Talwood is a town in the rural
locality
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* Locality (linguistics)
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of
North Talwood in
Goondiwindi Region
The Goondiwindi Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs region of Queensland, Australia along the state's border with New South Wales. Established in 2008, it was preceded by three previous local government areas which d ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
Geography
Talwood is at the southern edge of the locality of
North Talwood, immediately north of the boundary of
South Talwood.
Talwood is on the
South-Western railway line and is served by Talwood railway station ().
History
Gamilaraay
The Gamilaraay, also known as Gomeroi, Kamilaroi, Kamillaroi and other variations, are an Aboriginal Australian people whose lands extend from New South Wales to southern Queensland. They form one of the four largest Indigenous nations in Au ...
(Gamilaroi, Kamilaroi, Comilroy) is a language from South-West Queensland and North-West New South Wales. The Gamilaraay language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the
Balonne Shire Council, including the towns of
Dirranbandi,
Thallon, Talwood and
Bungunya as well as the border towns of
Mungindi
Mungindi is a town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality on the border of New South Wales (NSW) and Queensland, Australia. The town is within Moree Plains Shire in New South Wales. Within Queensland, the locality is split between the ...
and
Boomi extending to
Moree,
Tamworth and
Coonabarabran in
New South Wales
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The town's name is believed to be a corruption of Dalwood, a pastoral run name used from 1844, which was believed to be derived from an
Aboriginal word. In 1903, it was spelled Tallwood on a survey plan with an annotation that it has been altered to Talwood, a name which was shown on a 1911 survey plan.
Tallwood Provisional School opened on 1911 but closed in the same year. Talwood State School opened on 4 November 1918
Education
Talwood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Recreation Street ().
In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 28 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).
There is no secondary school in Talwood. The nearest secondary school is
Goondiwindi State High School in
Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi () is a rural town and locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , Goondiwindi had a population of 6,355 people.
Geography
Goondiwindi is on the MacInt ...
to the east, but due to the distance, other options would be
distance education
Distance education, also known as distance learning, is the education of students who may not always be physically present at a school, or where the learner and the teacher are separated in both time and distance. Traditionally, this usually in ...
and boarding school.
Amenities
Talwood Post Office is at 25 Main Street ().
Gallery
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-town sign-2021.jpg, Eastern entrance to town (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-highway exit-2021.jpg, Barwon Highway turn-off to Talwood township (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-Main Street-2021.jpg, Looking west down Main Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-community centre-2021.jpg, Talwood Community Centre, Main Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-hotel-2021.jpg, Talwood Hotel, Main Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-state school-2021.jpg, Talwood State School, Recreation Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-war memorial-2021.jpg, Talwood war memorial, park, Recreation Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-police station-2021.jpg, Talwood Police Station, Main Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-Anglican church-2021.jpg, Saint Paul's Anglican Church, Main Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-community garden-2021.jpg, Talwood Community Garden, Recreation Street (2021).
File:AU-Qld-Talwood-old church-2021.jpg, Converted church, 7 Main Street (2021)
File:The Dirranbandi Mail arrives at Talwood Station, 13 November 1987.jpg, The Dirranbandi Mail arrives at Talwood railway station, 1987
References
External links
Town map of Talwood, 1974
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Towns in Queensland
Goondiwindi Region