Kuridala, Queensland

Kuridala is a former mining township and locality in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]

Kuridala
Queensland
Kuridala
Coordinates21°16′54″S 140°30′04″E
Postcode(s)4824
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.[1]

Heritage listings

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

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gollark: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linux?https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God
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gollark: What actually is that... weird equation thing?
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See also

References

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