Mungana
Mungana is part of therural locality of Chillagoe, north Queensland, Australia and a former mining township in its own right.[1] It is within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the Tablelands Region).
History[]
Mungana Post Office opened by 1907 (a receiving office had been open in 1897 and 1898), closed in 1945, reopened in 1951 and closed again in 1960.[2]
It was once the site of copper mines that featured in the Mungana Affair.
Heritage listings[]
Mungana has a number of heritage-listed sites, including the Mungana Archaeological Area.[3]
References[]
- ^ "Mungana (entry 23469)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
- ^ "Mungana Archaeological Area (entry 700001)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
External links[]
Media related to Mungana at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Towns in Queensland
- Far North Queensland
- Shire of Mareeba
- Far North Queensland geography stubs