Ballara, Queensland

Ballara is the site of a deserted mining town 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]

History

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

Heritage

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

Environment

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Maltese crosses of the Mount Isa region
  2. ↑ "Ballara (entry 1382)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  4. ↑ Kerr, John. (August 2004). From Ballara to Hightville: A Remote 2ft Gauge Solution. Light Railways 178: 3-11.
  5. ↑ Birds Queensland Gazetteer

Coordinates: 20°55′S 139°58′E / 20.917°S 139.967°E