Tallegalla, Queensland

Tallegalla
Ipswich, Queensland

Marburg weather radar, 2014
Population 549 (2011)[1]
Postcode(s) 4340
Location
LGA(s) City of Ipswich
State electorate(s) Ipswich West
Federal Division(s) Blair
Suburbs around Tallegalla:
Minden Lark Hill
Minden
Marburg
Hatton Vale Tallegalla Mount Marrow
Woolshed The Bluff
Calvert
Ashwell
Rosewood

Tallegalla is a locality in Ipswich, Queensland, Australia. At the 2011 Australian Census the locality recorded a population of 549.[1] 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]

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.

History

In 1879, a school was constructed.[3] The Marburg railway line, which operated from 1911 to 1964, had a station at Tallegalla.

Heritage listings

Tallegalla has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tallegalla (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  2. "Place name details: Talegalla". Queensland Place Names. Department of Natural Resources and Mines. Retrieved 9 August 2014.
  3. 3.0 3.1 Environmental Protection Agency (Queensland) (2000). Heritage Trails of the Great South East. State of Queensland. p. 70. ISBN 0-7345-1008-X.
  4. "Tallegalla State School (former) (entry 16447)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 2013-07-09.

External links

Media related to Tallegalla, Queensland at Wikimedia Commons

Coordinates: 27°35′S 152°33′E / 27.583°S 152.550°E