Kapaldo is a rural town and
locality
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in the
North Burnett Region
The North Burnett Region is a local government area in Queensland, Australia in the northern catchment of the Burnett River. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the ear ...
,
Queensland
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, Australia.
In the , the locality of Kapaldo had a population of 43 people.
Geography
Anyarro is a neighbourhood in the locality ().
The
Mungar Junction to Monto railway line
The Mungar Junction to Monto railway line is a railway in Queensland, Australia. Progressively opened in eleven stages between 1889 and 1928 the line branched from the North Coast line at Mungar Junction a short distance west of Maryborou ...
enters the locality from the south (
Abercorn
Abercorn (Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a p ...
) and passes through Anyarro served by the Anyarro railway station () in the south-west of the locality before passing through the town of Kapaldo being served by Kapaldo railway station () and then exiting the locality to the north (
Selene
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). This section of the railway is no long in use and both stations are now abandoned.
The land use is predominantly
grazing
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on native vegetation.
History
The town derives its name from the Kapaldo railway station, which was named by the
Queensland Railways Department
Queensland Rail (QR) is a railway operator in Queensland, Australia. Owned by the Queensland Government, it operates local and long-distance passenger services, as well as owning and maintaining approximately 6,600 kilometres of track and relate ...
on 19 June 1925, based on an Aboriginal word meaning ''scrubby ground''.
Anyarro also takes its name from the Anyarro railway station, which was named by the railways department 13 June 1925 using an Aboriginal word meaning ''enough''.
Anyarro Provisional School opened in February 1928 and closed in September 1929 due to low student numbers.
Kapaldo State School opened on 1 October 1929 and closed on 1947.
It was located on the Anyarro Kapaldo Road (approx ).
In the , the locality of Kapaldo had a population of 43 people.
Education
There are no schools in Kapaldo. The nearest government primary schools are Abercorn State School in neighbouring
Abercorn
Abercorn (Gaelic: ''Obar Chùirnidh'', Old English: ''Æbbercurnig'') is a village and civil parish in West Lothian, Scotland. Close to the south coast of the Firth of Forth, the village is around west of South Queensferry. The parish had a p ...
to the south and Mulgildie State School in
Mulgildie
Mulgildie (formerly Mulgeldie) is a rural town and Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Mulgildie had a population of 174 people.
Geography
The town is located by road fro ...
to the north. The nearest government secondary school is Monto State High School in
Monto
Monto was the nickname for the one-time red light district in the northeast of Dublin, Ireland. The Monto was roughly the area bounded by Talbot Street, Amiens Street, Gardiner Street and Seán McDermott Street (formerly Gloucester Street) in ...
to the north.
References
Further reading
* — includes Anyarro Provisional School and Kapaldo State School
External links
* — shows both Anyarro and Kapaldo
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Towns in Queensland
North Burnett Region
Localities in Queensland