Merlwood

Merlwood is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.^[2] In the 2016 census, Merlwood had a population of 88 people.^[1]

Merlwood Queensland
Merlwood
Coordinates	26°08′58″S 151°52′59″E / 26.1494°S 151.8830°E / -26.1494; 151.8830 (Merlwood (centre of locality))
Population	88 (2016 census)^[1]
• Density	3.777/km^2 (9.78/sq mi)
Postcode(s)	4605
Area	23.3 km^2 (9.0 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	53.7 km (33 mi) N of Kingaroy 107 km (66 mi) W of Gympie 261 km (162 mi) NW of Brisbane
LGA(s)	South Burnett Region
State electorate(s)	Nanango
Federal division(s)	Wide Bay
Suburbs around Merlwood: Cloyna Sunny Nook Sunny Nook Warnung Merlwood Tablelands Byee Barlil Oakdale

History

Merlwood State School opened on 23 March 1910 under teacher Alice Amelia Wilson.^[3][4] It closed on 22 January 1967.^[5] 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.^[6][7][8]

A Methodist church was built in 1913 on the corner of the crossroads opposite the state school.^[9] 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. It is unknown what has become of this cemetery or even if the exact location is known.

In the 2016 census, Merlwood had a population of 88 people.^[1]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Merlwood (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.  
2. "Merlwood – locality in South Burnett Region (entry 46244)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
3. "Our Murgon Letter". Queensland Times. Vol. LI, no. 7586. Queensland, Australia. 13 August 1909. p. 5 (Daily). from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
4. Kopittke, Rosemary; Kopittke, Eric (1997). Queensland teachers index 1907-1920. Queensland Family History Society. from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
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. "Parish of Murgon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1911. from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
7. "Mondure" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. from the original on 17 October 2020. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
8. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
9. Blake, Thom. "Merlwood Methodist Church". Queensland religious places database. Retrieved 30 December 2021.