Dalbeg, Queensland
| Dalbeg Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Dalbeg | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 20°16′12″S 147°17′45″E / 20.2701°S 147.2958°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 76 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 1.895/km2 (4.91/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4807 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 40.1 km2 (15.5 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Burdekin | ||||||||||||||
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Dalbeg is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Burdekin, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Dalbeg had a population of 76 people.[1]
Geography
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.
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.
History
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]
Dalbeg Post Office opened on 1 December 1956 and closed in 1971.[4]
Dalbeg State School opened on 4 July 1955; it closed on 1999.[5][6] It was at 45-63 Delpratt Street (20°16′15″S 147°17′43″E / 20.2708°S 147.2952°E).[7][8]
Dalbeg was once home to the North Queensland Soaring Centre (then the Burdekin Soaring Club).[citation needed]
Education
There are no schools in Dalbeg. The nearest government primary school is Millaroo State School in neighbouring Millaroo to the north.[8]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Dalbeg (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Dalbeg – town in Shire of Burdekin (entry 9210)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ "Dalbeg – locality in Shire of Burdekin (entry 42973)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 November 2019.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF). Queensland Government. 20 August 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022.
- ^ 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, retrieved 28 April 2022
- ^ a b "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 28 April 2022.
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