Thallon, Queensland

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Thallon
state = qld
lga = Balonne Shire Council
postcode = 4497
est =
pop = 292
pop_footnotes =
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maxtemp =
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stategov = Warrego
fedgov = Maranoa
dist1 = 571
dir1 =
location1= Brisbane
dist2 = 407
dir2 =
location2= Toowoomba
dist3 = 189
dir3 =
location3= Goondiwindi
dist4 = 92
dir4 =
location4= St George

Thallon is a town in south western Queensland, Australia. The town is located in the Balonne Shire Local Government Area, 571 kilometres west of the state capital, Brisbane. Thallon is situated between St George and the border with New South Wales at Mungindi. The town is named after a Queensland Commissioner for railways, J.F Thallon.cite web
url = http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/destinations/western-downs/places-to-visit/thallon/
title = Thallon
work = Western Downs - Places to visit
publisher = Tourism Queensland
accessdate = 2007-05-25] At the 2006 census, Thallon and the surrounding area had a population of 292.Census 2006 AUS
id=SSC37631
name=Thallon (Balonne Shire) (State Suburb)
accessdate=2007-10-28
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Explorer 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. In 1911, the area was set aside for closer settlement and 780 acres were gazetted as a town reserve. With the coming of the railway, the town developed and shops and a hotel were established. Thallon is now a major wheat and woolgrowing area.

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