Dalwogon (sometimes written as Dalwogan) is a rural
locality
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in the
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In the , Dalwogon had a population of 53 people.
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Geography
The locality is roughly bounded to the north and east by Nine Mile Creek.
The Leichhardt Highway
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It runs northward from Goondiwindi for more than 600 k ...
passes through the locality from south-east (Miles
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) to the north-east (Kowguran
Kowguran is a rural locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Kowguran had a population of 62 people.
History
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).
The land use is predominantly grazing
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on native vegetation with small amounts of crops.
History
The name Dalwogon/Dalwogan is an Aboriginal word meaning ''turtle
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''.
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.) The railway station building was subsequently relocated to the Miles Historical Museum.
In November 1917, the Queensland Government offered perpetual leases for town allotments in the Town of Dalwogon.
Demographics
In the , Dalwogon had a population of 31 people.
In the , Dalwogon had a population of 53 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