Targinnie

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Targinnie
Queensland
Targinnie is located in Queensland
Targinnie
Targinnie
Coordinates23°43′37″S 151°06′07″E / 23.7269°S 151.1019°E / -23.7269; 151.1019 (Targinnie (centre of locality))Coordinates: 23°43′37″S 151°06′07″E / 23.7269°S 151.1019°E / -23.7269; 151.1019 (Targinnie (centre of locality))
Population68 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.429/km2 (1.111/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4694
Area158.5 km2 (61.2 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Gladstone Region
State electorate(s)Gladstone
Federal division(s)Flynn
Suburbs around Targinnie:
The Narrows Curtis Island Curtis Island
Mount Larcom Targinnie Curtis Island
Aldoga Aldoga Yarwun

Targinnie is a coastal locality in the Gladstone Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Targinnie had a population of 68 people.[1] 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.[2] The second settler in the area later sought to undertake sheep farming, adding to existing fruit growing.[3]

Mining for ironstone lode was proposed in 1906, after discovery of magnetite in April 1902.[4][5] Gold was being extracted in the area by 1908,[6] after initial prospecting in 1901 and the associated 1876 Langmorn and Ulam goldfields.[7][8]

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.[9][10]

Targinnie Provisional School opened in 1902. In 1903 it was renamed Pyealley Provisional School. It closed in 1905. [11]

Targinnie Goldfield Provisional School opened in 1903. On 1 January 1909 it became Targinnie Goldfield State School. It closed in 1918.[11] Targinnie State School opened on 19 March 1923 and closed on 13 December 1968.[11]

Targinnie residents socialised with the Yarwun community for dances and sports such as cricket as well as a joint business chambers such as the Yarwun Targinnie Fruit Association for producers.[12] In one 1909 cricket match of men versus women, the males bowled, batted and fielded left handed, and used axe handles as the cricket bats.[13]

Additional to dairying, in the 1930s one crop being grown in the area was tomatoes.[14] This added to the mangoes, pineapples, passion fruit, and citrus produce.[15]

Within the Shire of Calliope, the township commenced raising moneys in May 1934, to officially open a public hall on 19 December 1936.[16] Measuring 30 feet (9.1 m) x 40 feet (12 m) size with 10 feet (3.0 m) walls, with weather boards and fibro-cement walls, the floor was spotted gum timber with a 10 feet (3.0 m) full-width verandah.

The town also had at one time the Targinnie Sports Club,[12] a cemetery, and a Country Women's Association (with Yarwun).

In the 2016 census Targinnie had a population of 68 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Targinnie (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Targinnie – locality in Gladstone Region (entry 47587)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Gladstone". The Brisbane Courier (21, 843). Queensland, Australia. 28 January 1928. p. 9. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ^ "Provincial Pickings". The Telegraph (9, 185). Queensland, Australia. 29 April 1902. p. 2. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  5. ^ "Targinie". The Capricornian. 32 (15). Queensland, Australia. 14 April 1906. p. 33. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  6. ^ "Targinie". The Capricornian. 34 (48). Queensland, Australia. 28 November 1908. p. 33. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  7. ^ "Targinie goldfield". The Brisbane Courier. LVII (13, 452). Queensland, Australia. 22 February 1901. p. 3. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ^ "The Targinie goldfield". The Morning Bulletin. LXII (11006). Queensland, Australia. 8 February 1901. p. 4. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  9. ^ "The Targinie mail". The Morning Bulletin. LXVI (11, 989). Queensland, Australia. 9 May 1904. p. 5. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  10. ^ "A complaint from Targinie". The Capricornian. 30 (20). Queensland, Australia. 14 May 1904. p. 17. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  11. ^ a b c Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  12. ^ a b "Targinnie". The Central Queensland Herald. 7 (361). Queensland, Australia. 3 December 1936. p. 63. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  13. ^ "Targinie". The Morning Bulletin (13, 835). Queensland, Australia. 25 February 1909. p. 8. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  14. ^ "Targinnie". The Central Queensland Herald. 9 (385). Queensland, Australia. 6 May 1937. p. 52. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  15. ^ "Targinnie". The Capricornian. 53 (37). Queensland, Australia. 13 September 1928. p. 58. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
  16. ^ "Targinnie public hall". Morning Bulletin (21, 972). Queensland, Australia. 23 December 1936. p. 13. Retrieved 20 February 2021 – via National Library of Australia.


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