Game in the name for early miners
Near the town of Ewan in Queensland there is a cluster of old mines named after fish. Sardine, Groper, Tinfish Trevally, Barramundi, and Mackerel are
Near the town of Ewan in Queensland there is a cluster of old mines named after fish. Sardine, Groper, Tinfish Trevally, Barramundi, and Mackerel are
In 1867 one man’s search for personal fortune made the history books when he discovered 75 ounces of gold in the place that later became
It was a flash of lightning on Christmas Eve 1871 that led to a young aboriginal boy named Jupiter discovering gold in Charters Towers. Jupiter
A German-born woman turned into a ‘crazy cat lady’ when she followed her lover from England to the Aussie outback only to find that he
When the Ipswich suburb of Booval lost its beloved Mills Cup to a rival mines rescue team from Collinsville, nobody realised it would be the
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
Clermont’s Gold and Coal Festival will have a significant historical focus this year as the community commemorates the devastating flood that killed more than 60
At the heart of Collinsville’s mining history is the story of the town’s beloved pit ponies who worked alongside the underground miners, were at the
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
A 14-year-old boy was walking behind the local post office on his way home from school when he discovered a hidden gem. It was 1979
Sapphires were first reported in the Sapphire gemfields by John Archibald Richardson in the 1870s. By 1890 commercial mining had begun in Retreat
A memorial service will be held in Moura, Central Queensland, tomorrow (Saturday) to commemorate 12 miners killed on July 16, 1986 in an underground explosion
The year was 1924 when an undercover American geologist managed to weed his way onto an Australian oil drilling project on the outskirts of
More than 100 years ago a search for water pushed the small Queensland town of Roma into an unexpected boom and saw the birth of
They were drawn to Far North Queensland by news of gold finds on the Palmer River, but it was a retail empire that helped Scotsman
In a trip down memory lane we bring you the speech given by then Prime Minister Bob Hawke at the commissioning of the Burdekin Dam in
Meet the man who has been to every Railway Hotel in Queensland. Railway enthusiast, enjoyer-of-beer and amateur historian Scott Whitaker is working his way through
A duel between a publican’s pet death adder and a prospector’s dog was among the tales author Scott Whitaker uncovered from the gold mining town