Cerberus1 Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 Bit of a spur of the moment decision today, no planning - cursory look at the map, jumped in the car and drove to Irvinebank. Irvinebank is located 125 south west of Cairns. The town was founded in 1882 as a tin mining town and became a large province with 3,000 people living in the town and a further 3,000 in the surrounding area. Today the population is approximately 300. Left - old Queensland National Bank (1905) Right - School of Arts (1900) Top Centre - now the Museum (built 1884) Loudoun Dam in the centre of town Mango Cottage - Miner's cottage built in 1906 After leaving Irvinebank we headed to Stannary Hills which is a ghost town with virtually no trace of it remaining. Stannary Hills was founded in the late 1800's as a tin mining town. At it's peak it had a population of 724 before falling into decline and finally ceasing to exist in the mid 1950's. All that remains today is a monument/plaque marking the centre of town and various finds from the ground which have been placed near the monument. Curiously, our SatNav still showed the layout/location of the streets despite the fact they're long gone. Finally drove back past Montalbion (another ghost town) and some photos of the drive home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cerberus1 Posted October 2, 2011 Author Share Posted October 2, 2011 A few more piccies Around Irvinebank Irvinebank Museum Drive home Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest The Pom Queen Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 The cow in the photo must have mated with a dalmation :wink: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobj Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 The cow in the photo must have mated with a dalmation :wink: :arghh::arghh::arghh::arghh: Cheers, Bobj. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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