This legendary reverence is an amazing con trast to the reputations of his contemporaries, tainted as share. Irvinebank is 27 km from herberton, 43 km from atherton, and 140 km by road from cairns. There are many heritagelisted buildings in irvinebank, including loudoun house, queensland national bank, irvinebank state treatment works. Mapping, data and imagery services business queensland. Irvinebank heritage town, queensland, australia explore. They have also witnessed the activity of this small historic village, west of herberton on the atherton tablelands. The plaque and plinth to moffat in irvinebank have the following memorial. For gazetted road names and accurate detail, please refer to a quality touring map. These hospitable old trees are happy to provide shade and shelter for a picnic or a cool spot of relaxation. Coronial boundaries north queensland queensland courts.
The numbers relate to their positions on the irvinebank town tour map. Stannary hills tramways are a heritagelisted pair of tramways at irvinebank, shire of mareeba, queensland, australia. To avoid any delays to your mail or deliveries, make sure you address it with the correct postcode. During their travels out west, jo and ewen met up with central queensland mdo, dr melanie piddocke, in winton and found a number of interesting items at. Prospectors were beginning to probe the western hills of australias great divide. Old fig trees line the road into irvinebank and provide a place of welcome.
Sun map supplied by the department of environment and resource management. Accommodation, fuel, meals, drinks, and basic supplies are available at the irvinebank tavern, and there are free camping spots close by. View all our vacancies now with new jobs added daily. The museum was first opened for irvinebanks centenary in 1981 with a display of borrowed artifacts, which. Check out the interactive map below to get to know the sunshine state a little bit better. All our maps of queensland and its region are available in hi definition in a pdf file. An analysis of metal distribution and zoning in the. Irvinebank tavern pubs irvinebank, queensland, 4887, business owners is irvinebank tavern in irvinebank, qld your business. Some would say that its bigger than ben hur were talking about 1. List of streets in irvinebank qld click on street name to see the position on irvinebank street map.
Irvinebank is in the western foothills of the atherton tablelands of far north queensland, 123 kilometres 76 mi southwest of cairns via the bruce highway, gillies range road, state route 25 bypassing atherton and the herberton petford road. Herberton is the oldest town on the atherton tablelands and its entire precinct is listed on the national heritage register. Irvinebank has a recorded population of 125 residents and is within the australian eastern standard time zone australiabrisbane. This little town treasures its mining history and you can see it all at the museum, the preserved buildings around town and waynes shed.
Irvinebank state school opened in 1889 in the small, private mining town of irvinebank. Map symbols highway main road minor road railway airport airfield distance in kilometres ba aga n. Walter hill locality boundary etheridge railway mungana branch rail line mungana branch rail line granite creek maude creek lot 864 nr5315 wooroonooran. From further west it can be accessed from the burke developmental road at petford history. In the vicinity of irvinebank, ne of the main tin mining centres. Irvinebank heritage town and loudoun house museum, irvinebank, queensland, australia. Irvinebank, queensland postcode and local information, including maps, accommodation etc. Attract more customers by adding more content such as opening hours, logo and more yellow pages directory. For information on our enrolment process, please refer to the enrolments section. Irvinebank is a small queensland rural location within the local government area of mareeba, it is located approximately 74kms from the capital brisbane covering an area of 740. Irvinebank became the centre of moffats business empire, and loudoun mill was expanded between 1886 and 1904. Taronga zoo sydney houses more than 4,000 animals both native and exotic, including gorillas, tigers, leopards, chimpanzees, giraffes, australian sea lions, kangaroos and koalas. Loudoun house museum, the former home of mining magnate.
Find information and services on queenslands natural resources, including data, mapping and imagery. In memory of charitable and philanthropic john moffat mining pioneer north queensland. Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. It was entrusted to the people of irvinebank by the queensland government as a museum reserve in trust. An account of the history of irvinebank written by long time resident mike ocallaghan, formerly office assistant for john moffat can be found by clicking here. The last 12 km from herberton is unsealed road, and the road is unsealed from irvinebank to petford. Anyone interested in living history and heritage architecture should definitely visit the irvinebank area. Visit irvinebank on your trip to herberton or australia. There was hardly a person in irvinebank whose livelihood did not depend on moffats enterprise. Hidden deep within the wild ranges west of herberton and less then 2 hours drive from cairns, it is one of north queensland s best kept secrets. Papua cape beware of crocodiles at and reef cape granville range cape weymouth cape direction national park nature reserve coverage of regional maps 3 ulf enta ria wellesley islands gun una mornington l. Get up close and personal to the animals at the zoo.
