Ducklo, Queensland

Ducklo is a locality in the Western Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census, Ducklo had a population of 333 people.[1]

Ducklo
Queensland
Ducklo
Coordinates27.2702°S 151.04°E / -27.2702; 151.04 (Ducklo (centre of locality))
Population333 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density1.0840/km2 (2.808/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4405
Area307.2 km2 (118.6 sq mi)
Location35 km (22 mi) SW of Dalby
LGA(s)Western Downs Region
State electorate(s)Warrego
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Suburbs around Ducklo:
Kogan Ranges Bridge Nandi
Kumbarilla Ducklo Nandi
Kumbarilla Halliford Nandi

Geography

The Glenmorgan railway line passes from the north-east (Nandi) to the west (Kumbarilla) of the locality. The locality is served by Ducklo railway station (27.2531°S 151.0114°E / -27.2531; 151.0114 (Ducklo railway station)).[3][4]

The Moonie Highway also passes from the north-east (Nandi) to the south-west of the locality (Kumbarilla) but to the south of the railway line.[3]

History

The name Ducklo may refer to low-flying ducks along the Clay Hole Gully.[2]

The Ducklo railway siding was a mail receiving office from 1913. It subsequently became a post office. It closed in 1970.[4]

Ducklo State School opened on 25 January 1915. It closed in 1963.[5]

The Anglican Church of the Holy Apostles was dedicated on 12 October 1915 by Archbishop St Clair Donaldson.[6] Its last service was held in October 1941.[7] The church building was relocated to Bowenville where it was dedicated as St Luke's Anglican Church on 30 March 1952 by Venerable Frank Knight. [8] It closed on 31 March 1982.[9]

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Ducklo (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 January 2020.
  2. "Ducklo – locality in Western Downs Region (entry 47694)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  4. "Ducklo – railway station in the Western Downs Region (entry 10718)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 June 2019.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. "DALBY ITEMS". Darling Downs Gazette (7, 731). Queensland, Australia. 13 October 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
  8. "CHURCH DEDICATION". The Dalby Herald. Queensland, Australia. 28 March 1952. p. 3. Retrieved 28 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. "Closed Churches". Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.


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