Kapaldo

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Kapaldo
Queensland
Kapaldo is located in Queensland
Kapaldo
Kapaldo
Coordinates25°02′21″S 151°08′16″E / 25.0392°S 151.1377°E / -25.0392; 151.1377 (Kapaldo (town centre))Coordinates: 25°02′21″S 151°08′16″E / 25.0392°S 151.1377°E / -25.0392; 151.1377 (Kapaldo (town centre))
Population43 (2016 census locality)[1]
 • Density0.540/km2 (1.399/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4630
Area79.6 km2 (30.7 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)North Burnett Region
State electorate(s)Callide
Federal division(s)Flynn
Localities around Kapaldo:
Glenleigh Selene Selene
Glenleigh Kapaldo Tellebang
Glenleigh Abercorn Langley

Kapaldo is a rural town and locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[2][3] In the 2016 census the locality of Kapaldo had a population of 43 people.[1]

Geography[]

Anyarro is a neighbourhood in the locality (

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25°05′00″S 151°07′00″E / 25.0833°S 151.1166°E / -25.0833; 151.1166 (Anyarro (neighbourhood))).[4]

The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line enters the locality from the south (Abercorn) and passes through Anyarro served by the Anyarro railway station (

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25°04′34″S 151°07′27″E / 25.0760°S 151.1241°E / -25.0760; 151.1241 (Anyarro railway station)) in the south-west of the locality before passing through the town of Kapaldo being served by Kapaldo railway station (
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25°02′24″S 151°08′11″E / 25.0400°S 151.1364°E / -25.0400; 151.1364 (Kapaldo railway station)) and then exiting the locality to the north (Selene). This section of the railway is no long in use and both stations are now abandoned.[5]

History[]

The town derives its name from the Kapaldo railway station, which was named by the Queensland Railways Department on 19 June 1925, based on an Aboriginal word meaning scrubby ground.[2]

Anyarro also takes its name from the Anyarro railway station, which was named by the railways department on 13 June 1925 using an Aboriginal word meaning enough.[4]

Anyarro Provisional School opened in February 1928 and closed on September 1929 due to low student numbers.[6]

Kapaldo State School opened on 1 October 1929 and closed on 1947.[6] It was located on the Anyarro Kapaldo Road (approx

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25°03′24″S 151°07′58″E / 25.0566°S 151.1327°E / -25.0566; 151.1327 (Kapaldo State School (former))).[7][8]

In the 2016 census the locality of Kapaldo had a population of 43 people.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Kapaldo (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ a b "Kapaldo – town in North Burnett Region (entry 17716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. ^ "Kapaldo – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Anyarro – locality unbounded in North Burnett Regional (entry 663)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  5. ^ "Railway stations and sidings - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 2 October 2020. Archived from the original on 5 October 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  6. ^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  7. ^ "Queensland Two Mile series sheet 2m158" (Map). Queensland Government. 1939. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
  8. ^ "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 5 December 2021.

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