Tarong is a rural
locality
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in the
South Burnett Region
The South Burnett Region is a local government area in the South Burnett district of Queensland, Australia.
Origins
This Local Government was created in March 2008 as a result of the report of the Local Government Reform Commission released in ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , Tarong had a population of 193 people.
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The area is best known for the ]Tarong Power Station
The Tarong Power Station is a coal fired power station located on a site in Tarong in the South Burnett Region near the town of Nanango, in Queensland, Australia. The station has a maximum generating capacity of 1,400 megawatts, generated f ...
which is located next to the Meandu Mine
Meandu Mine is a coal mine west of Yarraman in Neumgna, Queensland, Australia. The open-cut mine supplies coal to Tarong Power Station and Tarong North Power Station. It is owned by Stanwell Corporation and operated by Downer Mining.
W ...
.
History
The name ''Tarong'' derives from the name of a pastoral run first used in 1850; it is probably based on an Aboriginal word ''tarum'' meaning ''wild lime tree''.[
In April 1921, two subdivisions at Nanango and Tarong Estate and Township were advertised for auction by John Darley and Isles, Love and Co. The Tarong Estate, twelve miles from Nanango and Tarong Railway Station offered 25 agricultural farms and 62 town allotments while the Grange Estate, eleven miles from Nanango and 18 miles from Kingaroy in the Parish of Booie offered 15 dairy farms.
Tarong State School opened in 1925 and closed circa 1942.]
Heritage listings
Tarong has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Cooyar Road: Tarong Homestead
References
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South Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland