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'''Allora''' is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Southern Downs Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|416|Allora|town in Southern Downs Region|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|47644|Allora|locality in Southern Downs Region|access-date=1 December 2019}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Allora had a population of 1,223 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30041|name=Allora (SSC)|accessdate=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>
'''Allora''' is a rural town and [[Suburbs and localities (Australia)|locality]] in the [[Southern Downs Region]], [[Queensland]], Australia.<ref name=qpnt>{{cite QPN|416|Allora|town in Southern Downs Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref><ref name=qpnl>{{cite QPN|47644|Allora|locality in Southern Downs Region|access-date=7 March 2022}}</ref> In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people.<ref name=Census2016/>


==Geography==
==Geography==
Allora is on the [[Darling Downs]] in south-eastern [[Queensland]], Australia, {{convert|158|km|mi}} south-west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]]. The town is located on the [[New England Highway]] between [[Warwick, Queensland|Warwick]] and [[Toowoomba]].
Allora is on the [[Darling Downs]] in south-eastern [[Queensland]], Australia, {{convert|160|km|mi}} by road south-west of the state capital, [[Brisbane]].<ref>{{Google maps|url=https://goo.gl/maps/4SNm8bWjKSYP6929A|access-date=26 April 2022|title=Brisbane to Allora}}</ref> The town is located on the [[New England Highway]] between [[Warwick, Queensland|Warwick]] and [[Toowoomba]].<ref name="globe" />


== History ==
== History ==
[[File:StateLibQld 1 235633 Glengallan House near Allora on the Darling Downs.jpg|thumb|left|Glengallan House, near Allora, circa 1875]]
[[File:StateLibQld 1 235633 Glengallan House near Allora on the Darling Downs.jpg|thumb|left|Glengallan House, near Allora, circa 1875]]
[[Giabal language|Giabal]] (also known as Paiamba, Gomaingguru) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]]. The Giabal language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Toowoomba Regional Council]], particularly [[Toowoomba]] south to Allora and west to [[Millmerran, Queensland|Millmerran]].<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/giabal-11|title=Giabal|author=|date=|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>
[[Giabal language|Giabal]] (also known as Paiamba, Gomaingguru) is an [[Australian Aboriginal language]]. The Giabal language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the [[Toowoomba Regional Council]], particularly [[Toowoomba]] south to Allora and west to [[Millmerran, Queensland|Millmerran]].<ref>{{Cite SLQ-CC-BY|url=https://maps.slq.qld.gov.au/iyil/view/giabal-11|title=Giabal|website=Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref>


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In 1854, the first Presbyterian services were held in Allora.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Presbyterian Churches on the Downs - Downs Folk|url=http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|website=Downs Folk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524032308/http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|archive-date=2020-05-24|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>
The region surrounding this small farming community was first explored by Europeans in the 1840s.

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In 1854 the first Presbyterian services were held in Allora.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Presbyterian Churches On The Downs - Downs Folk|url=http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|website=Downs Folk|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200524032308/http://downsfolk.wikidot.com/presbyterian-churches-on-the-downs|archive-date=2020-05-24|access-date=2020-05-24}}</ref>


The town was surveyed in 1859. Its name is believed to derive from an [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] word ''"gnarrallah"'', meaning waterhole or swampy place.<ref name="qpnt" />
The town was surveyed in 1859. Its name is believed to derive from an [[Indigenous Australians|Aboriginal]] word ''"gnarrallah"'', meaning waterhole or swampy place.<ref name="qpnt" />


Following European settlement, the history of the area is entwined with two famous pastoral homesteads in the vicinity of Allora: Glengallan and Talgai . Both properties ran sheep.
Following European settlement, the history of the area is entwined with two famous pastoral homesteads in the vicinity of Allora: Glengallan and Talgai . Both properties raised sheep.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}


The original "Talgai" run was taken up by E. E. Dalrymple in 1840. The creek that runs through Allora is named in his honour. Built in 1868 for the Clark family, [[Talgai Homestead]] stood on 300,000 acres (1,200&nbsp;km²). The homestead is built of [[sandstone]] and covers sixty [[square (area)|square]]s. It is now a bed and breakfast.
The original "Talgai" run was taken up by E. E. Dalrymple in 1840. The creek that runs through Allora is named in his honour. Built in 1868 for the Clark family, [[Talgai Homestead]] stood on {{convert|300,000|acres}}. The homestead is built of [[sandstone]] and covers sixty [[square (area)|square]]s. It is now a bed and breakfast.{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}


Allora Post Office opened on 31 March 1863.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Allora* | access-date = 20 March 2021 }}</ref>
Allora Post Office opened on 31 March 1863.<ref name="Post Office">{{Cite web | last = Phoenix Auctions History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Phoenix Auctions | url = http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=*Allora* | access-date = 20 March 2021 | archive-date = 26 April 2022 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003250/http://www.phoenixauctions.com.au/cgi-bin/wsPhoenix.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&filter=%2AAllora%2A | url-status = live }}</ref>


The Allora State School opened on 1 May 1867.<ref name="qs">{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123608826|title=QUEENSLAND PRIMARY SCHOOLS.|date=15 August 1867|newspaper=[[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser]]|issue=812|volume=VI|page=3|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094824/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123608826|url-status=live}}</ref> On 31 December 2008, it was renamed Allora P-10 State School.<ref name="qs"/>
[[File:StateLibQld 2 48364 Methodist Church at Allora in Queensland, 1932.jpg|thumb|left|Methodist Church, 1932]]In 1866, a Wesleyan Methodist church was established in Allora.<ref name=":1">{{cite news|date=30 November 1935|title=METHODISM|page=8|newspaper=[[Warwick Daily News]]|issue=5109|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177342278|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=10 September 2021|archive-date=11 September 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911003821/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177342278|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=8 November 1873|title=Local and General News.|volume=VII|page=2|newspaper=[[Warwick Examiner And Times]]|issue=349|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82103986|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=10 September 2021|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003258/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82103986|url-status=live}}</ref> Improvements were made in 1875.<ref name=":1"/> A new church was built in 1896.<ref name=":1" />


