Taldora, Queensland

Taldora is an outback locality in the Shire of Mckinlay, Queensland, Australia.[2] In the 2016 census Taldora had a population of 37 people.[1]

Taldora
Queensland
Wills Developmental Road, Taldora, June 2019
Taldora is located in Queensland
Taldora
Taldora
Coordinates19.8298°S 141.4234°E / -19.8298; 141.4234 (Taldora (centre of locality))
Population37 (2016 census)[1]
 • Density0.00280/km2 (0.00726/sq mi)
Postcode(s)4823
Area13,197.3 km2 (5,095.5 sq mi)
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Mckinlay
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy
Suburbs around Taldora:
Stokes Fielding Savannah
Four Ways
Three Rivers		 Taldora Malpas-Trenton
Cloncurry Julia Creek Julia Creek

Geography

The Wills Developmental Road enters the locality from the south (Julia Creek) and exits to the west (Four Ways)[3]

There are a number of mountains in the locality:

The locality is within the Carpentaria Coast drainage basin (also known as the Gulf Country) which ultimately flows into the Gulf of Carpentaria.[3]

The Cloncurry River enters the locality from the south-west (Cloncurry) and exits to the west (Four Ways). The Flinders River enters the locality from the south-east (Malpas-Trenton) and traverses the north-western boundary of the locality with Four Ways before exiting to the north-west (Stokes). The Saxby River enters from the east (Malpas-Trenton) and exits to the north (Fielding).[3]

The land use is grazing on native vegetation.[3]

History

Taldora was a cattle station from at least 1866.[8] In 1878 a monthly mail service was established which passed through Taldora,[9] and in 1880 it was referred to as a township.[10] In July 1880 a new company purchased Taldora and began developing the station.[11]

In 1900 Taldora was affected by a drought with rats infecting its water supply and a lack of rain resulting in no grass growing on the station and its waterhole drying up for the first time since 1880.[12] In 1916 it was reported that Taldora was supporting 30,000 head of cattle which was three times the amount of Nockatunga Station which was the largest station in the state geographically.[13]

In early 1947 Australian Aboriginal stockman Johnny Knight set out from Taldora to walk 150 miles to Normanton and went missing. A police search was launched which extended as far as Thursday Island and in July 1947 his swag was found and in July 1948 a skeleton which was found which may have been his remains.[14] In 1953 an elderly man, Patrick Murphy, went missing while camping near Taldora where he was employed for ringbarking.[15]

In the 2016 census Taldora had a population of 37 people.[1]

Economy
Cattle grazing, Taldora, 2019

There are a number of homesteads in the locality:[16]

Taldora Station consists of a ranch which is a private property with permission being required to visit. It does not have its own address with mail instead being received at Julia Creek.[17]

Transport
Communications mast off the Wills Developmental Road, 2019

There are a number of airstrips in the locality:

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Taldora (SSC)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Taldora – locality in Shire of Mckinlay (entry 42266)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
  3. "Queensland Globe". State of Queensland. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  4. "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  5. "Mount Brown – mountain in Mckinlay Shire (entry 4754)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  6. "Mount Fort Bowen – mountain in Mckinlay Shire (entry 12923)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  7. "Mount Little – mountain in Mckinlay Shire (entry 19785)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  8. "The Late Mr. E. R. Edkins". The Queenslander. Brisbane, QLD. 4 November 1905. p. 12. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  9. "Carpentaria". The Brisbane Courier. Brisbane, QLD. 19 January 1878. p. 7. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
  10. "Northern News". The Telegraph. Brisbane, QLD. 13 July 1880. p. 2. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  11. "Local and General News". The Capricornian. Rockhampton, QLD. 17 July 1880. p. 11. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  12. "Drought in the Cloncurry District". Morning Bulletin. Rockhampton, QLD. 26 June 1900. p. 5. Archived from the original on 2 June 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  13. "Large Stations". The Sydney Morning Herald. Sydney, NSW. 27 March 1916. p. 4. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  14. "Skeleton Found in Gulf Country". The Cairns Post. Cairns, QLD. 1 July 1948. p. 5. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  15. "Searching for Elderly Man". The Courier-Mail. Brisbane, QLD. 4 August 1953. p. 3. Archived from the original on 11 July 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  16. "Homesteads - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 18 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  17. "Taldora Station Cemetery". Interment.net. n.d. Archived from the original on 12 September 2015. Retrieved 12 March 2021.
  18. "Heliports and landing grounds - Queensland". Queensland Open Data. Queensland Government. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
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