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'''Dalbeg''' is a tiny farming community located inland from the townships of [[Ayr]] and [[Home Hill]]. Situated on the banks of the [[Burdekin River]], it is a fertile area famous for growing [[sugar cane]] and [[vegetables]].
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'''Dalbeg''' is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Shire of Burdekin]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|9210|Dalbeg|town in Shire of Burdekin|accessdate=4 November 2019}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|42973|Dalbeg|locality in Shire of Burdekin|accessdate=4 November 2019}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Dalbeg had a population of 32 people.<ref name=Census2021/>


== Geography ==
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On many maps there appears to be a road crossing the [[Burdekin River]] at Dalbeg. In fact this was once a fording point. The earliest explorers coming from the Gulf region ([[The Plains of Promise]]) used [[Expedition Pass]] through the mountains to arrive at the banks of the Burdekin River at this fording point where they then crossed into [[Strathalbyn Station]]. The river can no longer be forded at this point.
[[File:Colourful Cane, Dalbeg, 2010.jpg|left|thumb|Sugarcane growing in Dalbeg, 2010]]
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Dalbeg farming community located inland from the townships of [[Ayr]] and [[Home Hill]]. Situated on the banks of the [[Burdekin River]], it is a fertile area famous for growing [[sugar cane]] and [[vegetable]]s.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}


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On many maps there appears to be a road crossing the [[Burdekin River]] at Dalbeg. In fact this was once a fording point. The earliest explorers coming from the Gulf region ([[The Plains of Promise]]) used [[Expedition Pass]] through the mountains to arrive at the banks of the Burdekin River at this fording point where they then crossed into [[Strathalbyn Station]]. The river can no longer be forded at this point.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
==History==
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Dalbeg Post Office opened on 1 December 1956 and closed in 1971.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014}}</ref>


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Dalbeg was once home to the [[North Queensland Soaring Centre]] (then the Burdekin Soaring Club).


==References==
== History ==
[[File:Dalbeg's Irrigation Canal System, 2010.jpg|left|thumb|Irrigation canals, Dalbeg, 2010]]
The area was originally known as ''Akala'' until the [[Queensland Surveyor General]] changed the name to ''Dalbeg'', the name of a pastoral run taken up by pastoralist James Hall Scott on 28 May 1863.<ref name=qpnt/>

In the early 1950s, an irrigation scheme was established in Dalbeg, [[Millaroo, Queensland|Millaroo]] and [[Clare, Queensland|Clare]] to provide irrigated blocks for [[soldier settler]]s. Although the original intention was that the crops would be tobacco and rice, the settlers preferred to grow other crops, such as sugarcane, which are more water-intensive.<ref>{{Citation |author1=Dann |first=Jeffrey Michael |title=Modernisation of an existing irrigation area |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37724327 |pages=2, 9 |publication-date=2010 |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429023417/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/37724327 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=2 July 1954 |title=Dalbeg Proclaimed Irrigation Area |volume=LXXIV |page=2 |newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65196394 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429023502/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65196394 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=3 July 1954 |title=The Townsville Daily Bulletin SATURDAY. JULY 3, 1954 |volume=LXXIV |page=2 |newspaper=[[Townsville Daily Bulletin]] |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article65198506 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429023423/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/65198506 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 February 1955 |title=STEEL HUTS FOR IRRIGATION AREAS |volume=22 |page=31 |newspaper=[[The Central Queensland Herald]] |issue=1305 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75435206 |via=National Library of Australia |accessdate=28 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429023426/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75435206 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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Dalbeg Post Office opened on 1 December 1956 and closed in 1971.<ref name = "Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 10 May 2014 | archive-date = 15 May 2014 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20140515223132/http://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | url-status = live }}</ref>

Dalbeg State School opened on 4 July 1955; it closed on 1999.<ref name="qfhs">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref><ref name="schoolclosures">{{Cite web |date=20 August 2013 |title=Queensland state school – centre closures |url=https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220320144902/https://documents.parliament.qld.gov.au/tp/2013/5413T3241.pdf |archive-date=20 March 2022 |access-date=7 April 2022 |website=[[Queensland Government]]}}</ref> It was at 45-63 Delpratt Street ({{Coord|-20.2708|147.2952|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Dalbeg State School (former)}}).<ref>{{Citation |author1=Queensland. Department of Mapping and Surveying |title=Queensland 1:25 000 series cadastral map. 8357 II NW, Dalbeg |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33323664 |publication-date=1976 |edition=Standard |publisher=Dept. of Mapping and Surveying |access-date=28 April 2022 |archive-date=29 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220429023421/https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/33323664 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=28 April 2022}}</ref>

