Targinnie is a coastal

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in the

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, Australia. In the Targinnie had a population of 68 people. In the Parish of Targinie (one 'n'), the locality name was amended on 15 October 2010 to reflect the common usage of two 'n's. Targinie Creek runs through the area.

History

The locality takes its name from the Targinia pastoral run, created in 1863. The second settler in the area later sought to undertake sheep farming, adding to existing fruit growing. Mining for

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lode was proposed in 1906, after discovery of

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in April 1902. Gold was being extracted in the area by 1908, after initial prospecting in 1901 and the associated 1876 Langmorn and Ulam goldfields. The town was served by the Targinie railway station by 1904, although there was a local complaint of no secured building for uncollected goods received by train. Targinnie Provisional School opened in 1902. In 1903 it was renamed Pyealley Provisional School. It closed in 1905. Targinnie Goldfield Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Targinnie Goldfield State School. It closed in 1918. Targinnie State School opened on 19 March 1923 and closed on 13 December 1968. Targinnie residents socialised with the

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community for dances and sports such as cricket as well as a joint business chambers such as the Yarwun Targinnie Fruit Association for producers. In one 1909 cricket match of men versus women, the males bowled, batted and fielded left handed, and used axe handles as the

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s. Additional to dairying, in the 1930s one crop being grown in the area was

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es. This added to the

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es,

pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centurie ...

passion fruit ''Passiflora edulis,'' commonly known as passion fruit, is a vine species of passion flower native to southern Brazil through Paraguay and northern Argentina. It is cultivated commercially in tropical and subtropical areas for its sweet, seedy ...

, and citrus produce. Within the

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, the township commenced raising moneys in May 1934, to officially open a public hall on 19 December 1936. Measuring x size with walls, with weather boards and fibro-cement walls, the floor was spotted gum timber with a full-width verandah. The town also had at one time the Targinnie Sports Club, a cemetery, and a

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(with

). In the Targinnie had a population of 68 people.

References

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