Kapaldo
| Kapaldo Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Kapaldo | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 25°02′21″S 151°08′16″E / 25.0392°S 151.1377°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4630 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 88.3 km2 (34.1 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | North Burnett Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Callide | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Flynn | ||||||||||||||
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Kapaldo is a town and a locality in the North Burnett Region, Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
History
The town derives its name from the railway station name, assigned by the Queensland Railways Department on 19 June 1925, based on an Aboriginal word meaning scrubby ground.[1]
Anyarro Provisional School opened in February 1928 and closed on September 1929 due to low student numbers.[3]
Kapaldo State School opened on 1 October 1929 and closed on 1947.[3]
References
- ^ a b "Kapaldo – town in North Burnett Region (entry 17716)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ "Kapaldo – locality in North Burnett Region (entry 45378)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 30 December 2017.
- ^ 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