Dalveen, Queensland


Dalveen is a town and a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It borders New South Wales. In the, Dalveen had a population of 335 people.

History

The name Dalveen derives from locality name given by settler John Flint, who named it after Dalveen Pass in Lanark, Scotland.
Stanthorpe Road Provisional School opened on 12 August 1878. In 1879 it was renamed North Maryland Provisional School. In 1892 it was renamed Dalveen State School on 18 January 1892.
Cherry Gully Post Office opened on 1 January 1880 and was replaced by Dalveen Post Office in 1881.
St Barnabas Anglican Church was built in 1903.
At the 2011 census the town recorded a population of 346.

Heritage listings

Dalveen has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
St Barnabas Anglican Church holds a service on the 4th Sunday of each month.
The Dalveen public hall and Dalveen State School are both in Pine Crescent.
The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a mobile library service which visits the Dalveen State School in Pine Crescent.
The Dalveen branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at Cameron's Corner on the Old Stanthorpe Road.

Transport

The New England Highway passes north-south through Dalveen.
The Southern railway line passes through Dalveen; the hilly terrain necessitated two tunnels known as the Dalveen Tunnel and the Cherry Gully Tunnel and a rail bridge over Old Stanthorpe Road. The line is no longer in active service.

Notable residents