In 1887, 42,240 acres (17,090 ha) of land were resumed from the Stanton Harcourt pastoral run. The land was offered for selection for the establishment of small farms on 17 April 1887.[5]
Dallarnil Provisional School opened on 26 February 1901. On 1 January 1909, it became Dallarnil State School.[6]
In November 1901, the first Anglican services were held in the provisional school.[7]
Dallarnil North Provisional Schoolopened in June 1904. On 1 January 1909, it became Dallarnil North State School It closed in 1937.[6]
In October 1912, 20 allotments of the Dallarnil Township were advertised to be auctioned by Charles White of
Biggenden. A map advertising the auction states the allotments were immediately opposite the railway station with the railway line to terminus nearing completion.[9][10]
The neighbourhood of Stanton takes its name from the former Stanton railway station (25°19′45″S152°02′42″E / 25.3291°S 152.045°E / -25.3291; 152.045 (Stanton)) on the Isis railway line,[11] which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 16 July 1914, which in turn takes its name from the pastoral run Stanton Harcourt named in 1854.[4]
It is unclear when Dallarnil Gospel Hall opened, but Gospel Hall Road (presumably named after it) is in existence by 1915.[12]
St Francis Xavier's Catholic Church was officially opened on Sunday 1 October 1933 by
ArchibishopJames Duhig. It was 48 by 30 feet (14.6 by 9.1 m) and built from timber at a cost of £270.[14][15] In 1958, the church building was relocated to
Tiaro.[16]
A stump-capping ceremony for a Methodist church was held Saturday 12 October 1946. Unable to afford the cost of a contractor, the church was built with volunteer labour under the supervision of a carpenter. The church was officially opened on Saturday 16 July 1947. The timber church was designed by Cook and Kerrison. In 1977, following the amalgamation of the Methodist Church into the Uniting Church in Australia, it became Dallarnil Uniting Church. The church was closed and subsequently sold on 18 March 2021. It was at 4 Main Street (25°22′53″S152°02′42″E / 25.38135°S 152.045°E / -25.38135; 152.045 (Dallarnil Methodist Church)).[17][18][19][20][21][22]
The railway line from Childers to Dallarnil closed on 30 June 1955.[23]
Demographics
In the
2016 census, the locality of Dallarnil had a population of 230 people.[24]
In the
2021 census, the locality of Dallarnil had a population of 245 people.[1]
^"DALLARNIL". The Bundaberg Mail. Vol. 51, no. 7, 434. Queensland, Australia. 1 December 1921. p. 6. Retrieved 9 June 2024 – via National Library of Australia.