Mungana

Mungana

Mungana

Town in Queensland, Australia

Mungana is part of the rural 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).

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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

  1. [1]
    "Mungana (entry 23469)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. [2]
    Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. [3]
    "Mungana Archaeological Area (entry 700001)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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