Noccundra

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Field	Value
type	town
name	Noccundra
state	qld
image	Noccundra.jpg
caption	Noccundra Hotel, July 2010
coordinates
pop	16
pop_year
pop_footnotes
established	1882
postcode	4492
area	8544.7
timezone	AEST
utc	+10:00
lga	Shire of Bulloo
stategov	Warrego
fedgov	Maranoa
dist1	119
dir1	WNW
location1	Thargomindah
dist2	315
dir2	W
location2	Cunnamulla
dist3	608
dir3	W
location3	St George
dist4	1105
dir4	W
location4	Brisbane
near-n	Eromanga
near-ne	Eromanga
near-e	Thargomindah
near-se	Bulloo Downs
near-s	Bulloo Downs
near-sw	Cameron Corner
near-w	Cameron Corner
near-nw	Durham
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| type = town | name = Noccundra | state = qld | image = Noccundra.jpg | caption = Noccundra Hotel, July 2010 | coordinates = | pop = 16 | pop_year = | pop_footnotes = | established = 1882 | postcode = 4492 | area = 8544.7 | timezone = AEST | utc = +10:00 | elevation = | maxtemp = | mintemp = | rainfall = | lga = Shire of Bulloo | stategov = Warrego | fedgov = Maranoa | dist1 = 119 | dir1 = WNW | location1 = Thargomindah | dist2 = 315 | dir2 = W | location2 = Cunnamulla | dist3 = 608 | dir3 = W | location3 = St George | dist4 = 1105 | dir4 = W | location4 = Brisbane | near-n = Eromanga | near-ne = Eromanga | near-e = Thargomindah | near-se = Bulloo Downs | near-s = Bulloo Downs | near-sw = Cameron Corner | near-w = Cameron Corner | near-nw = Durham Noccundra is an outback town and locality in the Shire of Bulloo in South West Queensland, Australia. The town was previously known as Nocundra. Prior to 2020 the locality was previously known as Nockatunga. In the , the locality of Noccundra had a population of 16 people.

Geography

The Wilson River is an intermittent braided river which enters the locality from the north (Eromanga) and exits to the west (Durham) where it becomes a tributary of Cooper Creek within the Lake Eyre drainage basin.

The town is in the centre of the locality just north of the Wilson River, 140 km west of Thargomindah Apart from the town, the entire locality is contained within the pastoral holding of Nockatunga Station.

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.

History

The name Noccundra comes from the pastoral run, name in 1866, derived from the Aboriginal words nocka meaning water and tunga meaning smell.

In 1874, Andrew Hume led an expedition to rescue a man that he claimed was a long-term survivor of Leichhardt's 1848 expedition. Hume perished of thirst to the west of Noccundra.

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Landscape_photo_of_Noccundra.jpg" caption="Town of Noccundra, 2019" alt="Landscape photo of Noccundra taken 2019"] ::

The town was established in 1882 with the construction of the Noccundra Hotel which is also known as the Noccundra Pub. The hotel is constructed of sandstone mined from Mount Poole, New South Wales and brought to Noccundra by camel train.

Noccundra was spelt Nocundra originally, and its post office under that name opened on 11 October 1890 (a receiving office had been open from 1889) and closed in 1933.

On 17 April 2020, the Queensland Government reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. As part of these changes the locality of Nockatunga was renamed Noccundra after the only town in the locality.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Nockatunga had a population of 11 people.

In the , the locality of Noccundra had a population of 16 people.

Education

There are no schools in Noccundra nor nearby. The alternatives are distance education and boarding school.

Amenities

::figure[src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/ff/Noccundra_Aerial_View_2010.jpg" caption="left]]The [[Noccundra Hotel]] in Wilson Street is Noccundra's only occupied building, housing a permanent population of three. The stone hotel building is heritage-listed, and is an important building for its long connection with the community of the surrounding area as a venue for many social events, including the Noccundra Rodeo and Bi-annual Ball."] ::

A memorial to Andrew Hume is on the western side of the hotel.

An airstrip is behind the hotel.

References

References

1. {{cite QPN. 24422. Noccundra. town in Buloo Shire
2. {{cite QPN. 42947. Noccundra. locality in the Bulloo Shire
3. {{cite QPN. 42947. Nockatunga. locality in the Bulloo Shire
4. "Layers: Locality; Mountains and ranges; Contours; Watercourses; Drainage boundaries". [[Queensland Government]].
5. {{Cite QPN. 37613. Wilson River. watercourse in the Bulloo Shire
6. "Noccundra".
7. {{cite QHR. 15136. Noccundra Hotel. 600361
8. (2006-06-20). "Noccundra Hotel lease up for sale". Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
9. "Layers: Locality; Property names". [[Queensland Government]].
10. "Layers: Locality; Protected areas and forests; Land use; Sugarcane areas". [[Queensland Government]].
11. (10 February 1874). "THE LEICHHARDT EXPEDITION. ANDREW HUME'S STATEMENT.". [[The Yass Courier]].
12. Wright, John. "The Cork VC".
13. Barry, Derek. (2019-12-01). "Andrew Hume and the search for Ludwig Leichhardt".
14. "Noccundra". [[Bulloo Shire Council]].
15. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions.
16. (17 April 2020). "Job number 19-068: Bullawarra, Bulloo Downs, Cameron Corner, Dynevor, Noccundra, Nockatunga, Norley, Thargomindah". [[Queensland Government]].
17. (22 November 2019). "Proposed Locality names and boundaries for the Shire of Bulloo". [[Queensland Government]].
18. (17 April 2020). "Locality names and boundaries for the Shire of Bulloo". [[Queensland Government]].
19. {{Census 2016 AUS
20. {{Census 2021 AUS
21. "Layers: Locality; Schools and school catchments". [[Queensland Government]].

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