Turallin, Queensland

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]

Turallin
Queensland
Turallin
Coordinates27.8269°S 151.2072°E / -27.8269; 151.2072
Population65 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.597/km2 (1.547/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4357
Area108.8 km2 (42.0 sq mi)
LGA(s)Toowoomba Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Turallin:
Kurrowah Kurrowah Lemontree
Western Creek Turallin Millmerran
Captains Mountain Captains Mountain Millmerran

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]

St Luke's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 Octobe 1913 by the Archdeacon of Toowoomba, Arthur Rivers. Its last service was held on 26 July 1953.[6]

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References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Turallin (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Turallin - town in Toowoomba Region (entry 35349)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  3. "Turallin - locality in Toowoomba Region (entry 48079)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 May 2019.
  4. Milmerran Centennial 25 September 1981
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Anglican Church of Southern Queensland. "Closed Churches". Archived from the original on 3 April 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
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