The Allora State School opened on 1 May 1867.<ref name="qs">{{Cite QldSchool|access-date=18 April 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123608826|title=Queensland primary schools|date=15 August 1867|newspaper=[[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald and General Advertiser]]|issue=812|volume=VI|page=3|via=Trove|access-date=3 February 2017|archive-date=26 April 2022|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003254/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123608826}}</ref> On 31 December 2008, it was renamed Allora P-10 State School.<ref name="qs"/>
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From 1869, Allora had its own local government (initially [[Borough of Allora]], from 1903 [[Town of Allora]]) then was combined with the [[Clifton Shire]]. In 1914 it separated from the Clifton Shire to become a shire in its own right as the [[Shire of Allora]], which was administered from the Shire's offices initially on the corner of Warwick and Forde Streets Allora, and then at 78 Herbert Street in Allora. In 1994, the Shire of Allora was amalgamated into the [[Shire of Warwick]].


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From 1869, Allora had its own local government (initially [[Borough of Allora]], from 1903 [[Town of Allora]]) then was combined with the [[Clifton Shire]]. In 1914 it separated from the Clifton Shire to become a shire in its own right as the [[Shire of Allora]], which was administered from the Shire's offices initially on the corner of Warwick and Forde Streets in Allora, and then at 78 Herbert Street in Allora. In 1994, the Shire of Allora was amalgamated into the [[Shire of Warwick]].{{Citation needed|date=April 2022}}
In 1873 a permanent Presbyterian congregation was established with the arrival of Reverend Thomas Kingsford as a permanent minister. Construction on a church building began in 1880 and was officially opened on 29 May 1881 by the Moderator, Right Reverend John Fleming McSwaine.<ref name=":0" /><ref>{{cite news|date=27 March 1923|title=FIFTY YEARS OF PROGRESS.|page=6|newspaper=[[Warwick Daily News]]|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177280807|access-date=24 May 2020|via=Trove|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094824/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177280807|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Allora Presbyterian Church, built 1879.jpg|left|thumb|Allora Presbyterian Church, built 1879]]
In 1873 a permanent Presbyterian congregation was established with the arrival of Reverend Thomas Kingsford as a permanent minister.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 1923 |title=Fifty years of progress |page=6 |newspaper=[[Warwick Daily News]] |location=Queensland, Australia |url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article177280807 |url-status=live |access-date=24 May 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094824/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/177280807 |archive-date=15 September 2020 |via=Trove}}</ref> In November 1874, the congregation commenced fundraising to build a church.<ref>{{cite news |date=4 November 1874 |title=EMU, SPRING, AND KING'S CREEKS. |page=5 |newspaper=[[The Toowoomba Chronicle and Queensland Advertiser]] |issue=936 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article212792971 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426062539/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/212792971 |url-status=live }}</ref> In September 1876, they were seeking to buy an acre of land for the church.<ref>{{cite news |date=14 September 1876 |title=Advertising |volume=XII |page=2 |newspaper=[[Warwick Argus And Tenterfield Chronicle]] |issue=45 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article75830595 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426062537/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/75830595 |url-status=live }}</ref> In February 1879, they called for tenders to build the church.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 February 1879 |title=Advertising |volume=XV |page=3 |newspaper=[[Warwick Argus And Tenterfield Chronicle]] |issue=746 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article79758542 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426062537/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/79758542 |url-status=live }}</ref> On Sunday 28 September 1879, the church was opened by Reverend W. Budge. It faced Forde Street opposite the town hall.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 October 1879 |title=ALLORA. |volume=XIII |page=2 |newspaper=[[Warwick Examiner And Times]] |issue=649 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article82115737 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426062536/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/82115737 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 1906, it was decided to build a new Presbyterian church facing Warwick Street opposite the Allora railway station.<ref>{{cite news |date=13 June 1906 |title=WARWICK AND DISTRICT |volume=LXII |page=2 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=15,107 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19454263 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072544/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19454263 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 June 1906 |title=NEW PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH, ALLORA |volume=XLIX |page=5 |newspaper=[[Darling Downs Gazette]] |issue=91569 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article180431419 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072559/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/180431419 |url-status=live }}</ref> The foundation blocks were laid on Wednesday 25 July 1906 under the supervision of Reverend D. McLellan with over 300 people in attendance.<ref>{{cite news |date=16 July 1906 |title=PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |volume=XLIX |page=5 |newspaper=[[Darling Downs Gazette]] |issue=91591 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article183211909 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072546/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/183211909 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 1906 |title=ALLORA |volume=LXIII |page=4 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=15,145 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19461529 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072545/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19461529 |url-status=live }}</ref> The new church was officially opened on Wednesday 21 November 1906 by Dr Coulston, Moderator of the [[Presbyterian Church of Australia]]. The architect was [[Alexander Brown Wilson]] of [[Brisbane]] and the contractor was Henry William Stay of Allora.<ref>{{cite news |date=1 December 1906 |title=ALLORA PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH |volume=LXIII |page=13 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=15,254 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19498856 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072544/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19498856 |url-status=live }}</ref> In October 1912, the 1879 church building was relocated to become the Presbyterian church in [[Goomburra, Queensland|Goomburra]], which is {{Convert|15|km}} east of Allora. The relocation of the church required two traction engines and took ten days to negotiate difficult terrain and other problems.<ref>{{cite news |date=19 October 1912 |title=REMOVING A CHURCH. |page=13 |newspaper=[[The Brisbane Courier]] |issue=17,089 |location=Queensland, Australia |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19845842 |via=National Library of Australia |access-date=26 April 2022 |archive-date=26 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426072622/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19845842 |url-status=live }}</ref>


In 1886 the first [[fossil]] evidence of early human occupation in the area, the [[Talgai Skull]], was found on [[Talgai Homestead]], embedded in the wall of Dalrymple Creek. Radiocarbon dating suggests the Talgai skull is between 9,000 and 11,000 years old.<ref name="bothoa-allen">{{cite journal|last1=Allen|first1=Jim|year=2010|title=The Curious History of the Talgai Skull|journal=[[Bulletin of the History of Archaeology]]|publisher=Ubiquity Press|volume=20|issue=2|pages=4|doi=10.5334/bha.20202|issn=2047-6930|df=dmy-all|doi-access=free}}</ref> It is believed to be the skull of a boy of approximately 15 years of age who had been killed by a massive blow to the side of the head.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://austhrutime.com/talgai_skull.htm|title=Talgai Skull|website=austhrutime.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330191525/http://austhrutime.com/talgai_skull.htm|archive-date=30 March 2016|access-date=2015-09-11|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
In 1886, the first [[fossil]] evidence of early human occupation in the area, the [[Talgai Skull]], was found on [[Talgai Homestead]], embedded in the wall of Dalrymple Creek. Radiocarbon dating suggests the Talgai skull is between 9,000 and 11,000 years old.<ref name="bothoa-allen">{{cite journal|last1=Allen|first1=Jim|year=2010|title=The Curious History of the Talgai Skull|journal=[[Bulletin of the History of Archaeology]]|publisher=Ubiquity Press|volume=20|issue=2|pages=4|doi=10.5334/bha.20202|issn=2047-6930|doi-access=free}}</ref> It is believed to be the skull of a boy of approximately 15 years of age who had been killed by a massive blow to the side of the head.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://austhrutime.com/talgai_skull.htm|title=Talgai Skull|website=austhrutime.com|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330191525/http://austhrutime.com/talgai_skull.htm|archive-date=30 March 2016|access-date=2015-09-11}}</ref>


St Patick's Catholic Church was opened on Whit-Sunday in June 1871.<ref>{{cite news|date=10 June 1871|title=RELIGIOUS.|volume=X|page=3|newspaper=[[Queensland Times, Ipswich Herald And General Advertiser]]|issue=1409|location=Queensland, Australia|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article123762840|via=National Library of Australia|access-date=4 December 2021|archive-date=24 February 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220224224335/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/123762840|url-status=live}}</ref>
From the 1870s, red cedar, pine and beech logged from the Goomburra valley were milled at Allora.


[[St David's Anglican Church, Allora|St David's Anglican Church]] opened in 1888 and was consecrated in 1890.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2019|title=Year Book|url=https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Year-Book-Volume-II-Feb-2020.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033326/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Year-Book-Volume-II-Feb-2020.pdf|archive-date=15 September 2020|access-date=15 September 2020|publisher=[[Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane]]|page=130|volume=2}}</ref>
[[St David's Anglican Church, Allora|St David's Anglican Church]] opened in late 1888 without any ceremony.<ref>{{cite news|date=19 January 1889|title=Religious Items|volume=XXVII|page=6|newspaper=[[The Week (Brisbane)|The Week]]|issue=683|location=Queensland, Australia|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article186193344|via=Trove|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003256/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/186193344|url-status=live}}</ref> It was consecrated in 1890.<ref name=":02">{{Cite web|date=2019|title=Year Book|url=https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Year-Book-Volume-II-Feb-2020.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915033326/https://anglicanchurchsq.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/Year-Book-Volume-II-Feb-2020.pdf|archive-date=15 September 2020|access-date=15 September 2020|publisher=[[Anglican Archdiocese of Brisbane]]|page=130|volume=2}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|date=27 July 1889|title=General News.|volume=XXXVI|page=170|newspaper=[[The Queenslander]]|issue=721|location=Queensland, Australia|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19815928|via=Trove|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003252/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19815928|url-status=live}}</ref>


By 1894 a Presbyterian church had opened in Allora.<ref>{{cite news|date=7 July 1894|title=Allora—a flourishing township of the Darling Downs, Queensland|volume=XLIX|page=27|newspaper=[[Australian Town and Country Journal]]|issue=1275|location=New South Wales, Australia|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article71261428|via=Trove|access-date=22 May 2021|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003256/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71261428|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:StateLibQld 2 48364 Methodiist Church at Allora in Queensland, 1932.jpg|thumb|left|Methodist Church, 1932]]
The Methodist Church opened in 1896.


The Allora Boer War Memorial was unveiled on 19 October 1904 by Colonel [[Henry Chauvel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boer War Memorial |url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/90385-boer-war-memorial |publisher=Monument Australia |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407140113/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/90385-boer-war-memorial |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The Allora Boer War Memorial was unveiled on 19 October 1904 by Colonel [[Henry Chauvel]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Boer War Memorial |url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/90385-boer-war-memorial |publisher=Monument Australia |access-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407140113/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/themes/conflict/boer/display/90385-boer-war-memorial |archive-date=7 April 2014 |url-status=live }}</ref>


Wilsonville Provisional School opened in 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Wilsonville State School. It was amalgamated with Glengallan State School In late 1922 or early 1923 to create Mount Marshall State School.<ref name="qfhs2">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>
Wilsonville Provisional School opened in 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Wilsonville State School. It was amalgamated with Glengallan State School in late 1922 or early 1923 to create Mount Marshall State School.<ref name="qfhs2">{{Citation|author1=Queensland Family History Society|title=Queensland schools past and present|publication-date=2010|edition=Version 1.01|publisher=[[Queensland Family History Society]]|isbn=978-1-921171-26-0}}</ref>


St Patrick's Catholic School was established on 24 January 1916 by the [[Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart]]. The official opening ceremony was conducted by [[Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane]], [[James Duhig]].<ref name="qfhs2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au/history.html|title=Our history|website=St Patrick's School Allora|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123093840/http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au/history.html|archive-date=23 January 2020|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181531344|title=THE CHURCHES.|date=8 January 1916|newspaper=[[Daily Standard]]|access-date=23 January 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3 (SECOND EDITION)|via=Trove|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094825/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181531344|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland|url=https://www.sosj.org.au/about-the-sisters/history/queensland/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart|language=en-US}}</ref>
St Patrick's Catholic School was established on 24 January 1916 by the [[Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart]]. The official opening ceremony was conducted by [[Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane]], [[James Duhig]].<ref name="qfhs2"/><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au/history.html|title=Our history|website=St Patrick's School Allora|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200123093840/http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au/history.html|archive-date=23 January 2020|access-date=23 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article181531344|title=THE CHURCHES.|date=8 January 1916|newspaper=[[Daily Standard]]|access-date=23 January 2020|location=Queensland, Australia|page=3 (SECOND EDITION)|via=Trove|archive-date=15 September 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094825/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/181531344|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Queensland|url=https://www.sosj.org.au/about-the-sisters/history/queensland/|access-date=2021-03-08|website=Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Sacred Heart|language=en-US|archive-date=9 November 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191109104010/https://www.sosj.org.au/about-the-sisters/history/queensland/|url-status=live}}</ref>


[[File:Allora Great War memorial.jpg|thumb|Allora [[World War I memorials|Great War memorial]], 2010]]
[[File:Allora Great War memorial.jpg|thumb|Allora [[World War I memorials|Great War memorial]], 2010]]
The Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial was unveiled on 11 November 1921 by General J.C. Robertson and the mothers of those who died.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/90386-allora-shire-soldiers-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407140108/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/90386-allora-shire-soldiers-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial was unveiled on 11 November 1921 by General J.C. Robertson and the mothers of those who died.<ref>{{cite web|title=Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial|url=http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/90386-allora-shire-soldiers-memorial|publisher=Monument Australia|access-date=5 April 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407140108/http://monumentaustralia.org.au/display/90386-allora-shire-soldiers-memorial|archive-date=7 April 2014|url-status=live}}</ref>


St Paul's Church of England in [[Back Plains, Queensland|Back Plains]] was dedicated on 12 February 1892 by [[Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane|Archbishop of Brisbane]] [[William Webber (bishop)|William Webber]]. The last service was conducted in Back Plains on 8 August 1943. In 1953 the church building was relocated to Nobby where it was re-established as St Paul's Church of England.<ref name="wdn">{{Cite news|url=https://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/back-plains-set-to-celebrate/3082715/|title=Back Plains set to celebrate|last=Rees|first=Glyn|date=27 August 2016|work=Warwick Daily News|access-date=2020-01-01|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828140142/http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/back-plains-set-to-celebrate/3082715/|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The last service at Nobby was conducted circa 11 May 1975. In 1979 the building was relocated to 12 Jubb Street, Allora ({{Coord|-28.0309|151.9818|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Scots Presbyterian Church, Allora}}) to become the Scots Presbyterian Church for those Presbyterians in the district who did not wish to become part of the [[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting Church of Australia]]. The church in Allora was dedicated on 26 July 1980 by Presbyterian Moderator Rt Rev F. White.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|title=Closed Churches|website=Anglican Church of Southern Queensland|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/presbyterian-church-of--australia/directory/779-scotsand#39;-presbyterian-church|title=Scots' Presbyterian Church|website=Churches Australia|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094824/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/presbyterian-church-of--australia/directory/779-scotsand#39;-presbyterian-church|archive-date=15 September 2020|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>
St Paul's Church of England in [[Back Plains, Queensland|Back Plains]] was dedicated on 12 February 1892 by [[Anglican Archbishop of Brisbane|Archbishop of Brisbane]] [[William Webber (bishop)|William Webber]]. The last service was conducted in Back Plains on 8 August 1943. In 1953 the church building was relocated to Nobby where it was re-established as St Paul's Church of England.<ref name="wdn">{{Cite news|url=https://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/back-plains-set-to-celebrate/3082715/|title=Back Plains set to celebrate|last=Rees|first=Glyn|date=27 August 2016|work=Warwick Daily News|access-date=2020-01-01|language=en|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160828140142/http://www.warwickdailynews.com.au/news/back-plains-set-to-celebrate/3082715/|archive-date=28 August 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> The last service at Nobby was conducted circa 11 May 1975. In 1979 the building was relocated to 12 Jubb Street, Allora ({{Coord|-28.0309|151.9818|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=Scots Presbyterian Church, Allora}}) to become the Scots Presbyterian Church for those Presbyterians in the district who did not wish to become part of the [[Uniting Church in Australia|Uniting Church of Australia]]. The church in Allora was dedicated on 26 July 1980 by Presbyterian Moderator Rt Rev F. White.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|title=Closed Churches|website=Anglican Church of Southern Queensland|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/|archive-date=3 April 2019|access-date=24 February 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/presbyterian-church-of--australia/directory/779-scotsand#39;-presbyterian-church|title=Scots' Presbyterian Church|website=Churches Australia|language=en|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200915094824/https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/denominations/presbyterian-church-of--australia/directory/779-scotsand#39;-presbyterian-church|archive-date=15 September 2020|access-date=2020-01-02}}</ref>


