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Totley Township Queensland H Mining has had a profound and unique impact on the social and economic development of Australia. This was never more so than in north Queensland where the early industry created new wealth, changed whole landscapes and left fascinating examples of past mining technology lying forgotten in the small settlements, green rainforests and vast savannah plains of the region. Geographically, this guide takes the day-tripper on informative tours from the major north Queensland destinations of Cairns and Townsville, to the easily accessible hinterland gold mining towns of Ravenswood and Charters Towers and on to the tin and copper towns of Herberton, Irvinebank and Chillagoe. Travellers with more time can ‘go west’ from Townsville to the rich red country of the Selwyn Ranges and the historic copper mines of the Cloncurry and Mount Isa district. Others may follow the route from Cairns through the tin fields of the Atherton Tablelands to the Hodgkinson, Etheridge and Croydon goldfields, or take the Cape York trail through Mareeba or Cooktown to the fabulous Palmer River Goldfield. With information and pictures the guide tells a story extending from the 1870s gold rushes, through the tin and copper booms of the late 19th century to uranium mining in the 1950s. It features the technology of mines, stamp batteries, smelters and mining railways and encompasses a range of architectural styles from simple miners huts to grandiose public buildings. This diversity combines to make North Queensland’s Mining Heritage Trails an important contribution to the published record of Queensland’s heritage - a colourful and fascinating guide to your own journey along the MINING TREASURE TRAIL. About North Queensland’s Mining Heritage Trails The aim of this publication is to encourage the conservation, appreciation and sustainable use of north Queensland’s unique mining heritage places. North Queensland’s Mining Heritage Trails is compiled from the Queensland Mining Heritage Places Study, 1996, by Jane Lennon & Associates and Howard Pearce. The study furthered earlier research in the Queensland Historical Mining Sites Study, 1992, by Ruth Kerr. Both studies were commissioned by the Queensland Department of Environment and Heritage and funded through the Commonwealth National Estate Grants Program. Additional research and writing was undertaken by Kay Cohen, Margaret Pullar and Howard Pearce. Sections of the his- torical text were corrected by Ruth Kerr. Historical photographs are from the Queensland Government Mining Journal, unless otherwise attributed. Colour photography is by Howard Pearce. Acknowledgements Publication was sponsored by BHP CANNINGTON and the DEPARTMENT OF MINES AND ENERGY. Support of the QUEENSLAND MINING COUNCIL is gratefully acknowl- edged. Authors of historical information included in this guide are acknowledged in the References (pages 51-52). Disclaimer While this book was prepared with care the information is a guide only. No liability is accepted by the Queensland Govern- ment for any decisions or actions taken on the basis of infor- mation in this publication. Visitors should exercise caution in historic mining areas. The Queensland Government does not accept any liability for accident or loss which may be incurred while visiting one of the places described in this guide. North Queensland’s mining heritage trails ISBN 0 7242 9642 5. 