Dalby () is a rural town and

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in the

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, Australia. In the , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,758 people. It is on the

Darling Downs The Darling Downs is a farming region on the western slopes of the Great Dividing Range in southern Queensland, Australia. The Downs are to the west of South East Queensland and are one of the major regions of Queensland. The name was generally ...

and is the administrative centre for the

Geography

Dalby is approximately west of

Toowoomba Toowoomba ( ), nicknamed 'The Garden City' and 'T-Bar', is a city on the border of South East Queensland and Darling Downs regions of Queensland, Australia. It is located west of Queensland's capital, Brisbane. The urban population of Toowoom ...

, west northwest of the state capital,

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, east southeast of Roma and east southeast of Charleville at the junction of the Warrego, Moonie and

Bunya Highway The Bunya Highway is a state highway of Queensland, Australia. It is a relatively short road, running approximately 173 kilometres in a south-westerly direction from Goomeri to Dalby. The highway connects the Warrego and Burnett Highways. ...

s. State Route 82 also passes through Dalby. It enters from the north as

Dalby–Jandowae Road Dalby–Jandowae Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs region of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Jandowae Road (number 421) is a state-controlled regional road. Route Description The Dal ...

and exits to the south as

Dalby–Cecil Plains Road Dalby–Cecil Plains Road is a continuous road route in the Western Downs and Toowoomba regions of Queensland, Australia. The road is signed as State Route 82. Dalby–Cecil Plains Road (number 325) is a state-controlled regional road. R ...

Dalby–Cooyar Road The roads that join the towns of , and form a triangle that encloses some of the most fertile land on the Darling Downs in Queensland, Australia. These roads are the Warrego Highway, Oakey–Cooyar Road and Dalby–Cooyar Road. Several of ...

exits to the east. Dalby is the centre of Australia's richest grain and cotton growing area. Mocattas Corner is a neighbourhood on the eastern boundary of the locality with Irvingdale (). It takes its name from the former Mocattas Corner railway station (), which in turn was named after George Gershon Mocatta, a pastoralist who took up the Cumkillenbar pastoral run in August 1849.

Transport

Western railway line

The Western railway line passes through Dalby with a number of railway stations serving the locality: * Baining railway station () * Yarrala railway station, now closed () * Tycanba railway station () * Dalby railway station in Hunter Street () serving the town * Blaxland railway station ()

Glenmorgan railway line

The Glenmorgan railway line branches from the Western railway line just west of the Dalby railway station with the following railway stations within the locality of Dalby": *Yumborra railway station, now closed () * Dalby West railway station () *Natcha railway station, serving the Dalby Butter Factory, now closed ()

Bell Branch railway line

The now-closed Bell Branch railway line also branched from the Western railway line with the following railway stations within the locality of Dalby: * Bonyumba railway station () *Sanatorium railway station, serving the Dalby Sanatorium () * Mocattas Corner railway station ()

Airports

Dalby Aerodrome is an airport (). There is a heliport at Dalby Hospital ().

History

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spoken by the Baranggum people. The Baranggum language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the

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, particularly Dalby, Tara, Jandowae and west towards

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. Dalby was founded in the early 1840s at a place known locally as "The Crossing" on Myall Creek, a tributary of the

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. The first settler was Henry Dennis, who explored the region and chose land for himself and others in the locality.Dalby Town Council:Birth and beginnings
Official website. Retrieved 27 October 2006. Today an

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in Edward Street denotes the location where Dennis camped. A small settlement was founded to assist travellers heading north to nearby Jimbour Station. The explorer

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visited the area in 1844, on his way to

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.John and Anne Healy of Dalby, Family Record and Story (Feb 2005) In February 1853, the New South Wales government sent the Deputy Surveyor General Captain Samuel Perry to the area to survey a township. In August of the following year, Charles Douglas Eastaughffe arrived with a document under the Seal of the NSW Government officially proclaiming 'Dalby' a township. Eastaughffe was later appointed Chief Constable and remained in Dalby until his retirement. The name of the town is believed to come from the village of Dalby on the

