| 词条 | Ballara, Queensland |
| 释义 |
| type = town | name = Ballara | city = | state = qld | image = | caption = | coordinates = {{coord|20|55|00|S|139|58|00|E|type:city_region:AU-QLD|display=inline, title}} | pop = | latd = | latm = | lats = | longd = | longm = | longs = | est = 1914 | postcode = | area = | dist1 = | dir1 = | location1 = | lga = Shire of Cloncurry | stategov = | fedgov = | near-n = | near-ne = | near-e = | near-se = | near-s = | near-sw = | near-w = | near-nw = }}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] HistoryBallara Post Office opened around 1914 (receiving offices had been open at Ballara and Hightville from 1909) and closed in 1927.[3] HeritageBallara includes the remains of a railway station for a long-closed narrow-gauge railway.[4] EnvironmentBallara is commemorated in the scientific name of the Kalkadoon grasswren (Amytornis ballarae).[5] See also{{Portal|Queensland}}
References1. ^Maltese crosses of the Mount Isa region {{Queensland-geo-stub}}{{Australia-ghost-town-stub}}2. ^{{cite QPN|1382|Ballara|accessdate=18 March 2014}} 3. ^{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = Premier Postal Auctions | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=QLD&country= | accessdate = 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 4 : Towns in Queensland|Ghost towns in Queensland|North West Queensland|Kuridala, Queensland |
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