Talgai, Queensland


Talgai is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.

Geography

The locality of Ellinthorp is entirely contained within the boundaries of Talgai. This is quite unusual in Queensand which does not normally permit such a containment, requiring all localities to have at least two neighbours.

History

The locality name derives from the pastoral run name established by G Gammie who arrived on the Condamine River with stock on 9 March 1841.
Talgai West Provisional School opened on 22 September 1902. On 17 April 1916 it became Talgai West State School. It experienced a number of temporary closures due to low student numbers. On 1 July 1920 it became a half-time provisional school in conjunction with Deuchar Provisional School. The school closed on 31 Oct 1921, reopening on 19 July 1922 as a full-time school. It closed on 27 August 1962, briefly reopened and closed permanently in 1963.