Kuridala, Queensland

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]

Kuridala
Queensland
Kuridala
Coordinates21.1027°S 140.3825°E / -21.1027; 140.3825 (Kuridala (centre of locality))
Population10 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.0017/km2 (0.0044/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4824
Area5,859.3 km2 (2,262.3 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Kuridala:
Cloncurry Cloncurry Cloncurry
Duchess Kuridala McKinlay
Duchess Selwyn McKinlay

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.[4]

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

Heritage listings

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

See also

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