Kuridala, Queensland

Kuridala
Kuridala; Queensland
	Kuridala
Coordinates	21°06′10″S140°22′57″E / 21.1027°S 140.3825°E Coordinates: 21°06′10″S140°22′57″E / 21.1027°S 140.3825°E
Population	10 (2016 census)
• Density
Postcode(s)	4824
Area	5,859.3 km2 (2,262.3 sq mi)
Time zone	AEST (UTC+10:00)
Location	1,769 km (1,099 mi) NW of Brisbane ; 164 km (102 mi) SE of Mount Isa ; 58 km (36 mi) SW of Cloncurry ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate(s)	Traeger
Federal Division(s)	Kennedy
	Suburbs around Kuridala:

Last updated February 19, 2021

Kuridala is a former mining township and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.^[2]^[3] In the 2016 census the locality of Kuridala had a population of 10 people.^[1]

Geography

Ballara ( 20°56′45″S139°57′48″E / 20.9458°S 139.9633°E / -20.9458; 139.9633 (Ballara (neighbourhood)) ) is the now abandoned ruins of a settlement that supported the Wee MacGregor Mine. It is the north-west of the locality.^[4]^[5]^[6]^[7]

History

The town 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.^[2]

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.^[8]

Ballara State School opened circa May 1919 and closed circa March 1925.^[8]

In the 2016 census Kuridala had a population of 10 people.^[1]

Heritage listings

Kuridala has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Kuridala Township, Hampden Smelter and Mining Complex ^[9]

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References

1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kuridala (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
1 2 "Kuridala – neighbourhood in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 18640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
↑ "Kuridala – locality in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 44673)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 July 2016.
↑ "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.
1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
↑ "Kuridala Township, Hampden Smelter and Mining Complex (entry 645604)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

External links

"Kuridala". Queensland Places. Centre for the Government of Queensland, University of Queensland.

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[Census2016-1] 1 2 3 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kuridala (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.

[qpnt-2] 1 2 "Kuridala – neighbourhood in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 18640)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[qpn-3] "Kuridala – locality in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 44673)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 6 July 2016.

[4] "Ballara (entry 1382)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[5] "Wee Macgregor Mine". Mindat. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016. Retrieved 29 December 2016.

[6] "Queensland Four Mile First series sheet 16A" (Map). Queensland Government. 1921. Archived from the original on 18 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.

[globe-7] "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland . Retrieved 18 February 2021.

[qfhs-8] 1 2 Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0

[9] "Kuridala Township, Hampden Smelter and Mining Complex (entry 645604)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.

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