Talwood is a rural town and

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, Australia. On 17 May 2024, the

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decided to amalgamate the localities of North Talwood and South Talwood into a single locality called Talwood (with the already existing town of Talwood as its main urban area).

Geography

The town lies in the south-east of the locality. Prior to the 2024 amalgamation, the town of Talwood was at the southern edge of the locality of North Talwood, immediately north of the boundary of South Talwood. The

Barwon Highway The Barwon Highway is one of the shorter state highways of Queensland, Australia, connecting the Goondiwindi Region and the Shire of Balonne. It starts at the Carnarvon Highway in Nindigully, 44 kilometres south of St George, Queensland, St Geo ...

enters the locality from the east ( Bungunya), passes just north of the town, and exits to the north-west ( Weengallon). The South-Western railway line also enters the locality from the east (Bungunya) just south of the highway. The town is served by Talwood railway station () on the northern edge of the town. The railway line exits to the west (Weengallon / Daymar). There are three other railway stops on the line within the locality (from west to east): * Gradule railway station in the south-west of the locality () * Talwood Wheat railway siding immediately west of the town () * Lalaguli railway station, now abandoned, in the east of the locality ()

History

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, Thallon, Talwood and Bungunya as well as the border towns of

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and Boomi extending to Moree, Tamworth and

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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 in 1911, but closed in the same year. Talwood State School opened on 4 November 1918. A new state school was built and opened in June 1945. AU-Qld-Talwood-old church-2021

Talwood Presbyterian Church was opened at 7 Main Street () on 21 December 1947. It was built from timber. Following the amalgamation that created the Uniting Church in Australia in 1977, it became Talwood Uniting Church. It closed circa 1990 and is now used as a house. The Talwood branch of the

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opened in 1949. St Paul's Anglican Church was built in 1956. It was built to be a memorial for those who served in

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. The brick church was designed by

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in the

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to seat 80 people. St Joseph's Catholic Church was built from timber in 1955 at 14 Recreation Street (). It is now closed, but, as at 2024, the church building is still extant. On 17 May 2024, the

decided to amalgamate the localities of North Talwood and South Talwood into a single location called Talwood (with the town of Talwood as its main urban area).

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 four teachers (three full-time equivalent) and five non-teaching staff (two full-time equivalent). There is no secondary school in Talwood. The nearest secondary school is

Goondiwindi State High School Goondiwindi State High School is a public co-educational secondary school, located in Goondiwindi, Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. The school is administered by the Queensland Department of Education. Name "Gundawindi", the name o ...

Goondiwindi Goondiwindi () is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia. It is on the border of Queensland and New South Wales. In the , the locality of Goondiwindi had a population of 6, ...

to the east, but due to the distance, other options would be

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and boarding school.

Amenities

Talwood Post Office is at 25 Main Street (). St Paul's Anglican Church is at 2 Main Street (). As at 2024, services are only held at the church "on request".

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-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-community garden-2021.jpg, Talwood Community Garden, Recreation Street (2021)

References

External links

* {{authority control Towns in Queensland Goondiwindi Region Localities in Queensland