Targinnie

Although a coastal locality, Targinnie is separated from the Coral Sea by Curtis Island with the shallow passage between Targinnie and the island being The Narrows.

The locality takes its name from the Targinia pastoral run, created in 1863. The second settler in the area later sought to undertake sheep farming, adding to existing fruit growing.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article21217811 |title=Gladstone. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |issue=21,843 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=28 January 1928 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=9 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Mining for ironstone lode was proposed in 1906, after discovery of magnetite in April 1902.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article173966474 |title=Provincial Pickings. |newspaper=The Telegraph |issue=9,185 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=29 April 1902 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=2 |via=National Library of Australia}}{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71975983 |title=Targinie. |newspaper=The Capricornian |volume=32 |issue=15 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=14 April 1906 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}} Gold was being extracted in the area by 1908,{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68903995 |title=Targinie. |newspaper=The Capricornian |volume=34 |issue=48 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=28 November 1908 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=33 |via=National Library of Australia}} after initial prospecting in 1901 and the associated 1876 Langmorn and Ulam goldfields.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19102178 |title=Targinie goldfield. |newspaper=The Brisbane Courier |volume=LVII |issue=13,452 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=22 February 1901 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=3 |via=National Library of Australia}} {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article52729700 |title=The Targinie goldfield. |newspaper=The Morning Bulletin |volume=LXII |issue=11006 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=8 February 1901 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=4 |via=National Library of Australia}}

The locality was served by the Targinie railway station by 1904, although there was a local complaint of no secured building for uncollected goods received by train.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53017118 |title=The Targinie mail. |newspaper=The Morning Bulletin |volume=LXVI |issue=11,989 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=9 May 1904 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=5 |via=National Library of Australia}} {{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68868294 |title=A complaint from Targinie. |newspaper=The Capricornian |volume=30 |issue=20 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=14 May 1904 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=17 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Targinnie Provisional School opened in 1902. In 1903 it was renamed Pyealley Provisional School. It closed in 1905.

Targinnie Goldfield Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Targinnie Goldfield State School. It closed in 1918.{{Citation | author1=Queensland Family History Society | title=Queensland schools past and present | publication-date=2010 | publisher=Queensland Family History Society | edition=Version 1.01 | isbn=978-1-921171-26-0 }} Targinnie State School opened on 19 March 1923 and closed on 13 December 1968.

Targinnie residents socialised with the Yarwun community for dances and sports such as cricket as well as a joint business chambers such as the Yarwun Targinnie Fruit Association for producers.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70573204 |title=Targinnie |newspaper=The Central Queensland Herald |volume=7 |issue=361 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=3 December 1936 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=63 |via=National Library of Australia}} In one 1909 cricket match of men versus women, the males bowled, batted and fielded left handed, and used axe handles as the cricket bats.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article53175736 |title=Targinie. |newspaper=The Morning Bulletin |issue=13,835 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=25 February 1909 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=8 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Additional to dairying, in the 1930s one crop being grown in the area was tomatoes.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article70640037 |title=Targinnie |newspaper=The Central Queensland Herald |volume=9 |issue=385 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=6 May 1937 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=52 |via=National Library of Australia}} This added to the mangoes, pineapples, passion fruit, and citrus produce.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article72010357 |title=Targinnie. |newspaper=The Capricornian |volume=53 |issue=37 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=13 September 1928 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=58 |via=National Library of Australia}}

Within the Shire of Calliope, the township commenced raising moneys in May 1934, to officially open a public hall on 19 December 1936.{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article54989723 |title=Targinnie public hall |newspaper=Morning Bulletin |issue=21,972 |location=Queensland, Australia |date=23 December 1936 |access-date=20 February 2021 |page=13 |via=National Library of Australia}} Measuring {{convert|30|ft}} x {{convert|40|ft}} size with {{convert|10|ft}} walls, with weather boards and fibro-cement walls, the floor was spotted gum timber with a {{convert|10|ft}} full-width verandah.

The town also had at one time{{When|date=March 2023}} the Targinnie Sports Club, a cemetery, and a Country Women's Association (with Yarwun).

Old Believer's Church was built in 1995 from timber. It was established by group of Old Believers who had migrated from Harbin, China in the 1950s.{{cite web |last=Blake |first=Thom |title=Old Believer's Church |url=https://www.thomblake.com.au/qc_new/view_p_n.php?id=5023 |access-date=22 September 2022 |website=Queensland religious places database}} It has subsequently closed. It was at Targinnie Road ({{coord|-23.803313|151.1121|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Old Believer's Church}}).

On 15 October 2010, the locality name which was originally called after the Parish of Targinie (one 'n') was amended to reflect the common usage of two 'n's.

In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Targinnie had a population of 68 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32777|name=Targinnie (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Targinnie had a population of 31 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32750|name=Targinnie (SAL)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}

There are no schools in Targinnie. The nearest government primary schools are Yarwun State School in neighbouring Yarwun to the south and Mount Larcom State School in neighbouring Mount Larcom to the west. The nearest government secondary schools are Mount Larcom State School (to Year 10) and Gladstone State High School (to Year 12) in West Gladstone to the south-east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=2 March 2023}}

Targinnie Cemetery is at 433 Targinnie Road ({{coord|-23.8044|151.1132|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Targinnie Cemetery}}).{{Cite web |date=12 November 2020 |title=Cemetery Areas - Queensland |url=https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115100513/https://www.data.qld.gov.au/dataset/built-features-queensland-series/resource/2baca5c3-a111-4fbc-86c9-3b896884438b |archive-date=15 November 2020 |access-date=12 November 2020 |website=Queensland Open Data |publisher=Queensland Government}} Burials in this cemetery took place between 1922 and 1938. This cemetery is closed to further burials.{{Cite web |title=Cemeteries: Closed/Historical Cemeteries |url=https://www.gladstone.qld.gov.au/cemeteries |access-date=2023-03-02 |website=Gladstone Regional Council |language=en}}

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• {{Citation |author1=Blake |first=Thomas Wesley |title=Targinnie : the history of a central Queensland rural community |year=2005 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10462/pdf/2810 |publication-date=2005 |publisher= |hdl=10462/pdf/2810 |isbn=978-0-9758444-0-3 }}

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