Orallo, Queensland
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Orallo is a rural
locality Locality may refer to: * Locality (association), an association of community regeneration organizations in England * Locality (linguistics) * Locality (settlement) * Suburbs and localities (Australia), in which a locality is a geographic subdivis ...
in the
Maranoa Region Maranoa Region is a local government area in South West Queensland, Australia. The town of Roma is the administrative headquarters of the region. History The Gunggari language region of South West Queensland includes the landscape within the ...
,
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...
, Australia. In the ,Orallo had a population of 41 people.


History

The locality's name ''Orallo'' comes from the Orallo railway station name, assigned by the
Queensland Railways Department Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
on11 November 1915, reportedly an Aboriginal word meaning ''shade''. Orallo Provisional School opened circa 1918. On 1 October 1922 it became Orallo State School. It closed in 1927. In the , Orallo had a population of 41 people.


References

Maranoa Region Localities in Queensland {{Queensland-geo-stub