Mount Morgan

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Mount Morgan is a historic former gold mining town in Central Queensland, Australia, known for its once world-famous Mount Morgan Mine and heritage-era architecture.

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Mount Morgan canonical 6

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former mining town
gold mine
open-cut mine
town
climate subtropical
country Australia
currentEconomicActivities heritage tourism
local services
tourism
distanceFrom about 40 km south of Rockhampton
environmentalIssue acid mine drainage from former mine
establishedAsTown 1880s
formerEconomicBase copper mining
gold mining
silver mining
geologicalFeature former open-cut pit
waste rock dumps
hasArchitecturalStyle Federation-era
late Victorian
hasAttraction Mount Morgan Historical Museum
Mount Morgan Railway Museum
heritage walking trails
hasHeritageStatus historic town
hasNearbyCity Rockhampton
hasPostcode 4714
hasTransportConnection Burnett Highway NERFINISHED
heritageFeatures historic commercial buildings
historic houses
old mine infrastructure
historicalSignificance once one of the richest gold mines in the world
knownFor Mount Morgan Mine
copper production
gold mining history
gold production
heritage architecture
silver production
localGovernmentArea Rockhampton Region
locatedIn Mount Morgan self-linksurface differs
Queensland
surface form: Queensland, Australia
locatedOn Dee River NERFINISHED
mineName Mount Morgan Mine
primaryDevelopmentPeriod early 20th century
late 19th century
region Central Queensland
state Queensland
timeZone AEST
utcOffset +10:00

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Mount Morgan district hasTown Mount Morgan
Gracemere hasNearbyLocality Mount Morgan
Mount Morgan locatedIn Mount Morgan self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: Mount Morgan Mine
Rockhampton Region contains Mount Morgan