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Kajabbi
Kajabbi is a rural town in the Suburbs and localities (Australia), locality of Three Rivers, Queensland, Three Rivers, Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. Geography The town is on the Leichhardt River in the remote north-west of Queensland, 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". The Kalkadoon Hotel is the only commercial business in the town. History The town takes its name from the former Kajabbi railway station, which was named by Queensland Railways Department on 29 April 1915. It is reportedly an Aboriginal word, meaning ''kite hawk''. Nearby Battle Mountain was the scene of an armed conflict between local Kalkadoon people and European cattlemen supported by the armed forces. Many of the local Aborigines were killed. Kajabbi State School opened on 15 September 1919 and closed on 28 January 1975. In the 1920s, Kajabbi was a service centre for nearby copper mines at ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mount Cuthbert Township And Smelter
Mount Cuthbert Township and Smelter is a heritage-listed mining camp north-west of Kajabbi Township, Three Rivers, Queensland, Three Rivers, Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia. It was built from to . It is also known as Kalkadoon Mine & Winding Plant, Mount Cuthbert Mine & Smelter, and Mount Cuthbert Township & Railway Formation. It was added to the Queensland Heritage Register on 25 May 2004. History Ernest Henry (explorer), Ernest Henry discovered copper in the general vicinity of Mount Cuthbert, Queensland, Mount Cuthbert in 1867, but it was not developed further at that time. John Chapman investigated Mount Cuthbert, Excelsior and Mighty Atom copper claims in 1900 on behalf of Melbourne investors. Mount Cuthbert assayed the best at 6.5%. The decision by the Queensland Government to extend the Great Northern Railway (Mt Isa line), Great Northern railway from Townsville to beyond Richmond, Queensland, Richmond stimulated further exploration in 1905-06. In 1907 the M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |