Scattered throughout the state, ghost towns capture moments in history. But some are concerned their potential isn't being fully harnessed.
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Now all that remains of this moment in history is the old Copperfield store, a chimney and a graveyard. She is one of a few passionate locals concerned the town's history is being forgotten and would like to see the store re-"We're losing [the knowledge] because the people who were here, that knew so much, are gone," she said.
"We just need to be conscious of the safety of people when they go in there, and we want to protect and preserve the historic items that are on display in there as well," Councillor Carolyn Moriarty said.Mary Kathleen Originally discovered in 1954 by Norm McConachy and Clem Walton, the Mary Kathleen uranium mine and township were officially opened in October 1958 by then-prime minister Robert Menzies and Queensland premier Frank Nicklin.The town boasted a population of about 1,000 people before it was closed in 1981, after the uranium was exhausted.
The ruins of the mine site at Mount Mulligan serve as a permanent reminder of those who lost their lives in the 1921 explosion.In the far north of the state, about 150 kilometres west of Cairns, lies remains of Mount Mulligan, home of Queensland'sToday Mount Mulligan's former hospital survives as a homestead which, along with the ruins of the township and mines, sits beneath a mountain backdrop.
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