The origin of the suburb name is from the Latin word Talegalla which was the genus name for the Brush-turkey.[4] John Dart, the first to settle in the area, choose the name when he applied to open a postal receiving office at his farm.[5]
^"THE ROSEWOOD". The Queenslander. Vol. XVII, no. 250. Queensland, Australia. 29 May 1880. p. 679. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020 – via National Library of Australia.