Elbow Valley, Queensland

The locality presumably takes its name from the Elbow River, which was named by botanist and explorer Allan Cunningham in his field notes on 6 June 1827.

Elbow Valley Provisional School opened on 17 July 1882 at Kirbys Crossing, later relocating to Cullendore Road, and then in 1905 relocating to its permanent site at 105 O'Deas Road ({{Coord|-28.3876|152.1287|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Elbow Valley State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1947 |title=Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m7 |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-2mile-qld-2m7-roads-1947.jpg |access-date=28 August 2022 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}} On 1 January 1909, it became Elbow Valley State School. It closed in 1946.{{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}} In 1952, the school building was relocated to the St George area.{{Cite book |last=Baker |first=Mark |title=Southern Downs Cultural Heritage Study - Inventory of Surveyed Places |publisher=Southern Downs Regional Council |year=2010 |page=204}}

The Sacred Heart Catholic Church was officially opened on 10 June 1906 by the Reverend M. M. Potter.{{cite news |date=16 June 1906 |title=COUNTRY NEWS. |page=10 |newspaper=The Queenslander |issue=2101 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20827205 |accessdate=17 December 2023 |via=National Library of Australia}} It was at 27 Church Lane (approx {{Coord|-28.3932|152.1277|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Sacred Heart Catholic Church (former)}}). It closed in 1982 and is now used as a house. It is listed on the Southern Downs Local Heritage Register.{{Cite web |title=Sacred Heart Catholic Church {{!}} Elbow Valley |url=https://www.qldreligiousplaces.net.au/View.php?id=5851 |access-date=2023-12-16 |website=Queensland Religious Places Database}}{{Cite web |date=23 June 2021 |title=Southern Downs Local Heritage Register |url=https://www.sdrc.qld.gov.au/ArticleDocuments/423/Local%20Heritage%20Register%20-%20Updated%2023%20June%202021.pdf |access-date=17 December 2023 |publisher=Southern Downs Regional Council |page=8}}

Westmore State School opened on 1916 and closed on 1923.{{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}} This school described as {{Convert|7|mile||abbr=}} from Killarney was presumably in the vicinity of Westmore Road ({{Coord|-28.3777|152.1977|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Westmore Road, Elbow Bend}}) and the Westmoor pastoral property, and may have been associated with the Westmore Cheese factory which opened in January 1914 and was {{Convert|1/4|mile|m|abbr=}} from the school.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82169864|title=NEW CHEESE FACTORY.|date=17 January 1914|newspaper=Warwick Examiner And Times|access-date=19 November 2019|issue=4529|location=Queensland, Australia|page=5|via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82795142|title=KILLARNEY|date=29 September 1915|newspaper=Warwick Examiner And Times|access-date=19 November 2019|issue=4769|location=Queensland, Australia|page=2|via=National Library of Australia}} It was a "tent school" and officially opened on 1 July 1916 by Francis Grayson, Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly for Cunningham, with food provided by the cheese factory.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82799242|title=WESTMORE TENT SCHOOL.|date=3 July 1916|newspaper=Warwick Examiner And Times|access-date=19 November 2019|issue=4882|location=Queensland, Australia|page=5|via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article20118592|title=WARWICK AND DISTRICT.|date=4 July 1916|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|access-date=19 November 2019|issue=18,241|location=Queensland, Australia|page=9|via=National Library of Australia}} In June 1927, the Queensland Government called for tenders to remove the school building.{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article175660986|title=WESTMORE SCHOOL BUILDING.|date=29 June 1927|newspaper=Warwick Daily News|access-date=19 November 2019|issue=2503|location=Queensland, Australia|page=4|via=National Library of Australia}}

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Elbow Valley had a population of 95 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30965|name=Elbow Valley (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Elbow Valley had a population of 127 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL30956|name=Elbow Valley (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Elbow Valley. The nearest government primary schools are Murrays Bridge State School in neighbouring Murrays Bridge to the north, Killarney State School in neighbouring Killarney to the north-east, and Dalveen State School in neighbouring Dalveen to the south-west. The nearest government secondary schools are Killarney State School (to Year 10), Warwick State High School (to Year 12) in Warwick to the north, and Stanthorpe State High School (to Year 12) in Stanthorpe to the south-west.

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• {{Citation |author1=Head |first=Sandra |title=50 years of education at the Murray's Bridge State School and the following schools (now closed) Loch Lomond, Elbow Valley, Wildash (Lord John Swamp) : jubilee celebrations, Murray's Bridge State School, 2nd and 3rd May, 1987 |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/12527887 |publication-date=1987 |publisher=Murray's Bridge State School Jubilee Committee; Warwick Newspapers}}

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Category:Southern Downs Region

Category:Localities in Queensland