Tarlee, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Tarlee
State:sa
Coordinates:-34.2667°N 138.7667°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Postcode:5411
Elevation:246
Mayor:Allan Aughey
Dist1:8
Dir1:south-east
Location1:Giles Corner
Lga:District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys
Region:Mid North
Stategov:Frome
Fedgov:Grey
Near-N:Riverton
Near-Ne:Hamilton
Near-E:Allendale North
Near-Se:Kapunda
Near-S:Bethel
Near-Sw:Stockport
Near-W:Alma
Near-Nw:Giles Corner

Tarlee is a town in South Australia. The origin of the name is uncertain, but it is thought to be a corruption of the name Tralee in Ireland. The township of Tarlee was advertised as readied for sale by auction in 1867.[1] Tarlee is in the lower Mid North region where Horrocks Highway crosses the Gilbert River. It is approximately 8 km south of Giles Corner, where the Barrier Highway to Broken Hill diverges from the Horrocks Highway through the Clare Valley. At the, Tarlee had a population of 302.

Tarlee was on the Peterborough railway line between Roseworthy junction and Burra. For a short period, Forrester's near Tarlee was the terminus as construction was authorised in two stages in the late 1860s.

The railway through Tarlee was closed in the 2000s.

The Tarlee institute building was opened in 1888.

Tarlee is in the District Council of Clare and Gilbert Valleys local government area, the South Australian House of Assembly electoral district of Frome and the Australian House of Representatives Division of Grey.

Notes and References

  1. News: Advertising . . IX . 462 . South Australia . 15 June 1867 . 29 April 2021 . 8 . National Library of Australia.