Yalleroi, Queensland
Yalleroi is a rural town in the north of the locality of Blackall in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.
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
Yalleroi State School opened on 2 February 1933 and closed in 1983.
The school is where Bill D'Arcy taught during the 1960's 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.
References
- ^ "Yalleroi – town in Blackall-Tambo Region (entry 38369)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ 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.
- ^ "D'Arcy victims lose damage case". The Sydney Morning Herald. 7 February 2003. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ Miles, Janelle; Klotz, Suzanne (2 November 2000). "Former MP guilty on child-sex counts". The Age. p. 8. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Pedophile MP jailed, now super under threat". The Sydney Morning Herald. Australian Associated Press. 18 November 2000. p. 4. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ McGrath, Nadine (15 December 2007). "Convicted child sex offender D'Arcy released from jail". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
- ^ "Bill D'Arcy in legal bid to clear name". The Sydney Morning Herald. 3 November 2011. Retrieved 6 August 2023.