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Dalbeg was once home to the [[North Queensland Soaring Centre]] (then the Burdekin Soaring Club).{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}

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== Demographics ==
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Dalbeg had a population of 76 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30797|name=Dalbeg (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Dalbeg had a population of 32 people.<ref name=Census2021>{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30791|name=Dalbeg (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}</ref>

== Education ==
There are no schools in Dalbeg. The nearest government primary school is Millaroo State School in neighbouring [[Millaroo, Queensland|Millaroo]] to the north. There are no government secondary schools nearby; the options are [[Distance education in Queensland|distance education]] or boarding school.<ref name="globe" />

== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
{{commons category|Dalbeg, Queensland}}
*[http://www.burdekinonline.com.au/ Burdekin OnLine Web Site]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080304002922/http://www.burdekinonline.com.au/ Burdekin OnLine Web Site]


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Dalbeg
Queensland
Road signs to Dalberg, 2010
Dalbeg is located in Queensland
Dalbeg
Dalbeg
Coordinates20°16′12″S 147°17′45″E / 20.2701°S 147.2958°E / -20.2701; 147.2958
Population32 (2021 census)[1]
 • Density0.798/km2 (2.07/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4807
Area40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Burdekin
State electorate(s)Burdekin
Federal division(s)
Localities around Dalbeg:
Swans Lagoon Millaroo Bogie
Eight Mile Creek Dalbeg Bogie
Eight Mile Creek Bogie Bogie

Dalbeg is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2021 census, the locality of Dalbeg had a population of 32 people.[1]

Geography

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Sugarcane growing in Dalbeg, 2010

Dalbeg farming community located inland from the townships of Ayr and Home Hill. Situated on the banks of the Burdekin River, it is a fertile area famous for growing sugar cane and vegetables.[citation needed]

On many maps there appears to be a road crossing the Burdekin River at Dalbeg. In fact this was once a fording point. The earliest explorers coming from the Gulf region (The Plains of Promise) used Expedition Pass through the mountains to arrive at the banks of the Burdekin River at this fording point where they then crossed into Strathalbyn Station. The river can no longer be forded at this point.[citation needed]

History

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Irrigation canals, Dalbeg, 2010

The area was originally known as Akala until the Queensland Surveyor General changed the name to Dalbeg, the name of a pastoral run taken up by pastoralist James Hall Scott on 28 May 1863.[2]

In the early 1950s, an irrigation scheme was established in Dalbeg, Millaroo and Clare to provide irrigated blocks for soldier settlers. Although the original intention was that the crops would be tobacco and rice, the settlers preferred to grow other crops, such as sugarcane, which are more water-intensive.[4][5][6][7]

Dalbeg Post Office opened on 1 December 1956 and closed in 1971.[8]

Dalbeg State School opened on 4 July 1955; it closed on 1999.[9][10] It was at 45-63 Delpratt Street (20°16′15″S 147°17′43″E / 20.2708°S 147.2952°E / -20.2708; 147.2952 (Dalbeg State School (former))).[11][12]

Dalbeg was once home to the North Queensland Soaring Centre (then the Burdekin Soaring Club).[citation needed]

Demographics

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In the 2016 census, the locality of Dalbeg had a population of 76 people.[13]

In the 2021 census, the locality of Dalbeg had a population of 32 people.[1]

Education

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There are no schools in Dalbeg. The nearest government primary school is Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the north. There are no government secondary schools nearby; the options are distance education or boarding school.[12]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Dalbeg (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Dalbeg – town in Shire of Burdekin (entry 9210)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Dalbeg – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42973)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
  4. ^ Dann, Jeffrey Michael (2010), Modernisation of an existing irrigation area, pp. 2, 9, archived from the original on 29 April 2022, retrieved 28 April 2022
  5. ^ "Dalbeg Proclaimed Irrigation Area". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LXXIV. Queensland, Australia. 2 July 1954. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "The Townsville Daily Bulletin SATURDAY. JULY 3, 1954". Townsville Daily Bulletin. Vol. LXXIV. Queensland, Australia. 3 July 1954. p. 2. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "STEEL HUTS FOR IRRIGATION AREAS". The Central Queensland Herald. Vol. 22, no. 1305. Queensland, Australia. 10 February 1955. p. 31. Archived from the original on 29 April 2022. Retrieved 28 April 2022 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  9. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  10. ^ "Queensland state school – centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
  11. ^ Queensland. Department of Mapping and Surveying (1976), Queensland 1:25 000 series cadastral map. 8357 II NW, Dalbeg (Standard ed.), Dept. of Mapping and Surveying, archived from the original on 29 April 2022, retrieved 28 April 2022
  12. ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
  13. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalbeg (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
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