Kuungkari (also known as Kungkari and Koonkerri) is a language of Western Queensland. The Kuungkari language region includes the landscape within the local government boundaries of Longreach Shire Council and Blackall-Tambo Shire Council.[5]
In 1873, Jundah was acquired by grazier William Pitt Tozer, who built a homestead on the land. From 1875 to 1880 the Jundah homestead was utilised by the paramilitary Native Police as their main barracks on the lower Thomson River.[7][8]
Jundah Post Office opened on 26 June 1877 (areceiving office named Jundah Police Barracks had been open from 1876).[9]
Jundah State School opened on 30 April 1900 with about 50 students. At that time, the town had a population of about 300 people.[10][11]
Jundah was home to an opal mining industry for around twenty years in the early twentieth century before the industry closed down due to water shortages.[6]
As well as the Barcoo Shire administration centre, other facilities in the town include a police station, general store, post office agency and a tourist information centre.[6]
Jundah State School, 2022Classroom, Jundah State School, 2022
Jundah State School is a government primary (Early Childhood-6) school for boys and girls at 11 Garrick Street (24°49′49″S143°03′43″E / 24.8304°S 143.0619°E / -24.8304; 143.0619 (Jundah State School)).[17][18] In 2017, the school had an enrolment of 6 students with 2 teachers and 5 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[19] In 2018, the school had an enrolment of 13 students with 2 teachers and 6 non-teaching staff (2 full-time equivalent).[20]
There are no secondary schools in Jundah or nearby.[4] The options would be boarding schools or distance education.
^ abc"JUNDAH". Queensland Health - Work for us - Location Profiles. State of Queensland. 2007. Archived from the original on 17 September 2007. Retrieved 23 September 2007.
^"The "Great Run Case."". The Brisbane Courier. Vol. XXXII, no. 3, 453. Queensland, Australia. 12 June 1878. p. 3. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^"Country News". The Queenslander. Vol. XVII, no. 248. Queensland, Australia. 15 May 1880. p. 615. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 7 July 2020 – via National Library of Australia.
^Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Archived from the original on 28 August 2022. Retrieved 28 February 2021.
^"Jundah Library". Public Libraries Connect. State Library of Queensland. November 2017. Archived from the original on 31 January 2018. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
This Wikipedia article incorporates CC-BY-4.0 licensed text from: "Queensland Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander languages map". State Library of Queensland. State Library of Queensland. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