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and reflects immigration from the Isle of Man in the mid-19th century. The name was apparently chosen by Captain Samuel Perry when he surveyed the settlement in 1853. Myall Creek Post Office also opened in 1854 in Roche's store, with Mr. Simpson as the first postmaster. It was renamed Dalby in 1855. In 1859, Dalby became part of the new Colony of Queensland. Dalby State School opened on 1 June 1861. In 1869, the school split into Dalby Boys State School Dalby Girls State School. In 1885, the girls' school became Dalby Girls & Infants State School. In 1893, the two schools were combined as Dalby State School. In 1914, the school expanded to include a secondary school, which closed in 1954, due to the establishment of a separate secondary school, Dalby State High School. In August 1863, Dalby was officially proclaimed a municipality, the

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, in the

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. Dalby Non-Vested School opened as a Roman Catholic girls school in 1864 and in 1866 became a non-vested school (the teachers' salaries were paid by the Queensland Government but the government did not operate the school). Circa 1880, the school either closed or continued without government funding. On Sunday 5 August 1866,

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James Quinn dedicated St Joseph's Catholic Church. Dalby was linked by the Western railway line to

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on 16 April 1868. On Sunday 20 June 1869, the first Presbyterian church was opened in Dalby. Reverend George Grimm had conducting regular services since 1865. St Columba's School was a Catholic primary school which was opened in 1877 by the

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. In 2008, it merged with St Mary's College to create Our Lady of the Southern Cross College. From 1873 to 1949, the electoral district of Dalby was an

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of the

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. Mocatta's Corner Provisional School opened on circa 1887. On 1 January 1909, it became Mocatta's Corner State School. It closed in 1925. It was on the south-west corner of the junction of Dalby Cooyar Road and Mocattas Corner Road (). Dalby was believed to have a healthy climate and in October 1900 the

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opened the Jubilee Sanitorium for consumptive patients. The name ''Jubilee'' commemorates the

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. In 1904 the Dalby Town Council erected therapeutic thermal baths using artesian water from a local bore for those wishing to improve their health by " taking the waters". In 1938, the council closed the artesian baths as interest in " taking the waters" was declining. Medical opinion became increasingly doubtful of the benefits of bathing in mineral waters, favouring drugs and physiotherapy as better treatments. It closed in January 1938 with its remaining patients transferred to Westwood Sanatorium. Kincora Provisional School opened in 1908 "via Dalby" and was renamed Moonie River Provisional School circa December 1908. It closed circa 1916. On 8 December 1912, the Dalby Methodist Church in Condamine Street was officially opened by the Reverend Henry Youngman, the President of the Queensland Methodist Conference. In March 1949 it was announced that a new church would be built with the original church to be moved on the site and be used as a church hall. On 1 October 1949 the foundation stone for the new Dalby Methodist Church was laid by Reverend Henry William Prouse, the President of the Queensland Methodist Conference. Construction commenced in May 1950, but there were delays in obtaining building materials until August 1951. The new church was dedicated on Saturday 8 December 1951 by Reverend Tom Hardy Blackburn. When the Methodist Church amalgamated into the

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in 1977, it became the Dalby Uniting Church. The Dalby War Memorial was unveiled by the Queensland Governor,

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, on 26 July 1922. The Paragon Cafe was purchased in 1935 by Milton (Miltiadis) Dimitrios Samios part of the cultural phenomenon of Greek cafes in Queensland. Paragon Cafe employed three men and six women with taking increasing from 90 pounds to 200 pounds within the first year of trading. The Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool complex was constructed in 1936 and is the earliest identified Olympic standard pool in Queensland constructed outside Brisbane. Dalby State High School opened on 2 February 1954. Bunya Campus was acquired by Dalby State High School at the start of 2011 and has since provided students who live out of the catchment area the opportunity to attend Dalby State High School and participate in all it has to offer as a boarding student. St Mary's College was a Catholic secondary school opened on 21 January 1963 by the Christian Brothers. In 2008, it merged with St Columba's School to create Our Lady of the Southern Cross College. Dalby South State School opened on 29 March 1965. Dalby Christian School was opened on 1 February 1981 by the Dalby Gospel Chapel. The Christian Outreach College opened on 28 January 1984. It closed on 18 September 1991. In 2004, Dalby began treating its water with state-of-the-art

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process. The first Reverse Osmosis plant, opened in 2004, was the first in

. The second and larger plant opened in 2011. In 2006, the opening of Dalby Shoppingworld at the northern end of Cunningham Street has brought new life to the Dalby CBD. The centre includes Woolworths,