1. Trails - Queensland, Northern - Guidebooks. 2. Mines and mineral resources - Queensland, Northern - History. 3. Mines and mineral resources - Queensland, Northern - Guide- books. I. Queesnland. Environmental Protection Agency. Cultural Heritage Branch. 354.3909943 © State of Queensland. Environmental Protection Agency. 1999 Bk36 May 1999 NORTH QUEENSLAND’S MINING HERITAGE TRAILS Produced by the Cultural Heritage Branch, Environmental Protection Agency, Brisbane, 1999. Contents Page Introduction 4 CloncURRY & MT. ISA: MAP 3 16 GOLDEN Gate CroYDON: MAP 4 23 A Hundred Years Ago. 4 31. Cloncurry Township. 16 61. Croydon Goldfield. 23 Early Prospecting and Mining. 4 32. Great Australia Copper 16 62. Croydon Consols Battery Mine. and Cyanide Plant, Mining Patterns. 5 Golden Gate. 23 33. Mount Elliott Company About the Trail Guide. 6 Metallurgical Plant, 16 63. Croydon Consols Pump Cloncurry. Shaft, Golden Gate. 23 Code of Conduct for Visitors. 6 34. Former A J Smith and 17 64. Golden Gate Consols Mine. 24 Index of Reference Maps. 7 Company Store, Cloncurry. 17 65. Homeward Bound RAVENSWOOD: MAP 1 8 35. Court House, Cloncurry. Battery Dam. 24 1. Ravenswood Township. 8 36. Former Mining Warden’s 17 66. Enterprise Battery House, Cloncurry. Tailings Dump. 24 2. Mabel Mill. 8 37. St. Colman’s Catholic 17 67. Iguana Consols Mine. 24 3. Railway Hotel. 9 Church, Cloncurry. 17 68. Croydon Township. 25 4. Court House and Police Cells. 9 38. Qantas Hangar, Cloncurry. 69. General Store and Garage, 5. Post Office and House. 9 39. Afghan Mosque Site, 17 Croydon. 25 Cloncurry. 6. Ambulance Office. 9 18 70. Club Hotel, Croydon. 25 40. Kuridala Township. 7. Chinese Temple Ruins. 9 71. Croydon Railway Station, 41. Hampden-Cloncurry Copper 18 Croydon. 25 8. Grand Junction Consols Mine. 9 Smelter. 18 72. Croydon Shire Hall. 26 9. Sunset No.2 Mine. 10 42. Selwyn Township. 73. Croydon Court House. 26 10. Judje’s Battery. 10 43. Mount Elliott Copper 18 Smelter. 74. Croydon Cemetery. 26 11. Sunset No.1 Mine. 10 19 44. Mary Kathleen Township. CROYDEN & ETHERIDGE:MAP 5 27 12. General Grant Mine. 10 19 45. Mary Kathleen Uranium 75. Cumberland Battery. 27 13. Duke of Edinburgh Mine. 10 Mine. 19 76. Cumberland Township Site. 27 14. Ravenswood Deep Mine. 11 46. Mount Isa Mine. 19 77. Georgetown Township. 27 15. Imperial Hotel. 11 47. Urquhart Shaft Headframe, Mount Isa. 78. Nugent’s Battery. 28 16. School of Arts. 11 20 48. Lawlor Shaft Winding Plant, 79. Etheridge Shire Hall, 17. Totley Township. 12 Mount Isa Georgetown. 28 20 18. King’s New Mill. 12 49. Base Supply Depot Rail 80. Former Mining Warden’s Siding, Mount Isa. House, Georgetown. 28 19. Great Extended Mill. 12 20 50. Casa Grande House, 81. Antbed House, Georgetown. 28 20. Great Extended Mine. 12 Mount Isa 20 82. Masonic Temple, Charters Towers DISTRICT: 51. Miner’s Tent House, Georgetown. 28 MAP2 12 Mount Isa. 20 83. Charleston Township and 21. Charters Towers Goldfield. 13 52. Lake Moondarra. 21 Cemetery. 28 22. Pyrites Works. 13 53. Mount Cuthbert Township. 84. Nil Desperandum Mine. 29 21 23. Rainbow Battery. 13 54. Mount Cuthbert Copper 85. Etheridge Railway. 29 Smelter. 21 24. Clarke’s Mine. 14 86. Former Railway House, 55. Kalkadoon Copper Mine. 22 Forsayth. 29 25. Pfeiffer House. 