Yalleroi

Yalleroi
Town
Yalleroi
Coordinates: 24°04′05″S 145°45′33″E / 24.0680°S 145.7591°E / -24.0680; 145.7591 (Yalleroi (town centre))
CountryAustralia
StateQueensland
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Time zoneUTC+10:00 (AEST)
Postcode
4472

Yalleroi is a rural town in the north of the locality of Blackall in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.[1]

Geography

The Blackall-Jericho Road enters Yalleroi from the south (from the town of Blackall) and exits to the north (towards the town of Jericho).[2]

History

The locality name is derived from pastoral run name and is an Aboriginal word, meaning stone/stony. The town of Yalleroi appears on a 1913 survey plan.[1]

Yalleroi State School opened on 2 February 1933 and closed on 24 January 1984.[3][4] It was on the south-east corner of Mitchell Street and Flinders Street (24°04′03″S 145°45′37″E / 24.0674°S 145.7603°E / -24.0674; 145.7603 (Yalleroi State School (former))).[5]

Bill D'Arcy taught at the school during the 1960's prior to embarking on a political career.[6][7] On 1 November 2000, a jury found D'Arcy was guilty of 18 child sex charges, including three of rape, which occurred at Yalleroi State School.[8] On 17 November 2000, D'Arcy was sentenced to 14 years jail.[9] D'Arcy was released from prison in 2007.[10] He has continued to profess his innocence.[11]

Education

There are no schools in Yalleroi. The nearest government school is Blackall State School (Prep to Year 12) in the town of Blackall to the south-west. There is also a Catholic primary school in the town of Blackall.[12]

References

  1. ^ a b "Yalleroi – town in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 38369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  2. ^ "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  3. ^ "Agency ID 5857, Yalleroi State School". Queensland State Archives. Retrieved 4 October 2025.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  5. ^ "Town of Yalleroi" (Map). Queensland Government. 1970.
  6. ^ Kerr, Judith (22 May 2021). "Qld pollies who have fallen foul of the law". The Courier-Mail. Retrieved 6 August 2023. ...have taken place in the mid 1960s while D'Arcy was a teacher at the Yalleroi school in Queensland.
  7. ^ "D'Arcy victims lose damage case". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  8. ^ Miles, Janelle; Klotz, Suzanne (2 November 2000). "Former MP guilty on child-sex counts". The Age. p. 8. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  9. ^ "Pedophile MP jailed, now super under threat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. 18 November 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  10. ^ McGrath, Nadine (15 December 2007). "Convicted child sex offender D'Arcy released from jail". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  11. ^ "Bill D'Arcy in legal bid to clear name". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
  12. ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 October 2025.

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