Yalleroi

Yalleroi
Town
Yalleroi is located in Queensland
Yalleroi
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.

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).

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.

Yalleroi State School opened on 2 February 1933 and closed on 24 January 1984. 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))).

Bill D'Arcy taught at the school during the 1960s prior to embarking on a political career. 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. On 17 November 2000, D'Arcy was sentenced to 14 years jail. D'Arcy was released from prison in 2007. He has continued to profess his innocence.

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.

References

  1. 1 2 "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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