Tallegalla, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Tallegalla
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.59°N 152.5547°W
Pop:351
Postcode:4340
Area:27.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:25
Location1:Ipswich
Dist2:64
Location2:Brisbane
Lga:City of Ipswich
Stategov:Ipswich West
Fedgov:Blair
Near-N:Minden
Near-Ne:Marburg
Near-E:Mount Marrow
Near-Se:Rosewood
Near-S:Ashwell
Near-Sw:The Bluff
Near-W:Woolshed
Near-Nw:Hatton Vale

Tallegalla is a rural locality in the City of Ipswich, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Tallegalla had a population of 351 people.

Geography

Most of Tallegalla lies within the Lockyer Creek catchment area, but small portion exist in both the Brisbane River and Bremer River catchments. In the west of Tallegalla, the terrain is elevated by the Little Liverpool Range.

Rosewood–Marburg Road runs through from southeast to northeast.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the Latin word Talegalla which was the genus name for the Brush-turkey.[2] John Dart, the first to settle in the area, choose the name when he applied to open a postal receiving office at his farm.[3]

Tallegalla State School opened on 10 June 1879. It closed on 18 December 1992. It was at 2-6 Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Road (corner of Tallegalla Road,).[4]

On Monday 17 May 1880, a Wesleyan Chapel was opened.[5]

The Marburg railway line, which operated from 1911 to 1964, had a number of stations in the locality (from north to south):

Demographics

In the, Tallegalla had a population of 549.

In the, Tallegalla had a population of 326 people.

In the, Tallegalla had a population of 351 people.

Heritage listings

Tallegalla has a number of heritage-listed sites including:

Notes and References

  1. 18 September 2020.
  2. 13 September 2015.
  3. Book: Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland). Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. 2000. 0-7345-1008-X. 70.
  4. Web site: 1917 . Moreton 40 Chain map AG2 series sheet 27 . 7 October 2023 . . Map.
  5. News: 29 May 1880. THE ROSEWOOD . XVII . 679. The Queenslander. 250. Queensland, Australia. 5 October 2020. National Library of Australia. 5 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005033850/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/20333199. live.
  6. Web site: 2 October 2020. Railway stations and sidings - Queensland. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd. 5 October 2020. 5 October 2020. Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government.
  7. 9 July 2013.
  8. Web site: Tallegalla Cemetery Conservation Management Plan - History, 2011 . 2023-10-07 . Picture Ipswich . en.