The current Allora Public Library opened in 1966 and had a minor refurbishment in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Allora Public Library|date=November 2017|website=Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The current Allora Public Library opened in 1966 and had a minor refurbishment in 2010.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|title=Allora Public Library|date=November 2017|website=Queensland Public Libraries Statistical Bulletin 2016-2017" (PDF). Public Libraries Connect. November 2017.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180130022546/http://www.plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0012/388497/SLQ_StatsBulletin1617_20171109.pdf|archive-date=30 January 2018|url-status=live|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>


At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Allora had a population of 889.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=UCL321003|name=Allora (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|accessdate=12 May 2014|quick=on}}</ref>
At the {{CensusAU|2011}}, Allora had a population of 889.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2011 AUS|id=UCL321003|name=Allora (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)|access-date=12 May 2014|quick=on}}</ref>


In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Allora had a population of 1,223 people.<ref name=Census2016/>
In the {{CensusAU|2016}}, the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people.<ref name=Census2016>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC30041|name=Allora (SSC)|access-date=20 October 2018|quick=on}}</ref>

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== Heritage listings ==
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[[File:Allora Museum.jpg|thumb|Museum]]
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[[File:John McDowell Allora.JPG|thumb|Church bell tower memorial to L/Cpl. John McDowell, AIF.<ref>{{cite web |date=23 October 2013 |title=John McDowell – Discovering Anzacs |url=http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/37413 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018183157/http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/37413 |archive-date=18 October 2014 |access-date=10 October 2014 |publisher=[[National Archives of Australia]]}}</ref>]]

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Allora has a number of [[heritage-listed]] sites, including:

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* Allora–Clifton Road: [[Allora Cemetery]]<ref>{{cite QHR|768|Allora Cemetery|602153|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
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* 1 Church Street: [[St David's Anglican Church, Allora|St David's Anglican Church]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16797|St Davids Anglican Church|602061|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
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* Dalrymple Creek Road: [[Talgai Homestead]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14781|Talgai Homestead|600006|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
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* Warwick Street: [[Boer War Memorial, Allora|Boer War Memorial]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14780|Boer War Memorial and Park|600005|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>


== Education ==
== Education ==
Allora P-10 State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep-10) school for boys and girls at 21 Warwick Street ({{coord|-28.0361|151.9861|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Allora P-10 State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{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]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://allorass.eq.edu.au/|title=Allora P-10 State School|access-date=20 March 2021}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 250 students with 23 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{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|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />
Allora P–10 State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep–10) school for boys and girls at 21 Warwick Street ({{coord|-28.0361|151.9861|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=Allora P-10 State School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018">{{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]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181121065959/https://data.qld.gov.au/dataset/state-and-non-state-school-details/resource/5b39065c-df32-415c-994c-5ff12f8de997|archive-date=21 November 2018|access-date=21 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://allorass.eq.edu.au/|title=Allora P-10 State School|access-date=20 March 2021|archive-date=3 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210403224633/https://allorass.eq.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 250 students with 23 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017">{{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|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181122010027/http://www.acara.edu.au/docs/default-source/default-document-library/school-profile-20172c7b12404c94637ead88ff00003e0139.xlsx?sfvrsn=0|archive-date=22 November 2018|access-date=22 November 2018}}</ref> It includes a [[special education]] program.<ref name="SchoolList2018" />


St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary (Prep-6) school for boys and girls at 35 Arnold Street ({{coord|-28.0357|151.9780|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Patrick's School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allora.catholic.edu.au|title=St Patrick's School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005073826/http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 79 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" />
St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 35 Arnold Street ({{coord|-28.0357|151.9780|type:edu_region:AU-QLD|name=St Patrick's School}}).<ref name="SchoolList2018" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.allora.catholic.edu.au|title=St Patrick's School|access-date=21 November 2018|archive-date=5 October 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181005073826/http://www.allora.catholic.edu.au/|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 79 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).<ref name="ACARA2017" />

For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School in [[Clifton, Queensland|Clifton]] to the north-west and [[Warwick State High School]] in [[Warwick, Queensland|Warwick]] to the south-east.<ref name="globe">{{Queensland Globe|access-date=26 April 2022}}</ref>


== Amenities ==
== Amenities ==
[[File:St Patrick's Catholic Church, Allora, 2007.jpg|thumb|St Patrick's Catholic Church, 2007]]
The [[Southern Downs Regional Council]] operates a public library in Allora at 78 Herbert Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/southern_downs/allora_library|title=Allora Library|date=26 April 2014|website=Public Libraries Connect|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125623/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/southern_downs/allora_library|archive-date=22 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The [[Southern Downs Regional Council]] operates a public library in Allora at 78 Herbert Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/southern_downs/allora_library|title=Allora Library|date=26 April 2014|website=Public Libraries Connect|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180122125623/http://plconnect.slq.qld.gov.au/networking/directory-of-public-libraries/branches/southern_downs/allora_library|archive-date=22 January 2018|access-date=22 January 2018}}</ref>


