Tarong, Queensland
| Tarong Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Tarong | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 26°46′02″S 151°50′38″E / 26.7671°S 151.844°ECoordinates: 26°46′02″S 151°50′38″E / 26.7671°S 151.844°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4615 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | South Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Nanango | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Tarong is a rural locality in the South Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]
The area is best known for the Tarong Power Station.
History
The name Tarong derives from the name of a pastoral run first used in 1850; it is probably based on an Aboriginal word tarum meaning wild lime tree.[1]
Heritage listings
Tarong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Cooyar Road: Tarong Homestead[2]
References
- 1 2 "Tarong (entry 46271)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Tarong Homestead (entry 600759)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 12 July 2013.
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