Kajabbi
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Kajabbi is a rural town in the locality of Three Rivers, Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia.[1]
Geography
The town is on the Leichhardt River in the remote north-west of Queensland, 1,805 kilometres (1,122 mi) north west of the state capital Brisbane. The town is small, described by a travel writer as "no more than a pub and a couple of houses".[2] The Kalkadoon Hotel is the only commercial business in the town.[2]
History
The town takes its name from the former Kajabbi railway station, which was named by
Nearby Battle Mountain was the scene of an armed conflict between local
Kajabbi State School opened on 15 September 1919 and closed on 28 January 1975.[3]
In the 1920s Kajabbi was a service centre for nearby copper mines at
In 2009 the Kalkadoon Hotel closed citing problems with meeting regulatory requirements.[5]
Heritage listings
Kajabbi has a number of
- North-West of Kajabbi Township: Mount Cuthbert Township and Smelter[6]
References
- ^ a b "Kajabbi – town (entry 17559)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 6 July 2016.
- ^ a b c d "Kajabbi". Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ Rowling, Troy (20 April 2009). "Iconic pub forced to close". The North West Star. Archived from the original on 11 September 2010. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
- ^ "Mount Cuthbert Township and Smelter (entry 601629)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
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