The Allora branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at 51 Warwick Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|access-date=26 December 2018|df=dmy-all}}</ref>
The Allora branch of the [[Queensland Country Women's Association]] meets at 51 Warwick Street.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|title=Branch Locations|publisher=[[Queensland Country Women's Association]]|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181226010724/http://www.qcwa.org.au/branch-locations/|archive-date=26 December 2018|access-date=26 December 2018}}</ref>


St David's Anglican Church is at 1 Church Street ({{Coord|-28.0362|151.9892|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St David's Anglican Church}}).<ref name=":02" />
St David's Anglican Church is at 1 Church Street ({{Coord|-28.0362|151.9892|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|display=|name=St David's Anglican Church}}).<ref name=":02" />


St Patrick's Catholic Church is at 63 Warwick Street ({{Coord|-28.0354|151.9786|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Patrick's Catholic Church}}).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-06-27 |title=St Patrick's Church, Allora |url=https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/church/59-warwick-street-allora/ |access-date=2022-04-26 |website=[[Roman Catholic Diocese of Toowoomba]] |archive-date=7 March 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307074232/https://www.twb.catholic.org.au/church/59-warwick-street-allora/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
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== Heritage listings and local attractions ==

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[[File:Allora Museum.jpg|thumb|Museum]]
St Andrew's Uniting Church is at 44 Warwick Street ({{Coord|-28.0351|151.9812|type:landmark_region:AU-QLD|name=St Andrew's Uniting Church}}).<ref>{{Cite web|title=UCA - UCA Allora Congregation|url=https://sites.google.com/view/easterndownsuca/uca-allora-congregation|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-06|website=UCA Eastern Downs Parish|language=en-AU|archive-date=26 April 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220426003251/https://sites.google.com/view/easterndownsuca/uca-allora-congregation}}</ref>
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[[File:John McDowell Allora.JPG|thumb|Church bell tower memorial to L/Cpl. John McDowell, AIF.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/37413 |title=John McDowell – Discovering Anzacs |publisher=[[National Archives of Australia]] |access-date=October 10, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018183157/http://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/person/37413 |archive-date=18 October 2014 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>]]


==Attractions==
Local attractions include the Goomburra Forest Reserve, part of which was World Heritage listed in 1994 by [[UNESCO]].
Local attractions include the Goomburra Forest Reserve, part of which was World Heritage listed in 1994 by [[UNESCO]].


The Talgai skull is located in the Shellshear Museum, Department of Anatomy, Sydney University. A replica is found in the Allora Museum.
The Talgai skull is located in the Shellshear Museum, Department of Anatomy, Sydney University. A replica is found in the Allora Museum.


The old bank building in Herbert Street building is known locally as the "Mary Poppins house", after resident [[P. L. Travers]]' most famous work.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/allora |title=University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Allora |publisher=Queensland Places |access-date=4 March 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228035713/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/allora |archive-date=28 December 2013 |url-status=live |df=dmy-all }}</ref>
The old bank building in Herbert Street building is known locally as the "Mary Poppins house", after resident [[P. L. Travers]]' most famous work.<ref>{{cite web |title=University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Allora |url=http://queenslandplaces.com.au/allora |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131228035713/http://www.queenslandplaces.com.au/allora |archive-date=28 December 2013 |access-date=4 March 2014 |publisher=Queensland Places}}</ref>

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* Allora-Clifton Road: [[Allora Cemetery]]<ref>{{cite QHR|768|Allora Cemetery|602153|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
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* 1 Church Street: [[St David's Anglican Church, Allora|St David's Anglican Church]]<ref>{{cite QHR|16797|St Davids Anglican Church|602061|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
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* Dalrymple Creek Road: [[Talgai Homestead]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14781|Talgai Homestead|600006|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>
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* Warwick Street: [[Boer War Memorial, Allora|Boer War Memorial]]<ref>{{cite QHR|14780|Boer War Memorial and Park|600005|access-date=13 July 2013}}</ref>


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* [[Matthew Denny]], [[IAAF]] [[Track and field|Athletics]] [[2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics|2013 World Youth Championships]] gold medallist [[discus throw]]
* [[Matthew Denny]], [[IAAF]] [[Track and field|Athletics]] [[2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics|2013 World Youth Championships]] gold medallist [[discus throw]]
* [[Laura Geitz]], [[Australia national netball team|Australia National Netball Team]] Captain, [[Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] Gold Medallist and [[ANZ Championship#Champions and minor premiers|ANZ Championships Premiership Captain]]
* [[Laura Geitz]], [[Australia national netball team|Australia National Netball Team]] Captain, [[Netball at the 2014 Commonwealth Games|Commonwealth Games]] Gold Medallist and [[ANZ Championship#Champions and minor premiers|ANZ Championships Premiership Captain]]
* [[Greg Holmes (rugby union)|Greg Holmes]], Rugby Union tighthead prop. Queensland 'Reds' 144 games; Australia 27 Tests. Currently plays for the Exeter Chiefs in England in the Aviva Premiership.
* [[Greg Holmes (rugby union)|Greg Holmes]], Rugby Union tighthead prop. Queensland 'Reds' 144 games; Australia 28 Tests 2005–2021. At 38, Holmes become the oldest player selected in a Wallabies squad since World War II after being named on the reserves bench for the test against Argentina in September 2021. Also played for the Exeter Chiefs in England in the Aviva Premiership 2016–2020. Western Force in Super Rugby from 2020–2023.
* [[John Leak|Private John Leak]], [[List of Victoria Cross recipients (G–M)|Victoria Cross recipient]] at [[Pozières]], France, on 23 July 1916. Farmed and worked in the Allora district, "The Commonage" Berat, from 1919-1920.
* [[John Leak|Private John Leak]], [[List of Victoria Cross recipients (G–M)|Victoria Cross recipient]] at [[Pozières]], France, on 23 July 1916. Farmed and worked in the Allora district, "The Commonage" Berat, from 1919 to 1920.
* [[John McVeigh (politician)|John McVeigh]], son of former Federal politician Tom McVeigh. (born 13 May 1965 in Allora, QLD) is an Australian former politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election, representing the Division of Groom. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat in the Liberal party room. During the Turnbull government he served in cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government from 2017 to 2018. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2016 and was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under Premier Campbell Newman.
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* [[Tom McVeigh]], Federal Member for Darling Downs for the National Country Party (1972 - 1984 when seat abolished). Member for Groom (1984 - 1988). Minister for Housing and Construction and Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment.

