Dalcouth is a

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in the

Southern Downs Region The Southern Downs Region is a local government area in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia, along the state's boundary with New South Wales. It was created in 2008 from a merger of the Shire of Warwick and the Shire of Stanthorpe. ...

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, Australia. It is on the border with

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. In the , Dalcouth had a population of 165 people.

Geography

The locality is loosely bounded by the

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to the north-east and east, which forms the border with New South Wales. Mount Koola is a mountain in the north-west of the locality () which rises to . ''Koola'' is an Aboriginal wod meaning ''

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''.

History

Ten Mile Rock Provisional School opened on 27 July 1908. On 1 January 1909, it became Ten Mile Rock State School. In 1915, it was renamed Dalcouth State School. It closed in 1964. It was at 182 Gentle Road (). In the , Dalcouth had a population of 165 people. During 2020 and 2021, the Queensland border was closed due to the

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. Some border crossing points had

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checkpoints to confirm eligibility to enter Queensland, while other border crossing points were closed. At Dalcouth, the border crossing on Amosfield Road to New South Wales () was only open to local people with no through traffic permitted.

Education

There are no schools in Dalcouth. The nearest government primary school is Stanthorpe State School and the nearest government secondary school is Stanthorpe State High School, both in neighbouring

Stanthorpe Stanthorpe is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Stanthorpe had a population of 5,406 people. The area surrounding the town is known as the Granite Belt. Geography Stanthorpe lies on the New ...

to the west.

References

{{Southern Downs Region Southern Downs Region Localities in Queensland