Talgai is a rural

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in the

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, Australia. In the , Talgai had a population of 106 people.

Geography

The locality of Ellinthorp is entirely contained within the boundaries of Talgai. This is quite unusual in Queensland which does not normally permit such a containment, requiring all localities to have at least two neighbours. The South Western railway line enters the locality from the north ( Elphinstone/ Allora) and exits to the south-east (

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). The Ellinthorp railway station is an abandoned railway station on the line (), which, despite the name, is in Talgai but immediately east of the town of Ellinthorp.

History

The locality name derives from the pastoral run name established by G. Gammie who arrived on the

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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 (meaning a single teacher was shared between the two schools). The school closed on 31 October 1921, reopening on 19 July 1922 as a full-time school. It closed on 27 August 1962, briefly reopened and closed permanently in 1963. It was on the south-eastern side of Dalrymple Creek Road ().

Demographics

In the , Talgai had a population of 106 people. In the , Talgai had a population of 106 people.

Education

There are no schools in Talgai. The nearest government primary schools are Allora P-10 State School in neighbouring Allora to the east and Clifton State School in Clifton to the north. The nearest government secondary schools are Allora P-10 State School (to Year 10) and Clifton State High School (to Year 12), also in Clifton. There are non-government schools in both Allora and Clifton.

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