Yalleroi

Yalleroi is a rural town in the north of the locality of Blackall in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Yalleroi
Queensland
Yalleroi
Coordinates24.0680°S 145.7591°E / -24.0680; 145.7591
Postcode(s)4472
LGA(s)Blackall-Tambo Region
State electorate(s)Gregory
Federal Division(s)Flynn

History

The locality name is derived from pastoral run name and is an Aboriginal word, meaning stone/stony. The town of Yalleroi appears on a 1913 survey plan.[1]

Yalleroi State School opened on 2 Feb 1933 and closed on 1983.[2]

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References
  1. "Yalleroi - town in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 38369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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