Turallin, Queensland
| Turallin Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Turallin | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°49′37″S 151°12′26″E / 27.8269°S 151.2072°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 65 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.597/km2 (1.547/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4357 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 108.8 km2 (42.0 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Toowoomba Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Turallin is a town and a locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, Turallin had a population of 65 people.[1]
History
The town takes its name from a village in Ireland.[2][4]
Pine Creek Provisional School opened on 4 September 1888. On 27 July 1904 it was renamed Turallin Provisional School. On 1 January 1909 it became Turallin State School. It closed in 1960.[5] It was at (present day) 606 Turallin Road (27°49′44″S 151°12′21″E / 27.8290°S 151.2057°E).[6]
In June 1911 tenders were called to erect an Anglican Church in Turallin.[7] St Luke's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 October 1913 by the Archdeacon of Toowoomba, Arthur Rivers. Its last service was held on 26 July 1953.[8]
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Turallin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ a b "Turallin – town in Toowoomba Region (entry 35349)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ "Turallin – locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48079)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
- ^ Milmerran Centennial 25 September 1981
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Town of Turallin" (Map). Queensland Government. 1947. Archived from the original on 24 December 2020. Retrieved 24 December 2020.
- ^ "Advertising". Darling Downs Gazette. Vol. LIII, , no. 9, 765. Queensland, Australia. 3 June 1911. p. 1. Retrieved 24 December 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
Further reading
- Crompton, Arthur; Schultz, Pauline, Turallin