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Shire of Cloncurry

Shire of Cloncurry

The Shire of Cloncurry is a local government area in North West Queensland, Australia. It covers an area of 47,971 square kilometres (18,521.7 sq mi), and has existed as a local government entity since 1884. The major town and administrative centre of the shire is Cloncurry.
Prior to European settlement the area was home to the Mitakoodi, Kalkadoon and Pitta Pitta Aboriginal people.
The ghost town of Mary Kathleen, a town servicing a uranium mine since closed, is in the shire.
In the 2021 census, the Shire of Cloncurry had a population of 3,644 people.

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