Mount Mulligan
Mount Mulligan was a coal mining town that ceased to exist in 1958. The town derives its name from the mountain where it is located. It was named after James Venture Mulligan who sighted the mountain in 1874. Gold was discovered on the Hodgkinson River during Mulligan's 5th expedition in 1876. The discovery of gold brought a rush of prospectors to the area with camps and small settlements along the Hodgkinson river. The gold was never rich and people left with only a handful of gold scratchers left. From time to time small revivals occurred in hard rock mining. Abandoned mine shafts and rusting machinery can still be seen today. Find out more about some of the nearby settlements like Woodville etc.
In its brief life of 50 years it had experienced one of Queenslands worst mining disasters. A historical marker erected recently tells about this disaster. "On Monday 19th September 1921 at 9:25 there was a loud explosion in the mine which killed 75 men. the explosion was heard 60 kilometres away at Mount Molloy".
Sunday, December 10, 2006
Sunday, September 24, 2006
Caladonia Creek on the Hodgkinson Goldfields!
We drove up on the saturday arvo to meet my dad, who was having a training metal detecting camp with some customers. We found some gold panning, and jeff found an old 1860s penny!
We drove up on the saturday arvo to meet my dad, who was having a training metal detecting camp with some customers. We found some gold panning, and jeff found an old 1860s penny!
A dam close to Caladonia creek on the Hodgkinson gold fields. A resident crocodile lives here, although we didn't see him on this occasion.
Me panning for gold in Caladonia creek. Zoe blind dog was annoying the hell out of me by not letting me pan without covering me with water! No dogs next time!
Tuesday, September 19, 2006
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