Once the center of an industrial empire that spurred the development of north queensland, today irvinebank is a peaceful mountain retreat, and a living museum of pioneer history. It was added to the queensland heritage register on 25 february 2005. Camping areas near irvinebank, with interactive campfinder map, directions, facilities and pictures including 35 campgrounds. Irvinebank, the little town with the great big history. Driving directions and street directory for queensland. Find information and services on queensland s natural resources, including data, mapping and imagery. The school of arts and loudoun house are on the queensland heritage register. The children ended their prays with god bless john moffat. Find unique places to stay with local hosts in 191 countries. This place is situated in mareeba, queensland, australia, its geographical coordinates are 17 26 0 south, 145 0 east and its original name with diacritics is irvinebank. Irvinebank state school environment, land and water. Herberton herberton is 75 km west of innisfail, 60 km southwest of cairns and just 18 km from atherton situated on the wild river. This postcode finder is the quick and easy way to search and check postcodes for all suburbs and locations around australia. The museum was first opened for irvinebank s centenary in 1981 with a display of borrowed artifacts, which.
Loudoun house museum was established in 1984 and is the oldest highset timber and corrugated iron house in north queensland. The former state treatment works, former queensland national bank building and the vulcan tin mine, 1. Visit the animals at taronga zoo sydney with their incredible waterside address just a 12minute ferry ride north from circular quay. The irvinebank cemetery is located about half a mile below the cricket ground and close to what has become known generally as graveyard gully. Find the perfect queensland event for you, from exhibitions and festivals, to sporting events and shows. Irvinebank is a former mining town in northern queensland, just west of cairns.
Queensland map department of natural resources, mines and. At the 2006 census, irvinebank had a population of 311. The town and environs are teeming with wildlife, and is home of rare flora. Irvinebank has a tavernmotel, a primary school and the loudoun house museum. Queensland events calendar dont miss these upcoming. There had been a branch of the queensland national bank at montalbion but during the bank smash of 1893 this closed down.
Jan 15, 2020 display a site map detailing the contents and structure of this site. It was once a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting. Loudoun house museum irvinebank heritage town, queensland. A number of the buildings are listed on the queensland heritage register. Make irvinebank a part of your herberton vacation plans. Visit historic irvinebank and lose yourself in the past. The town sits on a hilly landscape with streets dotted with jacaranda trees. Irvinebank tavern pubs lot 907 mcdonald st irvinebank. Display a site map detailing the contents and structure of this site. If you click on street name, you can see position on the map.
Queensland national bank is a heritagelisted former bank building at jessie street, irvinebank, shire of mareeba, queensland, australia. This map only contains strategic touring routes and does not include any. Herberton mining museum and visitor information centre. The herberton mining museum and visitor information centre is situated in herberton, the oldest town on the tropical tablelands 90 minutes west of cairns queensland australia. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Tree identification manual for the northeast darling downs region reprinted with funding through the australian government caring for our country program authors of original version published 1993 peter voller david wildermuth catherine hys edited and reprinted by peter crawford for north east downs landcare group inc. Irvinebank, croydon and winton have decorative items that commemorate citizens involvement and sacrifice. The queensland national bank established a branch there in 1905, the first manager being harry bathurst. In queensland, the populations are widely distributed across the arid and semiarid zones see map 1 with concentrations found mainly in the southwestern and centralwestern areas of the state thompson et al. Irvinebank is a village in the western foothills of the atherton tablelands of far north queensland, australia.
Clicking on the areas below on the map of queensland, will take you to the appropriate region where you can view and book your accommodation, tours and rentals, and transfers. Irvinebank is a town and locality in the shire of mareeba, queensland, australia. The detailed road map represents one of many map types and styles available. As the town prospered, the teaching building 1889 was extended in 1899 and 1906, and other structures and landscape elements were built, including a playshed 1891. Postcode for irvinebank, queensland postcodes australia. It was added to the queensland heritage register on 21 october 1992. Historic village herberton is an astounding collection of australiana in an historic hamlet of more than 50. Irvinebank heritage town and loudoun house museum community. Maps of directions of irvinebank qld, 4887 for locals and travellers. Look at irvinebank, mareeba, queensland, australia from different perspectives. Some interesting old cuttings and relics, also scenery along boonmoo creek.
Find your ideal job at seek with 153 jobs found in irvinebank qld 4887. As manager you will direct and manage sales and production operations of stateowned quarry materials within northern queensland. Show map of queensland show map of australia show all. Irvinebank postcode, see a map of irvinebank and easily search and find postcodes for all towns and suburbs. Loudoun house museum, the former home of mining magnate, john moffat houses a collection of mining and. There is so much to see, you can happily spend a whole day in this little town and. We rode this trail for a few hours enroute to irvinebank on mtbs towing bob trailers, as part of a much longer tour which included the better known lappa rail trail a couple of days later. The region was at the heart of the famous john moffat tin and base metals mining empire from the 1890s to the 1920s, though very little remains of the former halcyon days. Queensland national bank is a heritagelisted former bank building in irvinebank, shire of mareeba, queensland, australia media in category queensland national bank, irvinebank this category contains only the following file. Make irvinebank a part of your herberton vacation plans using our herberton online trip itinerary builder. Our postcode data is available to download for noncommercial and commercial use. By now you have probably realised that queensland is pretty impressive. For day trippers, organise drop off and pickup at the dimbulah and irvinebank ends.
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