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, Amcal and other specialty shops. As part of nationwide restructuring, Target Country closed its store in January 2021 and was replaced by K Hub, which opened in February. Dalby Library opened in 2014. In 2016, Dalby's population was increasing rapidly with many new estates created and subdivisions made. Some notable new estates include Sunnyside Estate, Heritage Gardens, Callistemon Park and a new estate on the Warrego Highway side of Sandalwood Avenue.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,719 people. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 7.0% of the population. 84.0% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were Philippines 1.9%, New Zealand 1.3%, England 1.1% and South Africa 0.8%. 88.7% of people spoke only English at home. Other languages spoken at home included Tagalog at 1.0%. The most common responses for religion were Catholic 26.3%, Anglican 19.6% and No Religion 16.9%. In the , the locality of Dalby had a population of 12,758 people.

Heritage listings

Dalby has a number of

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sites, including: * 133 Cunningham Street: former

Dalby Town Council Chambers and Offices Dalby Town Council Chambers and Offices is a heritage-listed former town hall at 133 Cunningham Street, Dalby, Queensland, Dalby, Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia. It was designed by Hall & Phillips and built in 1932. It is also know ...

* 153 Cunningham Street: St John's Anglican Church * 169 Cunningham Street: St Columba's Convent * 21 New Street: Dalby Fire Station * 28B Nicholson Street: Dalby State High School * Patrick Street: Dalby War Memorial and Gates * 58 Patrick Street: Dalby Olympic Swimming Pool

Economy

Industry in Dalby includes large-scale engineering, coal mining, and fuels (

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). Dalby is the centre of a diverse and productive agricultural area with rich black soil allowing the production of crops such as wheat, cotton and

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. Livestock raising including

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, cattle and sheep is also popular. Two cotton gins are situated within of the town. Dalby is to be the site of the first dry mill grain-to-ethanol plant constructed in Australia (the first plant built specifically for the production of ethanol for fuel since

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Power

The local area is developing an energy-based economy with a large coal-fired power station and a number of coal mines and natural gas bores being established to the west of Dalby. A local company has been awarded a contract to establish wind turbines on adjacent farm land. Approximately west of Dalby is the

Kogan Creek Power Station The Kogan Creek Power Station is a 750 megawatt coal fired power station owned by CS Energy on the Darling Downs in Queensland. The $1.2 billion plant is situated at Brigalow, in the Surat Basin between Dalby and Chinchilla. Background Kog ...

. This A$1.2 billion project is a 750-

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coal-fired power station, with adjacent coal mine being developed at the small town of

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, which is roughly equidistant between Dalby,

, and Tara.

Education

Dalby State School is a government primary (Preparatory to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 155 Cunningham Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 579 students with 43 teachers (39 full-time equivalent) and 35 non-teaching staff (23 full-time equivalent) and has a

special education Special education (also known as special-needs education, aided education, alternative provision, exceptional student education, special ed., SDC, and SPED) is the practice of educating students in a way that accommodates their individual di ...

program. It is one of the oldest state primary schools in Queensland. Dalby South State School is a government primary (Early Childhood to Year 6) school for boys and girls at 65 Owen Street (corner of Bunya Street, ). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 653 students with 46 teachers (43 full-time equivalent) and 32 non-teaching staff (21 full-time equivalent). It includes a

program (Preparatory to Year 10). Our Lady of the Southern Cross College is a Catholic primary and secondary (Preparatory to Year 12) school for boys and girls at 2 Nicholson Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 594 students with 48 teachers (44 full-time equivalent) and 31 non-teaching staff (20 full-time equivalent). It has a

program. Dalby Christian College is a private primary and secondary (Preparatory to Year 12) school for boys and girls at 2A Mary Street (). It is operated by the Christian Community Ministries. In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 328 students with 25 teachers (24 full-time equivalent) and 17 non-teaching staff (13 full-time equivalent). It has an early learning centre and boarding for secondary students as well as a

program. Dalby State High School is a government secondary (7–12) school for boys and girls at 26 Nicholson Street (). In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 1,040 students with 94 teachers (89 full-time equivalent) and 71 non-teaching staff (54 full-time equivalent). It includes a special education program. The school has a boarding facility for boys and girls at 463 Bunya highway (). Many students from small towns surrounding Dalby (such as Jandowae and Warra) attend Dalby State High School, as these communities do not have schools which provide senior level education. The school also performs an annual musical, usually in late May, with performances running for a full week. It is produced and directed by teachers at the school and stars students from all year levels.

