Talgai, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2018}}
{{Use Australian English|date=January 2018}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = suburb
| name = Talgai
| city =
| state = qld
| image = A pastoral scene on Talgai West, Darling Downs, by Garnet Agnew, 1928.jpg
| caption = A pastoral scene on Talgai West, by Garnet Agnew, 1928
| coordinates = {{coord|-28.0391|151.8819|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Talgai (centre of locality)}}
| pop = 106
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4362
| area = 77.1
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 9.4
| dir1 = W
| location1 = Allora
| dist2 = 13.7
| dir2 = S
| location2 = Clifton
| dist3 = 28.6
| dir3 = NNW
| location3 = Warwick
| dist4 = 68.5
| dir4 = S
| location4 = Toowoomba
| dist5 = 168
| dir5 = SW
| location5 = Brisbane
| lga = Southern Downs Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| near-n = Elphinstone
| near-ne = Allora
| near-e = Allora
| near-se = Hendon
| near-s = Deuchar
| near-sw = Bony Mountain
| near-w = Victoria Hill
| near-nw = Sandy Camp
}}
Talgai is a rural locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|45984|Talgai|locality in Southern Downs Region|accessdate=29 December 2020}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Talgai had a population of 106 people.
Geography
The locality of Ellinthorp is entirely contained within the boundaries of Talgai.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=10 November 2023}} This is quite unusual in Queensland which does not normally permit such a containment, requiring all localities to have at least two neighbours.{{Cite web|url=https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/place-names/naming/boundaries|title=How places are named: Defining boundaries and extent: Locality boundaries|date=28 October 2016|publisher=Queensland Government|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180111044841/https://www.qld.gov.au/environment/land/place-names/naming/boundaries|archive-date=11 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=11 January 2018}}
The South Western railway line enters the locality from the north (Elphinstone/Allora) and exits to the south-east (Hendon). The Ellinthorp railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line ({{coord|-28.0486|151.9240|type:railwaystation_region:AU-QLD|name=Ellinthorp railway station}}), which, despite the name, is in Talgai but immediately east of the town of Ellinthorp.{{Cite web |date=2 October 2020 |title=Railway stations and sidings - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201005070354/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/transport-features-queensland-series/resource/84fff9a0-e315-4844-9c4d-63934562a9bd |archive-date=5 October 2020 |access-date=5 October 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}}{{Cite QPN|11542|Ellinthorp|railway station in the Southern Downs Region|access-date=4 November 2024}}
History
The locality name derives from the pastoral run name established by G. Gammie who arrived on the Condamine River with stock on 9 March 1841.
Talgai West Provisional School opened on 22 September 1902. On 17 April 1916, it became Talgai West State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures due to low student numbers. On 1 July 1920, it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Deuchar Provisional School (meaning a single teacher was shared between the two schools). The school closed on 31 October 1921, reopening on 19 July 1922 as a full-time school. It closed on 27 August 1962, briefly reopened and closed permanently in 1963.{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=Queensland Family History Society|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}} It was on the south-eastern side of Dalrymple Creek Road ({{Coord|-28.04236|151.88648|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Talgai West State School (former)}}).{{Cite web |date=1931 |title=Parish of North Toolburra |url=https://apps.information.qld.gov.au/data/v2/HistoricalMaps/StaticMap/cadastral/cad-map-40chain-parish-north-toolburra-1931/original |access-date=10 November 2023 |publisher=Queensland Government |type=Map}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Talgai had a population of 106 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32749|name=Talgai (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Talgai had a population of 106 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32723|name=Talgai (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Talgai. The nearest government primary schools are Allora P-10 State School in neighbouring Allora to the east and Clifton State School in Clifton to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora P-10 State School (to Year 10) and Clifton State High School (to Year 12), also in Clifton. There are non-government schools in both Allora and Clifton.{{cite web |title=Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments |url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/ |access-date=3 November 2024 |website=Queensland Globe |publisher=Queensland Government}}
References
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Further reading
{{commons category|Talgai, Queensland}}
- {{cite book |last=Chandler |first=Nat. |title=“Old Talgai” -- “East Talgai” -- “Talgai West” |vauthors= |date=1994 |publisher=Nat. Chandler}} — [https://onesearch.slq.qld.gov.au/permalink/61SLQ_INST/11l3i0/alma997603794702061 via State Library of Queensland]
{{Southern Downs Region}}