The town is known in Australia for the colloquialism, "Things are crook in Tallarook", believed to date to the Great Depression and unemployed travellers seeking work.[4] The phrase became the basis of a song composed by Jack O'Hagan—Things Is Crook in Tallarook.[5][6]
Tallarook came to public attention in 1880 with the discovery of a recluse living in the ranges nearby. Dubbed A Wildman at Tallarook,[8] emigrant Henricke Nelsen was arrested and jailed, causing quite a sensation in the region. He is the subject of a 2008 book[9] by Robert Hollingworth. While this book fictionalises Nelsen's life, much of the region's early history is also detailed.
The town is home to a cricket club competing in the Seymour District Cricket Association.
The industrialist Essington Lewis settled near Tallarook on his property, Landscape in his later years until his death in 1961.[10]
Tallarook is also home to the 'Tallarook Toilet Bug'. Dating back to 1864, it was a deadly strain of Gastroenteritis that resulted in the affected person(s) violently releasing blood from their bowels.
Referencesedit
^ abAustralian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Tallarook (L) (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 25 October 2007.
Media related to Tallarook, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail
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tallarook, town, shire, mitchell, local, government, area, central, victoria, australia, town, hume, highway, kilometres, north, state, capital, melbourne, 2011, census, population, victoriamain, street, with, hotel, leftcoordinates37, 10000, 10000, 10000, 100. Tallarook t ae l e ˈ r ʊ k 2 is a town the Shire of Mitchell local government area in central Victoria Australia The town is in on the Hume Highway 88 kilometres 55 mi north of the state capital Melbourne At the 2011 census Tallarook had a population of 789 1 Tallarook VictoriaMain street of Tallarook with the Tallarook Hotel on the leftTallarookCoordinates37 06 0 S 145 06 0 E 37 10000 S 145 10000 E 37 10000 145 10000Population736 2016 census 1 Postcode s 3659Location88 km 55 mi N of Melbourne91 km 57 mi S of Shepparton13 km 8 mi SW of SeymourLGA s Shire of MitchellState electorate s EuroaFederal division s NichollsLocalities around Tallarook Hilldene Seymour Whiteheads CreekSugarloaf Creek Tallarook Whiteheads CreekBroadford Broadford Strath CreekTallarook Post Office opened on 1 April 1861 3 The town is known in Australia for the colloquialism Things are crook in Tallarook believed to date to the Great Depression and unemployed travellers seeking work 4 The phrase became the basis of a song composed by Jack O Hagan Things Is Crook in Tallarook 5 6 The main North East railway opened through the town in 1872 along with the local railway station and a branch railway to Mansfield was started in 1883 extended to Mansfield in 1891 and Alexandra in 1909 before being closed on 18 November 1978 7 Tallarook came to public attention in 1880 with the discovery of a recluse living in the ranges nearby Dubbed A Wildman at Tallarook 8 emigrant Henricke Nelsen was arrested and jailed causing quite a sensation in the region He is the subject of a 2008 book 9 by Robert Hollingworth While this book fictionalises Nelsen s life much of the region s early history is also detailed The town is home to a cricket club competing in the Seymour District Cricket Association The industrialist Essington Lewis settled near Tallarook on his property Landscape in his later years until his death in 1961 10 Tallarook is also home to the Tallarook Toilet Bug Dating back to 1864 it was a deadly strain of Gastroenteritis that resulted in the affected person s violently releasing blood from their bowels References edit a b Australian Bureau of Statistics 31 October 2012 Tallarook L State Suburb 2011 Census QuickStats Retrieved 25 October 2007 nbsp Macquarie Dictionary Fourth Edition 2005 Melbourne The Macquarie Library Pty Ltd ISBN 1 876429 14 3 Phoenix Auctions History Post Office List Retrieved 24 March 2021 Moore Bruce From The Centre October 2003 The Australian National Dictionary Centre Retrieved 15 July 2007 Jack O Hagan David Spicer Productions Retrieved 16 June 2012 Things is crook in Tallarook National Library of Australia Retrieved 16 June 2012 Sid Brown March 1990 Tracks Across the State Newsrail Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division pp 71 76 The Argus 03 08 1880 p 6 They Called Me The Wildman 2008 Blainey Geoffrey Smith Ann G Lewis Essington 1881 1961 Australian Dictionary of Biography National Centre of Biography Australian National University ISSN 1833 7538 Retrieved 21 May 2007 External links edit nbsp Media related to Tallarook Victoria at Wikimedia Commons Community website Goulburn River High Country Rail Trail Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tallarook amp oldid 1203206045, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