Local media

There are two locally published newspapers, the '' Dalby Herald'' and ''Northern Downs News'', as well as the ''Dalby Magazine''. Dalby also has its own community radio station, 89.9 FM 4DDD, which was founded on 26 January 1992. Dalby receives most commercial and ABC radio and television services from

, the nearest regional city. Local news stories from Dalby and other Western Downs communities are often featured on

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, a regional television news bulletin compiled in Toowoomba.

Facilities

Water and sewerage treatment services are provided by

. The town has made a ground-breaking deal with nearby gas companies by taking water from gas fields. It has been noted that the town will have a definite water supply for at least another 30 years, taking into account demographic trends. There is also the Dalby Cemetery, a monumental cemetery.

Amenities

Western Downs Regional Council operates a public library at 107 Drayton Street. It is open 10am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday and 10am to 12.30pm Saturday. Dalby Library has two Creative Studios which have the latest in content creation tools, professional equipment and software, music production and recording, and digital production and editing to help create and share projects. St Mark's Lutheran Church is at 58A Condamine Street (). Dalby Uniting Church is at 71-73 Condamine Street (). The Springvale Kupunn branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 52 Cunningham Street.

Sport

Dalby has a strong

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history with a senior rugby league team in the Toowoomba Rugby League known as The Dalby Diehard (founded 1980). The Junior Rugby League Team, The Dalby Devils, that participate in to Toowoomba Junior Rugby League. Dalby has an

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team, the Dalby Swans (founded 1980) based at the Dalby AFL oval which fields men's, women's and junior teams in the AFL Darling Downs competition. It has produced top level players like Zimmorlei Farquharson. Condamine, 124 kilometres away has a

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team which compete in the Darling Downs Rugby Union competition, against such teams as the University of Southern Queensland Rugby Union Club, Toowoomba Rangers Rugby Union Club, Toowoomba City Rugby Club, Roma Echidnas, the Condamine Cods, the Dalby Wheatmen, the Goondiwindi Emus, the Warwick Water Rats and the University of Queensland Rugby Union Club (Gatton Campus).

Attractions

Dalby has a

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to the '' Cactoblastis cactorum'' in a park by the Myall Creek which runs through the town. The Argentinian caterpillar successfully eradicated the prickly pear in the 1920s.

Climate

Dalby has a

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(''Cfa'' in the

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) and being located just to the west of the

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it is hotter and less humid in summer and colder and drier in winter than nearby locations on the other side of the range. Dalby has had a recording weather station since 1893, but that was replaced in 1992 by another station at the Dalby Airport. The town's highest recorded temperature was on 4 December 1913, while the coldest was on 5 July 1895. The annual rainfall is , the majority of which falls as thunderstorms in the summer months. Dalby experienced its worst floods since 1981 in late December 2010. The town's water purification system was flooded, resulting in water restrictions that have hampered clean-up efforts. 112,500 litres (24,700 imp gal; 29,700 US gal) of water were transported to the town of 14,000 residents. In early March 2013, Dalby received another severe flood, cutting the town in two after of rain was recorded over a few days. Flood waters peaked at 3.21 metres and a number of homes received water damage.

Notable residents

* Luke and Cody Cook, Winners of ''

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'' (2016) *

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, rugby league player * B. R. Dionysius, poet * Beau Fermor, rugby league player * Zimmorlei Farquharson, Australian rules footballer * Jayson Gillham, classical pianist * David Gleeson, golfer * Stirling Hinchliffe, Queensland Labor politician * Jerry Jerome, stockman and boxer * Alan Jones, radio host and rugby coach * Sir

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, Liberal MP for Moreton 1955–1983 * George Lee,

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champion * Jason Little, former Australian professional rugby union player * Andrew McCullough, rugby league player * Andrew McGahan, author * Mark O'Shea, of the country music duo

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* Steve Price, rugby league player * Margot Robbie, actress *

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, Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer * Hugh Sweeny, first Australian

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* Carl Webb- NRL, Queensland and Australian Rugby League Player * Stephen Wilson, Paralympic athlete

References

Attribution

External links

Dalby Town Council official siteUniversity of Queensland: Queensland Places: DalbyDalby Community
* Town map of Dalby, 198
eastwest

Annual reports Dalby Hospitals Board 1951 to 1990

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