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Thornborough Destination Guide

Delve into Thornborough in Australia

Thornborough in the region of Queensland is a city in Australia - some 1,292 mi or ( 2079 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital .

Interactive map of Thornborough

Current time in Thornborough is now 05:24 PM (Friday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Brisbane " with a UTC offset of 10 hours. Depending on your travel modalities, these larger destinations might be interesting for you: Wolfram, and Mount Mulligan. While being here, make sure to check out Wolfram . We encountered some video on the web . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Are you curious about the possible sightseeing spots and facts in Thornborough ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Chillago Pinnacles, Tropical North Queensland, Qld

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www.pleasetakemeto.com 140 kilometres west of Mareeba, the former mining town of Chillagoe is one of the favoured haunts of mining buffs tracing the heady days of the 1870's ..

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Interesting facts about this location

Mount Mulligan, Queensland

Mount Mulligan was a mining town in northern Queensland, Australia, the site of Queensland's worst mining disaster. A railway connected Mount Mulligan with Dimbulah on the Chillagoe Railway. It opened on 7 April 1915 and was officially closed in January, 1958. It was a coal mining town from 1910 until 19 September 1921 when an underground explosion killed 75 miners (all the miners in the town).

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.85 144.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 19 km away
Tags: 1910 establishments in Australia, Far North Queensland, Ghost towns in Queensland, Mining towns in Queensland, Populated places established in 1910, Towns in Queensland

Hann Tableland National Park

Hann Tableland is a national park in Queensland, 1436 km northwest of Brisbane.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -16.80 145.15 (Lat./Long.); Less than 22 km away
Tags: 1989 establishments in Australia, National parks of Far North Queensland, Protected areas established in 1989

Dimbulah, Queensland

Dimbulah is a town located in Far North Queensland, Australia, 114 kilometres from Cairns by road, on the Atherton Tableland. The town was established in 1876 to service the Tyrconnell Gold Mine, one of the richest mines on the Hodgkinson Gold Fields. The name "Dimbulah" is thought to have come from the local Indigenous Australian word for "long waterhole", referring to the Walsh River that runs nearby the town. At the 2006 census, Dimbulah had a population of 381.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.15 145.11 (Lat./Long.); Less than 24 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal placenames, Far North Queensland, Populated places established in 1876, Towns in Queensland

Mutchilba, Queensland

Mutchilba is a small farming settlement on the Atherton Tableland in Far North Queensland, Australia. It is located on the Mareeba-Dimbulah Road 34 kilometres west of Mareeba. It is known for its large production of mangoes. Established in 1923, the town was downgraded by the former Mareeba Shire Council in 1999 and has been officially a part of Dimbulah, Queensland since then.

More reading: Wikipedia Article
Located at -17.14 145.21 (Lat./Long.); Less than 29 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal placenames, Far North Queensland, Towns in Queensland