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* [[Tom McVeigh]], Born on 7 May 1930, Allora. Federal Member for Darling Downs for the National Country Party (1972–1984 when seat abolished). Member for Groom (1984–1988). Minister for Housing and Construction and Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment.
* [[P. L. Travers]], author of ''[[Mary Poppins (book series)|Mary Poppins]]''
* [[P. L. Travers]], author of ''[[Mary Poppins (book series)|Mary Poppins]]''


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Allora
Queensland
Main street
Allora is located in Queensland
Allora
Allora
Coordinates28°02′08″S 151°58′49″E / 28.0355°S 151.9802°E / -28.0355; 151.9802 (Allora (town centre))
Population1,223 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density12.740/km2 (32.995/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4362
Area96.0 km2 (37.1 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Southern Downs Region
State electorate(s)Southern Downs
Federal division(s)Maranoa
Localities around Allora:
Elphinstone Spring Creek Forest Springs
Talgai Allora Berat
Talgai Hendon Mount Marshall

Allora is a rural town and locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census, the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people.[1]

Geography[edit]

Allora is on the Darling Downs in south-eastern Queensland, Australia, 160 kilometres (99 mi) by road south-west of the state capital, Brisbane.[4] The town is located on the New England Highway between Warwick and Toowoomba.[5]

History[edit]

Glengallan House, near Allora, circa 1875

Giabal (also known as Paiamba, Gomaingguru) is an Australian Aboriginal language. The Giabal language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of the Toowoomba Regional Council, particularly Toowoomba south to Allora and west to Millmerran.[6]

In 1854, the first Presbyterian services were held in Allora.[7]

The town was surveyed in 1859. Its name is believed to derive from an Aboriginal word "gnarrallah", meaning waterhole or swampy place.[2]

Following European settlement, the history of the area is entwined with two famous pastoral homesteads in the vicinity of Allora: Glengallan and Talgai . Both properties raised sheep.[citation needed]

The original "Talgai" run was taken up by E. E. Dalrymple in 1840. The creek that runs through Allora is named in his honour. Built in 1868 for the Clark family, Talgai Homestead stood on 300,000 acres (120,000 ha). The homestead is built of sandstone and covers sixty squares. It is now a bed and breakfast.[citation needed]

Allora Post Office opened on 31 March 1863.[8]

Methodist Church, 1932

In 1866, a Wesleyan Methodist church was established in Allora.[9][10] Improvements were made in 1875.[9] A new church was built in 1896.[9]

The Allora State School opened on 1 May 1867.[11][12] On 31 December 2008, it was renamed Allora P-10 State School.[11]

From 1869, Allora had its own local government (initially Borough of Allora, from 1903 Town of Allora) then was combined with the Clifton Shire. In 1914 it separated from the Clifton Shire to become a shire in its own right as the Shire of Allora, which was administered from the Shire's offices initially on the corner of Warwick and Forde Streets in Allora, and then at 78 Herbert Street in Allora. In 1994, the Shire of Allora was amalgamated into the Shire of Warwick.[citation needed]

Allora Presbyterian Church, built 1879

In 1873 a permanent Presbyterian congregation was established with the arrival of Reverend Thomas Kingsford as a permanent minister.[13] In November 1874, the congregation commenced fundraising to build a church.[14] In September 1876, they were seeking to buy an acre of land for the church.[15] In February 1879, they called for tenders to build the church.[16] On Sunday 28 September 1879, the church was opened by Reverend W. Budge. It faced Forde Street opposite the town hall.[17] In 1906, it was decided to build a new Presbyterian church facing Warwick Street opposite the Allora railway station.[18][19] The foundation blocks were laid on Wednesday 25 July 1906 under the supervision of Reverend D. McLellan with over 300 people in attendance.[20][21] The new church was officially opened on Wednesday 21 November 1906 by Dr Coulston, Moderator of the Presbyterian Church of Australia. The architect was Alexander Brown Wilson of Brisbane and the contractor was Henry William Stay of Allora.[22] In October 1912, the 1879 church building was relocated to become the Presbyterian church in Goomburra, which is 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Allora. The relocation of the church required two traction engines and took ten days to negotiate difficult terrain and other problems.[23]

In 1886, the first fossil evidence of early human occupation in the area, the Talgai Skull, was found on Talgai Homestead, embedded in the wall of Dalrymple Creek. Radiocarbon dating suggests the Talgai skull is between 9,000 and 11,000 years old.[24] It is believed to be the skull of a boy of approximately 15 years of age who had been killed by a massive blow to the side of the head.[25]

St Patick's Catholic Church was opened on Whit-Sunday in June 1871.[26]

St David's Anglican Church opened in late 1888 without any ceremony.[27] It was consecrated in 1890.[28][29]

By 1894 a Presbyterian church had opened in Allora.[30]

The Allora Boer War Memorial was unveiled on 19 October 1904 by Colonel Henry Chauvel.[31]

