39-655: The roads that join the towns of Dalby , Toowoomba and Cooyar form a triangle that encloses some of the most fertile land on the Darling Downs in Queensland , Australia. These roads are the Warrego Highway , New England Highway and Dalby–Cooyar Road . Pechey–Maclagan Road forms a large part of a group of roads that bisect the triangle from east to west, and is also part of one of the groups of roads that bisect from south to north. Pechey–Maclagan Road
78-808: A boarding student. St Mary's College was a Catholic secondary school opened on 21 January 1963 by the Christian Brothers . In 2008, it merged with St Columba's School to create Our Lady of the Southern Cross College. Dalby South State School opened on 29 March 1965. Dalby Christian School was opened on 1 February 1981 by the Dalby Gospel Chapel. The Christian Outreach College opened on 28 January 1984. It closed on 18 September 1991. In 2004, Dalby began treating its water with state-of-the-art reverse osmosis process. The first Reverse Osmosis plant, opened in 2004,
117-750: A document under the Seal of the NSW Government officially proclaiming 'Dalby' a township. Eastaughffe was later appointed Chief Constable and remained in Dalby until his retirement. The name of the town is believed to come from the village of Dalby on the Isle of Man and reflects immigration from the Isle of Man in the mid-19th century. The name was apparently chosen by Captain Samuel Perry when he surveyed
156-533: A non-vested school (the teachers' salaries were paid by the Queensland Government but the government did not operate the school). Circa 1880, the school either closed or continued without government funding. On Sunday 5 August 1866, Bishop James Quinn dedicated St Joseph's Catholic Church. Dalby was linked by the Western railway line to Ipswich on 16 April 1868. On Sunday 20 June 1869,
195-755: Is a continuous 65.3 kilometres (40.6 mi) road route in the Toowoomba region of Queensland. It is a state-controlled district road (number 418), rated as a local road of regional significance (LRRS). The east-west section of this road is part of the shortest route from Crows Nest to Dalby . The Pechey–Maclagan Road commences at an intersection with the New England Highway (A3) in Pechey . It runs north-west and then south-west, leaving Pechey and running through Whichello from east to south. It crosses Groomsville from north-east to north-west, passing
234-489: Is a heliport at Dalby Hospital ( 27°10′02″S 151°16′37″E / 27.1671°S 151.2769°E / -27.1671; 151.2769 ( Dalby Hospital heliport ) ). Baranggum (also known as Barrunggam, Barunggam Parrungoom and Murrumgama) is an Australian Aboriginal language spoken by the Baranggum people . The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of
273-480: Is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people. Kulpi is on the Darling Downs , 194 kilometres (121 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane . The Oakey–Cooyar Road runs through from south to north. The site of the town of Kulpi was part of a selection made by Fred Beckmann from
312-506: Is also popular. Two cotton gins are situated within 10 kilometres (6 mi) of the town. Dalby is to be the site of the first dry mill grain-to-ethanol plant constructed in Australia (the first plant built specifically for the production of ethanol for fuel since World War II ). The local area is developing an energy-based economy with a large coal-fired power station and a number of coal mines and natural gas bores being established to
351-484: Is approximately 82.3 kilometres (51.1 miles) west of Toowoomba , 208 kilometres (129 mi) west northwest of the state capital, Brisbane , 269 kilometres (167 miles) east southeast of Roma and 535 kilometres (332 miles) east southeast of Charleville at the junction of the Warrego , Moonie and Bunya Highways . State Route 82 also passes through Dalby. It enters from the north as Dalby–Jandowae Road and exits to
390-503: Is entirely within the Toowoomba local government area. Dalby, Queensland Download coordinates as: Dalby ( / ˈ d ɒ l b i / ) is a rural town and locality in the Western Downs Region , Queensland , Australia. In the 2021 census , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,758 people. It is on the Darling Downs and is the administrative centre for the Western Downs Region . Dalby
429-496: Is near this intersection. Further north it turns west and then north again, entering Quinalow from the south. It passes the exit to Quinalow–Peranga Road before meeting the Dalby–Cooyar Road on the southern boundary of Maclagan , where it ends. Land use along this road is mixed farming to the east and mainly crop farming to the centre and west. This road forms the greater part of a south-north corridor from Kingsthorpe on
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#1732793172327468-573: Is now Maclagan was surveyed, and a butter and cheese factory was established in Quinalow. Reliable road connections from these towns were needed to provide access to markets and suppliers. The former Shire of Rosalie , which existed from 1879 to 2008, was based in Goombungee. It was responsible for turning the original bush tracks of the area into gazetted roads, and for developing and maintaining them. All distances are from Google Maps. This road
507-436: The 2021 census , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,758 people. Dalby has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: Industry in Dalby includes large-scale engineering, coal mining, and fuels ( ethanol ). Dalby is the centre of a diverse and productive agricultural area with rich black soil allowing the production of crops such as wheat, cotton and sorghum . Livestock raising including pigs , cattle and sheep
