Yalleroi

Yalleroi is a rural town in the north of the locality of Blackall in the Blackall-Tambo Region, Queensland, Australia.

[1] The locality name is derived from pastoral run name and is an Aboriginal word, meaning stone/stony.

[1] Yalleroi State School opened on 2 February 1933 and closed in 1983.

[2] The school is where Bill D'Arcy taught during the 1960's prior to embarking on a political career.

[3][4] 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.