Wilsonville Provisional School opened in 1906. On 1 January 1909 it became Wilsonville State School. It was amalgamated with Glengallan State School in late 1922 or early 1923 to create Mount Marshall State School.[32]

St Patrick's Catholic School was established on 24 January 1916 by the Sisters of St Joseph of the Sacred Heart. The official opening ceremony was conducted by Roman Catholic Archbishop of Brisbane, James Duhig.[32][33][34][35]

Allora Great War memorial, 2010

The Allora Shire Soldiers Memorial was unveiled on 11 November 1921 by General J.C. Robertson and the mothers of those who died.[36]

St Paul's Church of England in Back Plains was dedicated on 12 February 1892 by Archbishop of Brisbane William Webber. The last service was conducted in Back Plains on 8 August 1943. In 1953 the church building was relocated to Nobby where it was re-established as St Paul's Church of England.[37] The last service at Nobby was conducted circa 11 May 1975. In 1979 the building was relocated to 12 Jubb Street, Allora (28°01′51″S 151°58′54″E / 28.0309°S 151.9818°E / -28.0309; 151.9818 (Scots Presbyterian Church, Allora)) to become the Scots Presbyterian Church for those Presbyterians in the district who did not wish to become part of the Uniting Church of Australia. The church in Allora was dedicated on 26 July 1980 by Presbyterian Moderator Rt Rev F. White.[38][39]

The current Allora Public Library opened in 1966 and had a minor refurbishment in 2010.[40]

At the 2011 census, Allora had a population of 889.[41]

In the 2016 census, the locality of Allora had a population of 1,223 people.[1]

Heritage listings[edit]

Museum
Church bell tower memorial to L/Cpl. John McDowell, AIF.[42]

Allora has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Education[edit]

Allora P–10 State School is a government primary and secondary (Prep–10) school for boys and girls at 21 Warwick Street (28°02′10″S 151°59′10″E / 28.0361°S 151.9861°E / -28.0361; 151.9861 (Allora P-10 State School)).[47][48] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 250 students with 23 teachers (19 full-time equivalent) and 18 non-teaching staff (12 full-time equivalent).[49] It includes a special education program.[47]

St Patrick's School is a Catholic primary (Prep–6) school for boys and girls at 35 Arnold Street (28°02′09″S 151°58′41″E / 28.0357°S 151.9780°E / -28.0357; 151.9780 (St Patrick's School)).[47][50] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 79 students with 8 teachers (6 full-time equivalent) and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[49]

For secondary schooling to Year 12, the nearest government secondary schools are Clifton State High School in Clifton to the north-west and Warwick State High School in Warwick to the south-east.[5]

Amenities[edit]

St Patrick's Catholic Church, 2007

The Southern Downs Regional Council operates a public library in Allora at 78 Herbert Street.[51]

The Allora branch of the Queensland Country Women's Association meets at 51 Warwick Street.[52]

St David's Anglican Church is at 1 Church Street (28°02′10″S 151°59′21″E / 28.0362°S 151.9892°E / -28.0362; 151.9892 (St David's Anglican Church)).[28]

St Patrick's Catholic Church is at 63 Warwick Street (28°02′07″S 151°58′43″E / 28.0354°S 151.9786°E / -28.0354; 151.9786 (St Patrick's Catholic Church)).[53]

St Andrew's Uniting Church is at 44 Warwick Street (28°02′06″S 151°58′52″E / 28.0351°S 151.9812°E / -28.0351; 151.9812 (St Andrew's Uniting Church)).[54]

Attractions[edit]

Local attractions include the Goomburra Forest Reserve, part of which was World Heritage listed in 1994 by UNESCO.

The Talgai skull is located in the Shellshear Museum, Department of Anatomy, Sydney University. A replica is found in the Allora Museum.

The old bank building in Herbert Street building is known locally as the "Mary Poppins house", after resident P. L. Travers' most famous work.[55]

Notable residents[edit]

  • Wayne Bennett, Premiership winning rugby league coach in the NRL
  • Sir James Connolly, politician in Western Australia
  • Matthew Denny, IAAF Athletics 2013 World Youth Championships gold medallist discus throw
  • Laura Geitz, Australia National Netball Team Captain, Commonwealth Games Gold Medallist and ANZ Championships Premiership Captain
  • Greg Holmes, Rugby Union tighthead prop. Queensland 'Reds' 144 games; Australia 28 Tests 2005–2021. At 38, Holmes become the oldest player selected in a Wallabies squad since World War II after being named on the reserves bench for the test against Argentina in September 2021. Also played for the Exeter Chiefs in England in the Aviva Premiership 2016–2020. Western Force in Super Rugby from 2020–2023.
  • Private John Leak, Victoria Cross recipient at Pozières, France, on 23 July 1916. Farmed and worked in the Allora district, "The Commonage" Berat, from 1919 to 1920.
  • John McVeigh, son of former Federal politician Tom McVeigh. (born 13 May 1965 in Allora, QLD) is an Australian former politician. He was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2016 federal election, representing the Division of Groom. He was a member of the Liberal National Party of Queensland and sat in the Liberal party room. During the Turnbull government he served in cabinet as Minister for Regional Development, Territories and Local Government from 2017 to 2018. He previously served in the Legislative Assembly of Queensland from 2012 to 2016 and was Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry under Premier Campbell Newman.
  • Tom McVeigh, Born on 7 May 1930, Allora. Federal Member for Darling Downs for the National Country Party (1972–1984 when seat abolished). Member for Groom (1984–1988). Minister for Housing and Construction and Minister for Home Affairs and the Environment.
  • P. L. Travers, author of Mary Poppins

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