Kuridala, Queensland
| Kuridala Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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.jpg) Kuridala landscape, 2018 | |||||||||||||||
  Kuridala | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 21°06′10″S 140°22′57″E / 21.1027°S 140.3825°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 38 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| • Density | 0.00649/km2 (0.01680/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4824 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 5,859.3 km2 (2,262.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Cloncurry | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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Kuridala is a rural locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.[2] It contains the former mining town of the same name.[3] In the 2021 census, Kuridala had a population of 38 people.[1]
Geography
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Malbon is a town in the centre of the locality (21°04′27″S 140°18′05″E / 21.0741°S 140.3013°E).[4]
Ballara (20°56′45″S 139°57′48″E / 20.9458°S 139.9633°E) is the now abandoned ruins of a settlement that supported the Wee MacGregor Mine. It is the north-west of the locality.[5][6][7][8]
The abandoned mining town of Kuridala is in the south of the locality (21°17′05″S 140°30′30″E / 21.28472°S 140.50833°E).[3]
The Cloncurry Duchess Road (part of the Cloncurry–Dajarra Road) enters the locality from the north (Cloncurry), bypassing the town of Malbon to the west, and exiting to south-west (Duchess).[9][10]
The Mount Isa railway line also enters the locality from the north (Cloncurry), passes through the town of Malbon which is served by Malbon railway station,[11] and exits to the south-west (Duchess) where it splits into two lines, one bound north-west to Mount Isa and the other south to Selwyn.[10]
There are numerous railway stations along the line within the locality:
- on the Mount Isa railway line (from north to south):
- Mitakoodi railway station (abandoned, 20°56′37″S 140°18′29″E / 20.9435°S 140.3081°E)[11]
- Marraba railway station (abandoned, 20°59′22″S 140°18′05″E / 20.9894°S 140.3015°E)[11]
- Malbon railway station (21°04′20″S 140°18′00″E / 21.0722°S 140.3001°E)[11]
- Kundora railway station (abandoned, 21°07′00″S 140°15′00″E / 21.1166°S 140.25°E)[11][12]
- Devoncourt railway station, formerly known as Macgregor Junction railway station (abandoned, 21°08′44″S 140°11′41″E / 21.1455°S 140.1947°E)[11][13]
- Wammutta railway station (21°10′34″S 140°08′47″E / 21.1761°S 140.1463°E)[11]
- Dronfield railway station (abandoned, 21°13′31″S 140°02′33″E / 21.2253°S 140.0424°E)[11]
- Bungalien railway station (21°18′04″S 139°58′53″E / 21.3010°S 139.9814°E)[11]
- Flynn railway station (21°19′06″S 139°57′22″E / 21.3184°S 139.9562°E)[11]
- on the former Selwyn railway line:
- Pokara railway station (former, 21°06′00″S 140°19′00″E / 21.1°S 140.3166°E)[14]
- Florence railway station (former, 21°10′26″S 140°21′41″E / 21.1738°S 140.3613°E)[15]
- Kuridala railway station (former, 21°17′01″S 140°29′59″E / 21.28361°S 140.4997°E)[16]
The predominant land use is grazing on native vegetation.[17]
History
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The town of Kuridala was originally named Gulatten, then Hampden, then Friezland, and finally Kuridala in October 1916. Kuridala is reportedly an Aboriginal word, language and dialect not recorded, meaning eagle hawk.[3]
Friezland Provisional School opened circa 1901 and closed in 1904 due to low student numbers. It reopened in 1906. On 1 January 1909, it became Friezland State School. In 1920, the school was renamed Kuridala State School in 1920. It closed circa 1932.[18]
Malbon Provisional School opened on 7 November 1911. It became Malbon State School on 1 June 1916. It closed on 8 August 1969.[19] It was on the southern end of the town on a 2-acre (0.81 ha) site on Malbon Selwyn Road (21°04′31″S 140°18′08″E / 21.07534°S 140.30223°E).[20]
Ballara State School opened circa May 1919 and closed circa March 1925.[18]
Demographics
[edit]In the 2016 census, Kuridala had a population of 10 people.[21]
In the 2021 census, Kuridala had a population of 38 people.[1]
Heritage listings
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Kuridala has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
Education
[edit]There are no schools in the locality. The nearest government school is Cloncurry State School (Prep to Year 12) in Cloncurry to the north. However, only students living in the north-west of the locality would be close enough for a daily commute. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.[24]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kuridala (SAL)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Kuridala – locality in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 44673)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ a b c "Kuridala – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 18640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Malbon – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 20691)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
- ^ "Ballara (entry 1382)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Wee Macgregor Mine". Mindat. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.
- ^ "Queensland Four Mile First series sheet 16A" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
- ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ Kuridala, Queensland (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on 20 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ^ a b "Layers: Locality; Road and rail; Railways; Railway stations". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
- ^ "Kundora – rail station - feature no longer exists in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 39280)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Devoncourt – rail station - feature no longer exists in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 9838)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Pokara – rail station - feature no longer exists in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 39316)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Florence – rail station - feature no longer exists in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 12807)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Kuridala – railway station in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 52078)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
- ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ "Town of Malbon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1960. Retrieved 14 February 2025.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kuridala (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
- ^ "Kuridala Township, Hampden Smelter and Mining Complex (entry 645604)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
- ^ "Wee MacGregor tram and rail complex and the former towns of Ballara and Hightville (entry 650084)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 27 August 2021.
- ^ "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". Queensland Globe. Queensland Government. Archived from the original on 19 December 2017. Retrieved 13 February 2025.
External links
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- "Kuridala". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.
- "Town of Malbon" (Map). Queensland Government. 1960.