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.[1] It is within the local government area of Shire of Cloncurry.[2]

Ballara
Queensland
Ballara is located in Queensland
Ballara
Ballara
Coordinates20°55′00″S 139°58′00″E / 20.91667°S 139.96667°E / -20.91667; 139.96667
Established1914
LGA(s)Shire of Cloncurry

History

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Ballara Post Office opened around 1914 (receiving offices had been open at Ballara and Hightville from 1909) and closed in 1927.[3]

Heritage

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Ballara includes the remains of a railway station for the long-closed narrow-gauge Wee MacGregor railway.[4]

Environment

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Ballara is commemorated in the scientific name of the Kalkadoon grasswren (Amytornis ballarae).[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Maltese crosses of the Mount Isa region". Archived from the original on 15 December 2008. Retrieved 23 November 2008.
  2. ^ "Ballara (entry 1382)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ^ Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
  4. ^ Kerr, John. (August 2004). From Ballara to Hightville: A Remote 2ft Gauge Solution. Light Railways 178: 3-11.
  5. ^ Birds Queensland Gazetteer