Noccundra
| Noccundra Queensland |
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Noccundra Hotel, July 2010
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 Noccundra
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| Population | 4 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1882 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4492 | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Bulloo | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Warrego | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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Noccundra is a township within the locality of Nockatunga in the Shire of Bulloo in South West Queensland, Australia.[2][3]
Geography
The town is on the banks of the Wilson River 145 kilometres from and 160 kilometres west of Thargomindah[4][5] and contained within the pastoral holding of Nockatunga Station.[6]
History
The town was established in 1882 with the construction of the Noccundra Hotel which is also known as the Noccundra Pub.[1][5] The hotel is constructed of sandstone mined from Mount Poole, New South Wales and brought to Noccundra by camel train.[7]
Noccundra was spelt Nocundra earlier and its post office under that name opened on 11 October 1890 (a receiving office had been open from 1889) and closed in 1933.[8]
Present day
The hotel is Noccundra's only occupied building, housing a permanent population of two.[1] The stone hotel building is heritage listed and is an important building for its long connection with the community of the surrounding area as a venue for many social events, including the Noccundra Rodeo and Bi-annual Ball. An airstrip is behind the hotel.[4][5]
Andrew Hume's ill fated expedition, to rescue long term survivors of Leichhardt's 1848 expedition, perished of thirst to the west of Noccundra.[1][9] Today a memorial to Hume is on the western side of the hotel.[5]
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Noccundra, Outback Queensland Tourism Authority (accessed 7 July 2006)
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- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Noccundra, Bulloo Shire (accessed 7 July 2006)
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- ↑ Queensland Heritage Register
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- ↑ Wright, John, The Cork VC, Emigrant Online: News for the Global Irish Community
