School in Miles to the east.

Facilities

Dulacca Police Station is at 15 Glynn Avenue at the corner with Killarney Street (-26.6436°N 149.7584°W).[21]

Dulacca Fire Station is at 28 Glynn Avenue (-26.6439°N 149.7602°W) immediately adjacent to the Dulacca SES Facility (-26.6439°N 149.7605°W).[22]

Amenities

Dulacca Country Golf Club is a 9-hole golf course at 89 Dulacca Golf Club Road (-26.6474°N 149.7699°W).[23] [24]

Dulacca Pioneers Memorial Hall is at 36 Glynn Avenue . It is operated by the Dulacca Pioneers Memorial Hall And Progress Association.[25] The Dulacca Post Office operates within the hall.[26] The Dulacca War Memorial (a digger statue) is in its grounds .[27]

The Catholic Church of the Assumption is at 39 Bell Street (on the north-west corner with Jubilee Avenue,).[28]

The Dulacca Presbyterian Church is at 4 Temple Street .[29] [30]

External links

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. 29 December 2020.
  3. 16 September 2017.
  4. Web site: Premier Postal History . Post Office List . Premier Postal Auctions . 10 May 2014 . 15 May 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= . live .
  5. Web site: Dulacca Presbyterian Church - Former. 2021-02-06. Churches Australia. en.
  6. Web site: Miles Historical Village and Museum. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20170221064739/http://magsq.com.au/_dbase_upl/MHV%20profile.pdf. 21 February 2017. 6 February 2021. Museum and Gallery Services Queensland.
  7. News: 28 May 1913 . HALL FOR NORTH DULACCA . LV . 4 . . 434 . Queensland, Australia . 28 November 2023 . National Library of Australia.
  8. Web site: 293 North Dulacca Hall Road, Bogandilla, QLD, 4425 . 28 November 2023.
  9. Web site: 1922 . County of Bulwer . 28 November 2023 . . Map.
  10. Web site: 1940 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m82 . 28 November 2023 . . Map.
  11. Web site: 1953 . Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m84 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230826223216/https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m84-admin-bdy-1953/original . 26 August 2023 . 27 August 2023 . . Map.
  12. Web site: Dulacca War Memorial. Monument Australia. 3 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140407110452/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/multiple/display/91317-dulacca-war-memorial. 7 April 2014. live. dmy-all.
  13. Web site: Church of the Assumption, Dulacca. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206012002/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/catholic/directory/3484-church-of-the-assumption,-dulacca. 6 February 2021. 2021-02-06. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  14. Web site: Closed Churches. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/. 3 April 2019. dead. 3 April 2019. dmy-all.
  15. Web site: St James the Less Anglican Church - Former. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210213061134/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/anglican/directory/7198-st-james-the-less-anglican-church-former . 13 February 2021 . 2021-02-06. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  16. Web site: 5 Temple Street, Dulacca, Qld 4425. 6 February 2021. Realestate.com.au.
  17. Web site: 9 July 2018. State and non-state school details. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997. 21 November 2018. 21 November 2018. Queensland Government.
  18. Web site: 2020-01-13. Dulacca State School. 2021-07-07. Dulacca State School. en. 18 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200318103032/https://dulaccass.eq.edu.au/. live.
  19. Web site: Annual Report 2016. Dulacca State School. https://web.archive.org/web/20170916032213/https://dulaccass.eq.edu.au/Supportandresources/Formsanddocuments/Annual%20reports/Annual%20Report%202016.pdf. 16 September 2017. dead. 16 September 2017.
  20. Web site: ACARA School Profile 2018. 28 January 2020. Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. 27 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200827085246/https://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-2018.xlsx. live.
  21. Web site: Dulacca Station. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200402224024/https://www.police.qld.gov.au/station/dulacca-station. 2 April 2020. 2021-02-05. Queensland Police.
  22. Web site: 18 November 2020. Emergency services facilities - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201124224500/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/923a4139-4a79-4744-8955-d73230796bd6. 24 November 2020. 24 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  23. Web site: 17 November 2020. Building points - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201125050838/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/buildings-queensland-series/resource/7f713bcb-e884-4edc-a292-9b6dfa955d71. 25 November 2020. 25 November 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  24. Web site: Dulacca Country Golf Club. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200409050050/https://www.ausgolf.com.au/guide/club/DulaccaCountryGolfClub. 9 April 2020. 2021-02-05. AusGolf. English.
  25. Web site: Dulacca Pioneers Memorial Hall. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206001405/https://www.wdrc.qld.gov.au/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Fact-Sheet-Dulacca-Pioneer-Memorial-Hall.pdf. 6 February 2021. 6 February 2021. Western Downs Regional Council.
  26. Web site: Dulacca CPA. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201128115927/https://auspost.com.au/locate/post-office/qld/smithfield/4878/smithfield-lpo-444699. 28 November 2020. 2021-02-06. Australia Post. en-AU.
  27. Web site: 2014-06-23. Dulacca War Memorial (Digger). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200309084438/https://www.qldwarmemorials.com.au/memorial. 9 March 2020. 2021-02-06. Queensland War Memorials Register. Queensland Government. en-AU.
  28. Web site: 2017-07-26. Church of the Assumption, Dulacca. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200923110258/https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/church/church-of-the-assumption-dulacca/. 23 September 2020. 2021-02-06. Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba.
  29. Web site: Dulacca Presbyterian Church. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20210206012108/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/presbyterian-church-of--australia/directory/7197-dulacca-presbyterian-church. 6 February 2021. 2021-02-06. Churches Australia. en-AU.
  30. Web site: Miles (Dulacca). live. https://web.archive.org/web/20200920010819/https://pcq.org.au/presbyterian-church-directory.php?RID=6&CID=36. 20 September 2020. 6 February 2021. Presbyterian Church of Queensland.

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