Mungana facts for kids
Quick facts for kids MunganaQueensland |
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Old Mungana town site
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 Mungana
Location in Queensland
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| Postcode(s) | 4871 |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Mareeba |
| State electorate(s) | Cook |
| Federal Division(s) | Kennedy |
Mungana is a former mining town in the rural locality of Chillagoe in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia .
History
Mungana Post Office opened by 1907 (a receiving office had been open in 1897 and 1898), closed in 1945, reopened in 1951 and closed again in 1960.
It was once the site of copper mines that featured in the Mungana Affair.
Although currently and historically within the local government area of Shire of Mareeba, between 2008 and 2013, it was part of Tablelands Region) due to a local government amalgamation that was subsequently reversed.
Heritage listings
The Mungana Archaeological Area is a heritage-listed site.
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