Peak Downs

Last updated August 17, 2024

Peak Downs is a geographic area,^[1] and formerly a station,^[2] in the vicinity of Clermont, Central Queensland. In the 1860s and 1870s the area was known as "the Peak Downs".^[3]

The morphology of this region consisted of numerous distinct peaks of basalt-capped sandstone erupting from a plane, and the area has been worked for copper^[4] and gold extraction since as far back as the 1870s, when it was the primary source for material exported via nearby St. Lawrence, and perhaps earlier. At least one such peak remains, Wolfgang Peak, part of the Peak Range between Moranbah, Clermont, and Dysart,^[5] first surveyed on 18 January 1845, by Leichhardt's expedition. Many of the peaks so mapped were named for members or supporters of this expedition.^[6] Much of that geography has been removed by open-cut mining, including that at the large Peak Downs Mine.^[7]

The Shire of Peak Downs, was formerly defined in this area, but has since been amalgamated with neighbouring shires to form the Central Highlands Region shire.^{[ citation needed ]}

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References

↑ Whitworth, Robert Percy (1876). Baillière's Queensland gazetteer and road guide, containing the most recent and accurate information as to every place in the colony.
↑ de Satge, Oscar (1901). Pages from the journal of a Queensland squatter.
↑ "THE PEAK DOWNS STATIONS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVII, no. 4, 770. Queensland, Australia. 13 January 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 16 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.
↑ Kerr, James S. (1877). Geography of Queensland.
↑ "The Peak Range National Park". Isaac Regional Council. 2019.
↑ "Peak Range National Park Management Statement 2013" (PDF). Queensland Government (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport, and Racing). 2013.
↑ "ACME Mapper -- Satellite view".

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[1] Whitworth, Robert Percy (1876). Baillière's Queensland gazetteer and road guide, containing the most recent and accurate information as to every place in the colony.

[2] Satge, Oscar (1901). Pages from the journal of a Queensland squatter.

[3] "THE PEAK DOWNS STATIONS". The Brisbane Courier . Vol. XXVII, no. 4, 770. Queensland, Australia. 13 January 1873. p. 3. Retrieved 16 August 2024– via National Library of Australia.

[4] Kerr, James S. (1877). Geography of Queensland.

[5] "The Peak Range National Park". Isaac Regional Council. 2019.

[6] "Peak Range National Park Management Statement 2013" (PDF). Queensland Government (Department of National Parks, Recreation, Sport, and Racing). 2013.

[7] "ACME Mapper -- Satellite view".

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