Noccundra is a rural town and

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, Australia. The town was previously known as Nocundra. Prior to 2020 the locality was previously known as Nockatunga. In the , the locality of Noccundra had a population of 16 people.

Geography

The town is on the banks of the Wilson River 145 kilometres from and 160 kilometres west of

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Noccundra
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Bulloo Shire
(accessed 7 July 2006) and contained within the pastoral holding of

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History

Andrew Hume's ill-fated expedition, to rescue long-term survivors of Leichhardt's 1848 expedition, perished of thirst to the west of Noccundra. The name ''Noccundra'' comes from the pastoral run, name in 1866, derived from the Aboriginal words ''nocka'' meaning ''water'' and ''tunga'' meaning ''smell''. The town was established in 1882 with the construction of the Noccundra Hotel which is also known as the Noccundra Pub.
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(accessed 7 July 2006) The hotel is constructed of sandstone mined from Mount Poole,

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and brought to Noccundra by

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. Noccundra was spelt Nocundra originally, and its post office under that name opened on 11 October 1890 (a

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had been open from 1889) and closed in 1933. On 17 April 2020, the

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reorganised the nine localities in the Shire, resulting in six localities. As part of these changes the locality of Nockatunga was renamed ''Noccundra'' after the only town in the locality.

Demographics

In the , the locality of Nockatunga had a population of 11 people. In the , the locality of Noccundra had a population of 16 people.

Amenities

The Noccundra Hotel in Wilson Street is Noccundra's only occupied building, housing a permanent population of three. 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. Noccundra Aerial View 2010

A memorial to Andrew Hume is on the western side of the hotel. Landscape_photo_of_Noccundra

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{{authority control Towns in Queensland South West Queensland Shire of Bulloo Localities in Queensland