Dalwogan Railway Station
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Dalwogon is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Dalwogon had a population of 31 people.


Geography

The locality is roughly bounded to the north and east by Nine Mile Creek. The
Leichhardt Highway The Leichhardt Highway is a major transport route in Queensland, Australia. It is a continuation northward from Goondiwindi of the Newell Highway, via a section of the Cunningham Highway. It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 ki ...
passes through the locality from south-east (
Miles The mile, sometimes the international mile or statute mile to distinguish it from other miles, is a British imperial unit and United States customary unit of distance; both are based on the older English unit of length equal to 5,280 English ...
) to the north-east ( Kowguran). The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with small amounts of crops.


History

The Dalwogan railway station on the Wandoan railway line was at . The line and the station are now both closed. (The spelling of the names of the locality and the railway station slightly differ.) In November 1917 the Queensland Government offered perpetual leases for town allotments in the Town of Dalwogon. In the , Dalwogon had a population of 31 people.


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

{{Western Downs Region Western Downs Region Localities in Queensland