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Ballara, Queensland

Ballara, Queensland
FieldValue
typetown
nameBallara
stateqld
image650084 - Wee MacGregor tram and rail complex and the former towns of Ballara and Hightville - 2. Former freight platform, Ballara, from east (1500x1125).jpg
captionFormer railway freight platform, Ballara, 2018
coordinates
pop
est1914
dist176
dir1WSW
location1Cloncurry
dist276.6
dir2ESE
location2Mount Isa
dist3860
dir3WSW
location3Townsville
dist41780
dir4NW
location4Brisbane
lgaShire of Cloncurry
stategovTraeger
fedgovKennedy

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Ballara is the site of a deserted mining town in the locality of Kuridala in north-western Queensland, Australia, in the Selwyn Range between the towns of Mount Isa and Cloncurry. It is within the local government area of Shire of Cloncurry.

History

Ballara town map

Ballara Post Office opened circa 1914 (receiving offices had been open at Ballara and Hightville from 1909) and closed in 1927.

Ballara State School opened circa May 1919 and closed circa March 1925. It was located north of the town ().

Heritage

Ballara includes the remains of a railway station for the long-closed narrow-gauge Wee MacGregor railway (approx ).

Environment

Ballara is commemorated in the scientific name of the Kalkadoon grasswren (Amytornis ballarae).

References

References

  1. "Maltese crosses of the Mount Isa region".
  2. {{cite QPN. 1382. Ballara
  3. Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions.
  4. "Queensland schools past and present". [[Queensland Family History Society]].
  5. {{Cite QSA Item. 2220408. BALLARA-HIGHTVILLE; FIELD SHEETS; Scale: 8 Chains to an Inch; Mining Warden's district: Cloncurry. 29 August 2025 Available as a cropped image focussing on Ballara at [[:commons:File:Ballara town map.jpg]]
  6. Kerr, John. (August 2004). From Ballara to Hightville: A Remote 2ft Gauge Solution. ''Light Railways'' '''178''': 3-11.
  7. [http://www.birdsqueensland.org.au/gazetteer-other.php Birds Queensland Gazetteer]
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