Kuridala Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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Coordinates | 21°06′10″S 140°22′57″E / 21.1027°S 140.3825°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 10 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
• Density | 0.0017/km2 (0.0044/sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 4824 | ||||||||||||||
Area | 5,859.3 km2 (2,262.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
Time zone | AEST (UTC+10:00) | ||||||||||||||
Location | |||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Shire of Cloncurry | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Traeger | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Kennedy | ||||||||||||||
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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]
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.[4][5][6][7]
The Cloncurry–Dajarra Road runs through from north to south-west. [8]
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.[9]
Ballara State School opened circa May 1919 and closed circa March 1925.[9]
In the 2016 census Kuridala had a population of 10 people.[1]
Kuridala has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: