Merlwood is a rural

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South Burnett Region The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia. In the , the South Burnett Region had a population of 32,996 people. Geography The South Burnett Region covers an area , containing a ...

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, Australia. In the , Merlwood had a population of 104 people.

History

Merlwood State School opened on 23 March 1910 under teacher Alice Amelia Wilson. It closed on 22 January 1967. It was located on the north-west corner of Pringle Hill Road and Eisenmengers Road (), just north of the Gayndah Road. A Methodist church was built in 1913 on the corner of the crossroads opposite the state school. The building was later removed. This church was strongly supported by a prominent local family who were among the first settlers, the Shelton family. A cemetery is believed to have existed in the very earliest days of settlement in the eastern part of Merlwood near Richards Road (26°10'39.9"S 151°53'58.6"E), according to oral history. It is unknown what has become of this cemetery or even if the exact location is known. Evidence of its existence can be been found in newspapers from the time, specifically in 1911 and 1928 The 1928 news article states that Sidney Kerle, aged 11 years, was buried there following a death adder bite.https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/21340948?searchTerm=merlwood%20cemetery

Demographics

In the , Merlwood had a population of 88 people. In the , Merlwood had a population of 104 people.

Education

There are no schools in Merlwood. The nearest government primary schools are Cloyna State School in neighbouring Cloyna to the north-west, Wheatlands State School in Wheatlands to the south, and Murgon State School in

Murgon Murgon () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , the locality of Murgon had a population of 2,220 people. Geography Murgon is in the region of Queensland ...

to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School in Murgon.

References

{{South Burnett Region South Burnett Region Localities in Queensland