Deserted Towns Series
Chillagoe-Hodgkinson Volume 3
ISBN 978-0-9757750-3-5 This hard cover book has maps, photos (colour and archival) town plans of smelters, mines and towns at Hodgkinson, Kingsborough, Mount Mulligan, Northcote, Thornborough, Chillagoe, Arboin, Bamford, Calcifier, Cardross, Fischerton, |
Anecdotal stories, history, the areas mineral specimens, smelter sites, caves, photos and maps capture life in the Chillagoe- Hodgkinson area in its hey day and show the present remains and legacy.
Below are a few of the photos found in this book - Chillagoe-Hodgkinson, North Queensland Deserted Towns.![]() |
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| Mount Mulligan Works chimney remains | Typical Chillagoe district limestone bluff | Traction engine and chimney remains at OK |
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| Townscape with smelter in the background - 1907 State Library Photo | Tryconnell Mine Managers House - Kenneth Jack Watercolour 1997 | Chillagoe Smerlters in operation - 1912 - State Library Photo |
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| Chillagoe Cardross Smelter remains | Mt Mulligan reflected in the dam at sunrise | Chillagoe Rainway Station 1927 - State Library Photo. |
| Current Books on Sale: (North Queensland Deserted Towns) |
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| Angor to Zillmanton | |
| Cooktown -Palmer - Volume I | |
| Torres Strait - Cape York - Volume 2 | |
| Chillagoe-Hodgkinson - Volume 3 | |
| Cloncurry, Mt Isa - Gulf - Volume 8 | |
Deserted Mining Towns and Camps in North Queensland, Australia by Colin Hooper
* Angor to Zillmanton * Cooktown - Palmer Vol.1 - * Torres Strait - Cape York - Vol 2 -
* Chillagoe - Hodgkinson - Vol 3 - * Cloncurry, Mt Isa Gulf - Vol 8
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