Merlwood

Merlwood
Merlwood
Suburb
	Merlwood
	Interactive map of Merlwood
	Coordinates: 26°08′58″S 151°52′59″E / 26.1494°S 151.8830°E
Country	Australia
State	Queensland
LGA	South Burnett Region;
Location	14.5 km (9.0 mi) NW of Murgon; 53.7 km (33.4 mi) N of Kingaroy; 106 km (66 mi) W of Gympie; 272 km (169 mi) NW of Brisbane;
Government
• State electorate	Nanango;
• Federal division	Wide Bay;
Area
• Total	23.3 km2 (9.0 sq mi)
Population
• Total	104 (2021 census)
• Density	4.464/km2 (11.56/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode	4605
	Suburbs around Merlwood

Merlwood is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the 2021 census, Merlwood had a population of 104 people.

Geography

The Murgon–Gayndah Road enters the locality from the south-east (Barlil / Oakdale), then north towards the centre of the locality and then west, exiting to the west (Cloyna / Warnung).

The land use is mostly grazing on native vegetation with some crop growing.

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 (26°09′03″S 151°53′20″E / 26.1508°S 151.8888°E / -26.1508; 151.8888 (Merlwood State School (former))), just north of the Gayndah Road.

A Methodist church was built in 1913 opposite the state school on the north-east corner of Pringle Hill Road and Eisenmengers Road (26°09′05″S 151°53′22″E / 26.1513°S 151.8895°E / -26.1513; 151.8895). The building was later removed. This church was strongly supported by a prominent local family who were among the first settlers, the Shelton family.

There was a cemetery in Merlwood with a proposal to appoint cemetery trustees published in 1911 and a newspaper record of a child buried there in 1928, that of Sydney Kerle who was bitten by a death adder. Its location has been confirmed on historic cadastral maps as being in the vicinity of present-day Richard's Road, occupying the south-western corner of Portion 192, later becoming Portion 252. Two children from the Shelton family were also buried there, Dorothy Joan in 1915 and Lois in 1928.It eventually closed in 1934 when the original 5-acre site was reduced to 2 perches as Lot 252, and this was later cancelled as a distinct land portion in 1970. There are possibly no physical traces of it remaining at the actual site as it is unmarked on modern maps and the total number of actual burials is unknown. Sydney Kerle was exhumed in 1932 and reinterred at nearby Murgon cemetery.

Demographics

In the 2016 census, Merlwood had a population of 88 people.

In the 2021 census, 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 to the south-east. The nearest government secondary school is Murgon State High School in Murgon.

References

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1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merlwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
↑ "Merlwood – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46244)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
↑ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
↑ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 May 2026.
↑ "Our Murgon Letter". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7586. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1909. p. 5 (Daily). Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ Kopittke, Rosemary; Kopittke, Eric (1997). Queensland teachers index 1907-1920. Queensland Family History Society. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
↑ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "Parish of Murgon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1911. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
↑ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
↑ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
↑ Blake, Thom. "Merlwood Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.
↑ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
↑ "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 7 April 2026.
↑ "PrimoVeNde". onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au.
↑ Easton, E.W. (1950). Wilderness to Wealth (1st ed.). The Nanango Centenary and South Burnett Historical Committee. >
↑ Matthews, Dr Tony (1997). Landscapes of Change (1st ed.). South Burnett Local Govt. Association.
↑ "CLOYNA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 026. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ "MURGON". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 094. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.
↑ Queensland Government (30 September 1911). "Reserve for Cemetery". Queensland Government Gazette. 1: 886.
↑ OM75-81, Harry Shelton Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Australia.
↑ Record number 997115714702061, John Oxley Collection, State Library of Queensland.
↑ Queensland Land Titles Map FY1386 for Portion 252.
↑ Queensland Government Gazette, 1970, Volume 1, page 1031
↑ Murgon Cemetery burial register, held at South Burnett Regional Council office, Murgon
↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merlwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
↑ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.

[Census2021-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merlwood (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[qpnl-2] "Merlwood – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46244)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[globetransport-3] "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[globeuse-4] "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 May 2026.

[5] "Our Murgon Letter". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7586. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1909. p. 5 (Daily). Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.

[6] Kopittke, Rosemary; Kopittke, Eric (1997). Queensland teachers index 1907-1920. Queensland Family History Society. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[qfhs-7] Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[8] "Parish of Murgon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1911. Archived from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[9] "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[globe-10] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.

[11] Blake, Thom. "Merlwood Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2021.

[12] "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m113" (Map). Queensland Government. 1936. Retrieved 7 April 2026.

[13] "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Retrieved 7 April 2026.

[14] "PrimoVeNde". onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au.

[15] Easton, E.W. (1950). Wilderness to Wealth (1st ed.). The Nanango Centenary and South Burnett Historical Committee. >

[16] Matthews, Dr Tony (1997). Landscapes of Change (1st ed.). South Burnett Local Govt. Association.

[17] "CLOYNA". Maryborough Chronicle, Wide Bay and Burnett Advertiser. No. 12, 026. Queensland, Australia. 10 November 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.

[18] "MURGON". The Brisbane Courier. No. 22, 094. Queensland, Australia. 17 November 1928. p. 18. Retrieved 3 May 2026 – via National Library of Australia.

[19] Queensland Government (30 September 1911). "Reserve for Cemetery". Queensland Government Gazette. 1: 886.

[20] OM75-81, Harry Shelton Papers, John Oxley Library, State Library of Queensland, Australia.

[21] Record number 997115714702061, John Oxley Collection, State Library of Queensland.

[22] Queensland Land Titles Map FY1386 for Portion 252.

[23] Queensland Government Gazette, 1970, Volume 1, page 1031

[24] Murgon Cemetery burial register, held at South Burnett Regional Council office, Murgon

[Census2016-25] Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merlwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[globeschools-26] "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2024.