546-530: The Legislative Assembly of Queensland . Mocatta's Corner Provisional School opened on circa 1887. On 1 January 1909, it became Mocatta's Corner State School. It closed in 1925. It was on the south-west corner of the junction of Dalby Cooyar Road and Mocattas Corner Road ( 27°07′00″S 151°21′44″E / 27.11677°S 151.36232°E / -27.11677; 151.36232 ( Mocatta's Corner State School (former) ) ). Dalby
585-801: The Warrego Highway to either Glenaven on the New England Highway or Evergreen on the Oakey–Cooyar Road. This road forms a south-north corridor from Oakey on the Warrego Highway to Cooyar on the New England Highway. This road, in conjunction with Pechey–Maclagan Road, forms a south-north corridor from Jondaryan on the Warrego Highway to Maclagan and the Bunya Mountains . This road, in conjunction with Pechey–Maclagan Road and Dalby–Nungil Road, forms an east-west corridor from Pechey to Dalby. The first industry in
624-615: The Western Downs Regional Council , particularly Dalby, Tara , Jandowae and west towards Chinchilla . Dalby was founded in the early 1840s at a place known locally as "The Crossing" on Myall Creek, a tributary of the Condamine River . The first settler was Henry Dennis, who explored the region and chose land for himself and others in the locality. Today an obelisk in Edward Street denotes
663-534: The Crows Nest district was timber cutting. The site where the town is located became a rest stop for bullock teams carrying logs to sawmills in or near Toowoomba The track they followed along the top of the Great Dividing Range eventually became the New England Highway. Settlement occurred along this road and to the west as land became available. Pechey, a small village on the road to Toowoomba,
702-782: The Dalby Methodist Church in Condamine Street was officially opened by the Reverend Henry Youngman , the President of the Queensland Methodist Conference. In March 1949 it was announced that a new church would be built with the original church to be moved on the site and be used as a church hall. On 1 October 1949 the foundation stone for the new Dalby Methodist Church was laid by Reverend Henry William Prouse,
741-659: The President of the Queensland Methodist Conference. Construction commenced in May 1950, but there were delays in obtaining building materials until August 1951. The new church was dedicated on Saturday 8 December 1951 by Reverend Tom Hardy Blackburn. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became the Dalby Uniting Church. The Dalby War Memorial
780-667: The Queensland Railways Department. It is an reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning box tree or charred logs . Kulpi State School opened on 9 August 1915. In the 2016 census , the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people. In the 2021 census , the locality of Kulpi had a population of 77 people. Kulpi State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 9 Beckman Street ( 27°11′11″S 151°42′00″E / 27.1865°S 151.6999°E / -27.1865; 151.6999 ( Kulpi State School ) ). In 2017,
819-604: The Rosalie Plains pastoral run. Beckman built two establishments, the Pioneer Hotel and a store which formed the centre of the town. The settlement was originally known as Rosalie, however the name was soon changed to Kulpi, to avoid confusion with the Rosalie Plains Homestead, which was a small town in itself. The town takes its name from its railway station name assigned to 9 January 1913 by
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#1732793172327858-554: The council closed the artesian baths as interest in " taking the waters " was declining. Medical opinion became increasingly doubtful of the benefits of bathing in mineral waters, favouring drugs and physiotherapy as better treatments. It closed in January 1938 with its remaining patients transferred to Westwood Sanatorium. Kincora Provisional School opened in 1908 "via Dalby" and was renamed Moonie River Provisional School circa December 1908. It closed circa 1916. On 8 December 1912,
897-795: The exit to Groomsville Road. It then passes through Douglas from east to west and enters Goombungee . It enters the town from the east as Lilly Street, turns north on Mocatta Street, and exits to the west as Cooke Street, which soon again becomes Pechey–Maclagan Road. Exits to Kingsthorpe–Haden Road run north and south from the town. The road enters Highland Plains and meets the Oakey–Cooyar Road (State Route 68). It then runs north-west through Balgowan concurrent with Oakey–Cooyar Road and enters Rosalie Plains . Here it turns west and Oakey–Cooyar Road continues north. It enters Brymaroo and turns north at an intersection with Jondaryan–Nungil Road and Brymaroo–Irvingdale Road. The Brymaroo military aerodrome
936-457: The first Presbyterian church was opened in Dalby. Reverend George Grimm had conducting regular services since 1865. St Columba's School was a Catholic primary school which was opened in 1877 by the Sisters of Mercy . In 2008, it merged with St Mary's College to create Our Lady of the Southern Cross College. From 1873 to 1949, the electoral district of Dalby was an electoral district of
975-548: The former Mocattas Corner railway station ( 27°06′57″S 151°21′46″E / 27.1159°S 151.3629°E / -27.1159; 151.3629 ( Mocattas Corner railway station (former) ) ), which in turn was named after George Gershon Mocatta, a pastoralist who took up the Cumkillenbar pastoral run in August 1849. The Western railway line passes through Dalby with a number of railway stations serving
1014-589: The locality: The Glenmorgan railway line branches from the Western railway line just west of the Dalby railway station with the following railway stations within the locality of Dalby": The now-closed Bell Branch railway line also branched from the Western railway line with the following railway stations within the locality of Dalby: Dalby Aerodrome is an airport ( 27°09′39″S 151°15′51″E / 27.1607°S 151.2642°E / -27.1607; 151.2642 ( Dalby Aerodrome ) ). There
