Kuridala, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Kuridala
State:qld
Coordinates:-21.1027°N 140.3825°W
Pop:38
Postcode:4824
Area:5859.3
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Dist1:1769
Dir1:NW
Location1:Brisbane
Dist2:164
Dir2:SE
Location2:Mount Isa
Dist3:58
Dir3:SW
Location3:Cloncurry
Lga:Shire of Cloncurry
Stategov:Traeger
Fedgov:Kennedy
Near-Se:McKinlay

Kuridala is a rural locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It contains the former mining town of the same name. [1] [2] In the, Kuridala had a population of 38 people.

Geography

Ballara (-20.9458°N 139.9633°W) is the now abandoned ruins of a settlement that supported the Wee MacGregor Mine. It is the north-west of the locality.[3] [4] [5]

The Cloncurry–Dajarra Road runs through from north to south-west. [6]

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.

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.

Ballara State School opened circa May 1919 and closed circa March 1925.

Demographics

In the Kuridala had a population of 10 people.

In the, Kuridala had a population of 38 people.

Heritage listings

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

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. 6 July 2016.
  2. 6 July 2016.
  3. 19 February 2021.
  4. Web site: Wee Macgregor Mine. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161229033638/http://www.mindat.org/loc-219797.html. 29 December 2016. 29 December 2016. Mindat. dmy-all.
  5. Web site: 1921. Queensland Four Mile First series sheet 16A. live. 19 February 2021. Queensland Government. Map. 18 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210218214041/https://gisservices.information.qld.gov.au/arcgis/rest/directories/historicalscans/cad_scans/cad-map-4mile-queensland-1st-series-sh16a-1921.jpg.
  6. Kuridala, Queensland . OpenStreetMap . 13 April 2022.
  7. 7 July 2013.