Talwood, Queensland

Talwood is a town in the rural locality of North Talwood in Goondiwindi Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Talwood
Queensland
The Dirranbandi Mail arrives at Talwood railway station, 1987
Talwood
Coordinates28.48528°S 149.46806°E / -28.48528; 149.46806 (Talwood (town centre))
Postcode(s)4496
Location
LGA(s)Goondiwindi Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal Division(s)Maranoa

Geography

Talwood is at the southern edge of the locality of North Talwood, immediately north of the boundary of South Talwood.[2]

Talwood is on the South-Western railway line and is served by Talwood railway station (28.4846°S 149.4683°E / -28.4846; 149.4683 (Talwood railway station)).[3][4]

History

Gamilaraay (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 and Boomi extending to Moree, Tamworth and Coonabarabran in New South Wales.[5]

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.[1]

Tallwood Provisional School opened on 1911 but closed in the same year. Talwood State School opened on 4 November 1918 [6]

Education

Talwood State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 17 Recreation Street (28.4866°S 149.4703°E / -28.4866; 149.4703 (Talwood State School)).[7][8] 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).[9]

There is no secondary school in Talwood. The nearest secondary school is Goondiwindi State High School in Goondiwindi to the east, but due to the distance, other options would be distance education and boarding school.[10]

Amenities

Talwood Post Office is at 25 Main Street (28.4854°S 149.4692°E / -28.4854; 149.4692 (Talwood Post Office)).[11]

References
  1. "Talwood – town in Goondiwindi Region (entry 33213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 July 2017.
  2. "Talwood – population centre in Goondiwindi Regional (entry 33213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  3. "Talwood – population centre in Goondiwindi Regional (entry 33213)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  4. "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 27 August 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  5. "Indigenous Language map of Queensland". State Library of Queensland. Archived from the original on 2 September 2020. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  6. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. "State and non-state school details". Queensland Government. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 21 November 2018. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  8. "Talwood State School". Archived from the original on 27 December 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2018.
  9. "ACARA School Profile 2018". Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority. Archived from the original on 27 August 2020. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
  10. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  11. "Talwood LPO". Australia Post. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
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