| 词条 | Thallon, Queensland |
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| type = town | name = Thallon | state = qld | image = ThallonFrancisHotel.JPG | caption = The Francis Hotel at Thallon | lga = Shire of Balonne | postcode = 4497 | area = 2391.9 | est = | coordinates = {{coord|-28.6369|148.8691|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline,title}} | pop = 257 | pop_year = {{CensusAU|2016}} | pop_footnotes = [1] | elevation= | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | stategov = Warrego | fedgov = Maranoa | dist1 = 92 | dir1 = S | location1= St George | dist2 = 189 | dir2 = SW | location2= Goondiwindi | dist3 = 407 | dir3 = SW | location3= Toowoomba | dist4 = 571 | dir4 = SW | location4= Brisbane | near-n = St George | near-ne = Weengallon | near-e = Daymar | near-se = Mungindi | near-s = Mungindi | near-sw = Dirranbandi | near-w = Dirranbandi | near-nw = St George }}Thallon is a town and a locality in the Shire of Balonne, Queensland, Australia.[1][2] In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Thallon had a population of 257 people.[3] There is a second town within the locality, Nindigully.[4] GeographyThallon is in South West Queensland, {{convert|571|km|mi}} west of the state capital, Brisbane. The town is situated in roughly towards the east of the locality. The Moonie River flows from south to north through the locality and just to the west of the town. The Carnarvon Highway passes from north to south through the locality and through the town (as Hill Street) connecting the town to St George to the north and Mungindi on the border with New South Wales. The South-Western railway line passes through the locality from east to west and the town is served for freight rail by the Thallon railway station.[6][5] Thallon is a major wheat and woolgrowing area.[8] HistoryExplorer Thomas Mitchell was the first European in the Thallon district and his initials can still be found on a bloodwood tree near the Moonie River.[8] In 1911, the area was set aside for closer settlement and {{convert|780|acre|km2}} were gazetted as a town reserve.The town's name comes from its railway station, which in turn was named on 17 January 1911 by the Queensland Railways Department after James Forsyth Thallon (1847-1911) who was the Queensland Commissioner for Railways from 1900-19111.[6][1] With the coming of the railway, the town developed and shops and a hotel were established.[6] Thallon State School opened on 24 July 1911.[7][8] At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Thallon and the surrounding area had a population of 382.[9] Heritage listingsThallon has the following heritage-listed sites:
FacilitiesThallon has a post office, hotel, community hall, showground, park and sportsground.[11] Balonne Shire Council operates a library in William Street.[12][13]The Thallon-Daymar branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association has its rooms at 47 William Street.[14] Daymar is a neighbouring town, {{Convert|12|km|}} east of Thallon. EducationThallon State School is a government primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 15 Henry Street ({{coord|-28.6336|148.8677|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Thallon State School}}).[15][16] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 36 students with 4 teachers (3 full-time equivalent) and 7 non-teaching staff (3 full-time equivalent).[17] There is no secondary school in Thallon; the nearest is in neighbouring St George.[18] William the WombatIn 2015, the town of Thallon decided to build a large statue of a northern hairy-nosed wombat as one of Australia's Big Things to attract tourists and to highlight the critically endangered status of the species which had once inhabited the Thallon area but is now extinct in that area. The statue is {{convert|2|x|3.5|m|abbr=on|ft}} and was built by David Joffe at Natureworks in Brisbane. It arrived in Thallon in October 2017 and is on display in the park.[19][20] {{Clear}}References1. ^1 {{cite QPN|33800|Thallon|town in Shire of Balonne|accessdate=25 December 2018}} 2. ^{{cite QPN|42684|Thallon|locality in Shire of Balonne|accessdate=25 December 2018}} 3. ^1 {{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC32805|name=Thallon (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}} 4. ^{{cite QPN|24262|Nindigully|town in Shire of Balonne|accessdate=29 December 2017}} 5. ^{{Cite QPN|33801|Thallon|railway station in the Shire of Balonne|accessdate=25 December 2018}} 6. ^1 2 3 {{cite web|url=http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/western-downs/places-to-visit/thallon/|title=Thallon|publisher=Tourism Queensland|work=Western Downs - Places to visit|accessdate=25 May 2007}} 7. ^{{Cite web|url=https://thallonss.eq.edu.au/|title=Thallon State School|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Thallon State School|access-date=29 January 2017}} 8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://education.qld.gov.au/library/edhistory/celebrations/dates/t.html|title=Opening and closing dates of Queensland schools|last=|first=|date=|website=education.qld.gov.au|publisher=|language=en-AU|access-date=28 January 2017}} 9. ^{{Census 2011 AUS|id=SSC31603|name=Thallon (State Suburb)|accessdate=4 June 2013|quick=on}} 10. ^{{Cite QHR|16443|Bullamon Homestead|601683|accessdate=5 September 2016}} 11. ^{{cite web |url= http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/residentinfo/publicfacilities/index.shtml |title= Thallon |publisher= Balonne Shire Council |accessdate= 12 November 2013 |deadurl= yes |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20131113013846/http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/residentinfo/publicfacilities/index.shtml |archivedate= 13 November 2013 |df= dmy-all }} 12. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.balonne.qld.gov.au/library-locations|title=Library location and hours|last=|first=|date=|website=|publisher=Balonne Shire Council|access-date=8 May 2017}} 13. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/balonne/thallon_library|title=Thallon Library|last=|first=|date=|website=Public Libraries Connect|publisher=State Library of Queensland|access-date=29 January 2017}} 14. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch locations|last=|first=|date=|website=Queensland Country Women's Association|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=26 December 2018}} 15. ^{{cite web|url=https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|title=State and non-state school details|date=9 July 2018|publisher=Queensland Government|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archivedate=21 November 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=21 November 2018}} 16. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.thallonss.eq.edu.au|title=Thallon State School|accessdate=21 November 2018}} 17. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|title=ACARA School Profile 2017|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archivedate=22 November 2018|deadurl=no|accessdate=22 November 2018}} 18. ^1 {{cite web|url=https://qldglobe.information.qld.gov.au/|title=Queensland Globe|publisher=State of Queensland|accessdate=25 December 2018}} 19. ^{{Cite web|url=https://www.southernqueenslandcountry.com.au/destinations/thallon/attractions/william-the-wombat|title=William the Wombat|last=|first=|date=|website=Southern Queensland Country Tourism|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180326033350/http://www.southernqueenslandcountry.com.au/destinations/thallon/attractions/william-the-wombat|archive-date=26 March 2018|dead-url=no|access-date=7 October 2018}} 20. ^{{Cite news|url=https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/william-the-wombat-to-put-town-on-map/3242697/|title=William the Wombat to put town on map|last=Amy-Lyne|first=|date=19 October 2017|work=Toowoomba Chronicle|access-date=7 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171019084835/https://www.thechronicle.com.au/news/william-the-wombat-to-put-town-on-map/3242697/|archive-date=19 October 2017|dead-url=no}} External links{{Commons category-inline|Thallon, Queensland}}
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