Turallin, Queensland
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Use Australian English|date=June 2019}}
{{Infobox Australian place
| type = town
| name = Turallin
| city =
| state = qld
| image =
| caption =
| coordinates = {{coord|-27.8269|151.2072|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title|name=Turallin (town centre)}}
| pop = 64
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
| established =
| postcode = 4357
| area = 108.8
| timezone = AEST
| utc = +10:00
| dist1 = 9.3
| dir1 = NW
| location1 = Millmerran
| dist2 = 49.5
| dir2 = WSW
| location2 = Pittsworth
| dist3 = 88.0
| dir3 = WSW
| location3 = Toowoomba
| dist4 = 220
| dir4 = W
| location4 = Brisbane
| lga = Toowoomba Region
| stategov = Southern Downs
| fedgov = Maranoa
| maxtemp =
| mintemp =
| rainfall =
| near-n = Kurrowah
| near-ne = Lemontree
| near-e = Millmerran
| near-se = Millmerran
| near-s = Captains Mountain
| near-sw = Captains Mountain
| near-w = Western Creek
| near-nw = Kurrowah
}}
Turallin is a rural town and locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.{{cite QPN|35349|Turallin|town in Toowoomba Region|access-date=30 May 2019}}{{cite QPN|48079|Turallin|locality in Toowoomba Region|access-date=30 May 2019}} In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Turallin had a population of 64 people.
Geography
The Millmerran–Cecil Plains Road runs along the eastern boundary of the locality.{{cite map |url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/relation/11675831 |title=Turallin, Queensland |publisher=OpenStreetMap |access-date=15 March 2022}}
The land use is predominantly grazing on native vegetation with the remainder being crop growing on both dry and irrigated land.
History
The town takes its name from a village in Ireland.Milmerran Centennial 25 September 1981
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.{{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 at 606 Turallin Road ({{Coord|-27.8290|151.2057|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=Turallin State School}}).{{Cite web|date=1947|title=Town of Turallin|url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-turallin-1947.jpg|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201224054834/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-turallin-1947.jpg|archive-date=24 December 2020|access-date=24 December 2020|publisher=Queensland Government|type=Map}}
In June 1911, tenders were called to erect an Anglican Church in Turallin.{{cite news|date=3 June 1911|title=Advertising|volume=LIII|page=1|newspaper=Darling Downs Gazette|issue=9,765|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article182670158|access-date=24 December 2020|via=National Library of Australia|archive-date=20 July 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230720054429/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/182670158|url-status=live}} St Luke's Anglican church was dedicated on 20 October 1913 by the Archdeacon of Toowoomba, Arthur Rivers. Its last service was held on 26 July 1953.{{Cite web|last=Anglican Church of Southern Queensland|title=Closed Churches|url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=3 July 2020}}
Demographics
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Turallin had a population of 65 people.{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32916|name=Turallin (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}
In the {{CensusAU|2021}}, the locality of Turallin had a population of 64 people.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL32887|name=Turallin (SAL)|access-date=28 February 2023|quick=on}}
Education
There are no schools in Turallin. The nearest government primary school is Millmerran State School in neighbouring Millmerran to the south-east. The nearest government secondary schools are Millmeran State School (to Year 10) and Pittsworth State High School (to Year 12) in Pittsworth to the east.{{Queensland Globe|access-date=20 July 2023}}
References
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Further reading
- {{Citation|author1=Crompton|first=Arthur|title=Turallin|url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/work/170756942|last2=Schultz|first2=Pauline}}
External links
- {{cite web |date=1947 |title=Town map of Turallin |url=https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-town-turallin-1947.jpg |publisher=Queensland Government}}
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