14 56. Normanton Township. 87. Forsayth Hospital. 29 26. Stock Exchange Arcade. 14 22 57. Burns Philp Store, 88. Havelock Battery. 29 27. School of Mines. 14 Normanton. 22 89. Einasleigh Township. 30 28. Court House. 15 58. Westpac Bank, Normanton. 22 90. Einasleigh Copper Mine. 30 29. Thornburgh House. 15 59. Normanton Railway Station. 22 91. Police Station, Einasleigh. 30 30. Venus State Battery. 15 60. Normanton–Croydon Railway. 92. Einasleigh Railway Station. 30 2 Page 93. Copperfield River 126. Chillagoe Railway Station. 38 159. Great Northern Mine, Coen. 48 Railway Bridge. 30 127. Chillagoe Hospital. 38 160. Wenlock Goldfield. 48 94. Kidston Township. 31 128. Chillagoe Cemetery. 39 161. Wenlock Lower Camp 95. Kidston State Battery. 31 Settlement. 48 129. Court House and Police 96. Former Telegraph Office, Station, Chillagoe. 39 162. Gordon’s Mine and Mill. 49 Mount Surprise. 31 130. Former State School, 163. Annan River Bridge. 49 97. Greenvale Mine Railway. 31 Chillagoe. 39 164. Lion’s Den Hotel, 98. Greenvale Township. 31 131. Chillagoe Caves. 39 Helensvale. 49 Atherton TABlelands: MAP 6 32 132. Mungana Township. 39 165. Cooktown Township. 49 99. Mount Garnet Copper Mine 133. Girofla Copper Mine and 166. Cooktown Cemetery and and Smelter. 32 Smelter, Mungana. 40 Chinese Shrine. 50 100. Mount Garnet -Lappa 134. Lady Jane Copper Mine, 167. West Coast Hotel, Cooktown. 50 Junction Railway. 32 Mungana. 40 168. Former Bank of North 101. Nettle Creek Tin Dredge. 32 135. Thornborough Court House. 40 Queensland, Cooktown. 50 102. Herberton Township. 33 136. Canton Hotel, Thornborough. 40 169. Cook Shire Office, Cooktown. 50 103. Great Northern Mine, 137. Tyrconnel Mine and Battery. 41 170. Cooktown Powder 50 Herberton. 33 Magazine. 138. General Grant Mine. 41 104. Former Gordon’s Assay Office, Herberton. 33 139. Mount Mulligan Coal Mine and Township. 41 105. Royal Hotel, Herberton. 33 140. Mount Mulligan Cemetery. 42 106. School of Arts, Herberton. 33 141. Thermo Electric Ore 107. Jack and Newell General Reduction Corporation Mill. 42 Store, Herberton. 34 142. Government Assay Office, 108. Police Station and Court Mareeba. 42 House, Herberton. 34 143. Cairns–Kuranda Railway. 43 109. Herberton Railway Station. 34 144. Stoney Creek Railway 110. Herberton Range Railway Bridge. 43 Ascent. 34 145. Mount Molloy Mine 111. Hou Wang Miau Temple and Timber Mill. 43 Chinatown Site, Atherton. 34 PALMER GOLDFIELD: MAP 7 44 112. Lancelot Battery. 34 146. Palmer River Goldfield. 44 113. Ivanhoe Tin Mine and Stannary Hills Tramway. 35 147. Dog Leg Creek Garden. 44 114. State Treatment Works, 148. Alexandra Mine. 45 Irvinesank. 35 149. Queen of the North Mine. 45 115. Irvinebank Railway Station. 35 150. Ida Mine. 45 116. John Moffat’s House Museum, Irvinesank. 36 151. Mabel Louise Battery. 45 117. School of Arts, Irvinesank. 36 152. Maytown Township. 45 118. Former Queensland National 153. Comet Battery. 46 Bank, Irvinesank. 36 154. Louisa Mine and 119. Vulcan Tin Mine. 36 Enterprise Battery. 46 120. Montalbion Silver Smelter. 37 CAPE YORK: MAP 8 47 121. Emuford Tin Battery. 37 155. Laura - Maytown Coach Road. 47 122. Bamford State Battery. 37 156. Cooktown–Laura Railway. 47 123. Chillagoe Railway. 38 157. Old Laura Homestead. 47 124. Almaden Railway Station. 38 158. Palmer River Gold Dredge.
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