Dalwogon, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Dalwogon
| city =
| state = qld
| image = Dalwogan railway station with C17 class locomotive, relocated to Miles Historical Village, 2019.jpeg
| caption = Dalwogan railway station with C17 class locomotive, relocated to Miles Historical Village, 2019
| coordinates = {{coord|-26.5747|150.0905|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Dalwogon (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 53
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| 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.{{cite QPN|47689|Dalwogon|locality in Western Downs Region|accessdate=19 September 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.
Geography
The locality is roughly bounded to the north and east by Nine Mile Creek.{{Queensland Globe|accessdate=27 October 2020}}
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.{{cite news |date=28 March 1914 |title=SKETCHER. |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article25505199 |accessdate=4 February 2024 |newspaper=The Queenslander |location=Queensland, Australia |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia |issue=2454 |archive-date=2 December 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202054051/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/25505199 |url-status=live }}
The Dalwogan railway station on the Wandoan railway line was at {{Coord|-26.5756|150.1506|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Dalwogan railway station}}. The line and the station are now both closed. (The spelling of the names of the locality and the railway station slightly differ.){{Cite QPN|9260|Dalwogan|railway station in the Maranoa Region|access-date=26 October 2020}}{{Cite web|date=27 August 2020|title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland|url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd|archive-date=5 October 2020|access-date=5 October 2020|website=Queensland Open Data|publisher=Queensland Government}} The railway station building was subsequently relocated to the Miles Historical Museum.{{Cite web |title=Miles Historical Village Museum Collections |url=https://www.mhv.org.au/collections |access-date=2024-02-04 |website=www.mhv.org.au |language=en |archive-date=28 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150228084252/http://mhv.org.au/collections/ |url-status=live }}
In November 1917, the Queensland Government offered perpetual leases for town allotments in the Town of Dalwogon.{{cite news|date=1 November 1917|title=Advertising|volume=28|page=23|newspaper=The Worker|issue=1383|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71038613|access-date=26 October 2020|via=National Library of Australia}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Dalwogon had a population of 31 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30806|name=Dalwogon (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30800|name=Dalwogon (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
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.
References
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