Captains Flat
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Captains Flat is a small former mining town in New South Wales, Australia, known for its historic copper and lead-zinc mines and rural village character.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
locality
ⓘ
town ⓘ |
| commodityProduced |
copper
ⓘ
lead ⓘ zinc ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| currentEconomicCharacter | small rural service centre ⓘ |
| distanceToCanberra | about 60 kilometres southeast ⓘ |
| distanceToQueanbeyan | about 50 kilometres southeast ⓘ |
| drainageBasin | Molonglo River catchment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| economicHistory | mining-based economy ⓘ |
| environmentalIssue | legacy mine pollution concerns ⓘ |
| formerLocalGovernmentArea | Palerang Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCommunityFacility |
public school
ⓘ
rural fire service brigade ⓘ sports facilities ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
community hall
ⓘ
hotel ⓘ residential village ⓘ rural surroundings ⓘ |
| hasHeritage |
heritage-listed mining sites
ⓘ
historic mining infrastructure remnants ⓘ |
| hasMiningHistorySince | late 19th century ⓘ |
| hasRoadConnectionTo |
Braidwood
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Queanbeyan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalIndustry | base metal mining ⓘ |
| knownFor |
copper mining
ⓘ
historic mining town character ⓘ lead-zinc mining ⓘ rural village character ⓘ |
| localGovernmentArea | Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Australia
ⓘ
New South Wales ⓘ Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Tablelands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorMiningPeriod |
1930s
ⓘ
1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| mineType |
copper mine
ⓘ
lead-zinc mine ⓘ |
| miningStatus | former mining town ⓘ |
| nearbyWatercourse | Molonglo River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| oreBodyType | sulfide ore ⓘ |
| populationCharacteristic | small population ⓘ |
| postcode | 2623 ⓘ |
| region | Southern Tablelands NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | New South Wales ⓘ |
| timeZone | AEST ⓘ |
| timeZoneDST | AEDT ⓘ |
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