Tallegalla is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Tallegalla had a population of 351 people.

Geography

Most of Tallegalla lies within the

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catchment area, but small portion exist in both the

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and Bremer River catchments. In the west of Tallegalla, the terrain is elevated by the

Little Liverpool Range The Little Liverpool Range is a mountain range of the Scenic Rim and Lockyer Creek valley, part of the Great Dividing Range, which is located in the South East region of Queensland, Australia. Location and features The range extends from th ...

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runs through from southeast to northeast.

History

The origin of the suburb name is from the

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word

Talegalla ''Talegalla'' is a genus of bird in the family Megapodiidae. First described by René Primevère Lesson in 1828, it contains the following species: * Red-billed brushturkey (''Talegalla cuvieri'') * Black-billed brushturkey (''Talegalla fusci ...

which was the genus name for the Brush-turkey. John Dart, the first to settle in the area, choose the name when he applied to open a postal receiving office at his farm. Tallegalla State School opened on 10 June 1879. It closed on 18 December 1992. It was at 2-6 Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Road (corner of Tallegalla Road, ). On Monday 17 May 1880, a Wesleyan Chapel was opened. The

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, which operated from 1911 to 1964, had a number of stations in the locality (from north to south): * Birru railway station () * Talegalla railway station () * Cabanda railway station ()

Demographics

In the , Tallegalla had a population of 549 people. In the , Tallegalla had a population of 326 people. In the , Tallegalla had a population of 351 people.

Heritage listings

Tallegalla has a number of

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sites including: * the former Tallegalla State School, 2-6 Tallegalla Two Tree Hill Road (corner of Tallegalla Road *Tallegalla Cemetery: Memorial and monumental area

Education

There are no schools in Tallegalla. The nearest government primary schools are Minden State School in neighbouring

Minden Minden () is a middle-sized town in the very north-east of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, the largest town in population between Bielefeld and Hanover. It is the capital of the district () of Minden-Lübbecke, situated in the cultural region ...

to the north, Marburg State School in neighbouring

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to the north-east, and Ashwell State School in neighbouring Ashwell to the south. The nearest government secondary school is Rosewood State High School in neighbouring

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to the south-east.

References

External links

{{Ipswich City City of Ipswich Localities in Queensland