Mungana

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Mungana
Queensland
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Old Mungana town site
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Mungana
Coordinates 17°06′03″S144°23′29″E / 17.1008°S 144.3914°E / -17.1008; 144.3914 (Mungana (town centre))
Postcode(s) 4871
LGA(s) Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s) Cook
Federal division(s) Kennedy

Mungana is a former mining town in the rural locality of Chillagoe in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia . [1]

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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.

Although currently and historically within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba, between 2008 and 2013, it was part of Tablelands Region) due to a local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed.

Heritage listings

The Mungana Archaeological Area is a heritage-listed site. [3]

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References

  1. "Mungana – population centre in the Shire of Mareeba (entry 23469)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government . Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  2. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Archived from the original on 15 May 2014. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  3. "Mungana Archaeological Area (entry 700001)". Queensland Heritage Register . Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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