The name Dalveen derives from locality name given by settler John Flint, who named it after Dalveen Pass in Lanark, Scotland.[4]
Stanthorpe Road Provisional School opened on 12 August 1878. In 1879 it was renamed North Maryland Provisional School. In 1892 it was renamed Dalveen State School on 18 January 1892.[8][9]
The section of the Southern railway line from Cherry Gully via Dalveen to Stanthorpe opened on 3 May 1881.[10][7] The town's first post office was based at the Dalveen railway station and opened on 16 May 1881, replacing the post office at Cherry Gully operated from 1 January 1880 to 16 May 1881.[11][12][13]
St Barnabas' Anglican Church was built in 1903.[16][11][17]
The first Dalveen Hall was completed in September 1913 by contractor J. Lang, junior.[18] The official opening was cancelled due to the death of respected pioneer David Butler.[19] The second Dalveen Hall officially opened on 1 April 1939. The contractor was Jack Smith, and local sawmillers the Pidgeon Brothers supported the project with timber and use of their trucks.[11][20]
The Dalveen branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association was initiated by Mrs. Jean Coomber and opened in November 1924 as a sub-branch of the Condamine Valley branch. In November 1925, it decided to hold a Christmas Tree Party in December, which has become an annual event.[11][21][22]
The Dalveen Presbyterian Church was built in 1956 by volunteers using locally-milled timber.[11] Following the amalgamation of the Presbyterian Church and Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia on 22 June 1977, it became Dalveen Uniting Church. The Methodist Church at The Summit also became a Uniting Church and services were alternated between these two churches. It held its last service on 23 June 2012 and was sold for use as a private residence.[11][23][24][25]
Demographics
In the 2011 census, the locality of Dalveen had a population of 346 people.[26]
In the 2016 census, the locality of Dalveen had a population of 335 people.[27]
In the 2021 census, the locality of Dalveen had a population of 369 people.[1]
There are no secondary schools in Dalveen. The nearest government secondary schools are Stanthorpe State High School in Stanthorpe to the south and Warwick State High School in Warwick to the north.[6]
The Southern railway line passes through Dalveen; the hilly terrain necessitated two tunnels known as the Dalveen Tunnel and the Cherry Gully Tunnel and a rail bridge over Old Stanthorpe Road.[35] The line is no longer in active service.
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^"DIOCESE OF BRISBANE". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. LIX, no. 14, 102. Queensland, Australia. 25 March 1903. p. 9. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"DALVEEN". Warwick Examiner And Times. No. 4479. Queensland, Australia. 20 September 1913. p. 1. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"DALVEEN". Warwick Examiner And Times. No. 4485. Queensland, Australia. 4 October 1913. p. 4. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"DALVEEN". Warwick Daily News. No. 6146. Queensland, Australia. 3 April 1939. p. 5. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 14 September 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