1053-605: The location where Dennis camped. A small settlement was founded to assist travellers heading north to nearby Jimbour Station. The explorer Ludwig Leichhardt visited the area in 1844, on his way to Port Essington . In February 1853, the New South Wales government sent the Deputy Surveyor General Captain Samuel Perry to the area to survey a township. In August of the following year, Charles Douglas Eastaughffe arrived with
1092-485: The school had an enrolment of 16 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 22 students with 3 teachers (1 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent). There are no secondary schools in Kulpi. The nearest government secondary schools are Quinalow State School (to Year 10) in neighbouring Quinalow to
1131-485: The settlement in 1853. Myall Creek Post Office also opened in 1854 in Roche's store, with Mr. Simpson as the first postmaster. It was renamed Dalby in 1855. In 1859, Dalby became part of the new Colony of Queensland . Dalby State School opened on 1 June 1861. In 1869, the school split into Dalby Boys State School Dalby Girls State School. In 1885, the girls' school became Dalby Girls & Infants State School. In 1893,
1170-421: The south as Dalby–Cecil Plains Road . Dalby–Cooyar Road exits to the east. Dalby is the centre of Australia's richest grain and cotton growing area. Mocattas Corner is a neighbourhood on the eastern boundary of the locality with Irvingdale ( 27°07′00″S 151°22′00″E / 27.1166°S 151.3666°E / -27.1166; 151.3666 ( Mocattas Corner ) ). It takes its name from
1209-578: The two schools were combined as Dalby State School. In 1914, the school expanded to include a secondary school, which closed in 1954, due to the establishment of a separate secondary school, Dalby State High School. In August 1863, Dalby was officially proclaimed a municipality, the Borough of Dalby , in the Queensland Government Gazette . Dalby Non-Vested School opened as a Roman Catholic girls school in 1864 and in 1866 became
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1248-566: The west of Dalby. A local company has been awarded a contract to establish wind turbines on adjacent farm land. Approximately 50 kilometres (31 mi) west of Dalby is the Kogan Creek Power Station . This A$ 1.2 billion project is a 750- megawatt coal-fired power station, with adjacent coal mine being developed at the small town of Kogan , which is roughly equidistant between Dalby, Chinchilla , and Tara . Kulpi, Queensland Download coordinates as: Kulpi
1287-733: Was believed to have a healthy climate and in October 1900 the Queensland Government opened the Jubilee Sanitorium for consumptive patients. The name Jubilee commemorates the Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria . In 1904 the Dalby Town Council erected therapeutic thermal baths using artesian water from a local bore for those wishing to improve their health by " taking the waters ". In 1938,
1326-467: Was constructed in 1936 and is the earliest identified Olympic standard pool in Queensland constructed outside Brisbane. Dalby State High School opened on 2 February 1954. Bunya Campus was acquired by Dalby State High School at the start of 2011 and has since provided students who live out of the catchment area the opportunity to attend Dalby State High School and participate in all it has to offer as
1365-401: Was established in the 1840s. It included outstations further north at Kulpi and Peranga . As at Goombungee, roads were cut to access suppliers, markets, and outstations. In 1877 11,500 acres (4,700 ha) was resumed from Rosalie Plains and made available for selection to enable the establishment of many small farms. This in turn increased the need for reliable roads. In 1889 the town that
1404-749: Was increasing rapidly with many new estates created and subdivisions made. Some notable new estates include Sunnyside Estate, Heritage Gardens, Callistemon Park and a new estate on the Warrego Highway side of Sandalwood Avenue. In the 2016 census , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,719 people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.0% of the population. 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Philippines 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.1% and South Africa 0.8%. 88.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog at 1.0%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.3%, Anglican 19.6% and No Religion 16.9%. In
1443-422: Was named for Edward Wilmot Pechey , who owned sawmills in Crows Nest and Toowoomba. Goombungee pastoral run was established in 1854. The main homestead area soon became a small town, and roads were cut from there to provide access to sources of supply, markets for products, and outstations of the property. One such road linked the town to the then Toowoomba–Crows Nest Road at Pechey. Rosalie Plains pastoral run
1482-599: Was the first in Queensland . The second and larger plant opened in 2011. In 2006, the opening of Dalby Shoppingworld at the northern end of Cunningham Street has brought new life to the Dalby CBD. The centre includes Woolworths , Big W , Amcal and other specialty shops. As part of nationwide restructuring, Target Country closed its store in January 2021 and was replaced by K Hub , which opened in February. Dalby Library opened in 2014. In 2016, Dalby's population
1521-469: Was unveiled by the Queensland Governor , Matthew Nathan , on 26 July 1922. The Paragon Cafe was purchased in 1935 by Milton (Miltiadis) Dimitrios Samios part of the cultural phenomenon of Greek cafes in Queensland . Paragon Cafe employed three men and six women with taking increasing from 90 pounds to 200 pounds within the first year of trading. The Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool complex
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