Category: Mining Heritage

Dark day for mines rescue

Throughout 100 years of rescues, the darkest day for the Queensland Mines Rescue Service (QMRS) was July 31, 1972. That was the day of the

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Memories of Mary Kathleen

Between the years 1956-1963 and 1974-1983 Mary Kathleen was a bustling mining town and popular social spot.  Now all that remains is bitumen road and

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Lure for treasure seekers

    Sapphires were first reported in the Sapphire gemfields by John Archibald Richardson in the 1870s. By 1890 commercial mining had begun in Retreat

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