20190612 Qld Mount Perry

20190612 Mount Perry was once a prosperous copper mining town that sprang up overnight and at the turn of the century and was larger than Mackey and Cairns, with a population of over 30,000 and was home to 21 hotels but today it’s just a quiet little town with no more than a few buildings and an old copper slagheap where the old smelter used to be.

All I need is the black suit and the sailors and I Could Turn Back Time, I certainly have the  voice for it.
😊
Today Mt Perry is just a quiet little town with few buildings left standing.
The statue was erected to give recognition to those people who have lived and died in mining in this region and the contribution of mining to the economies of Mt Perry and Queensland.
This is what remains of the old smelter in Mt Perry, it was in 1862 the presence of copper ore was first noted, but it wasn’t until 1869 when copper was discovered leading to a rush of prospectors to the area and by 1871 there had been 1500 tons of copper extracted from this site but in 1877 copper prices dropped and the smelter was closed.
This old traveling bicycle now hangs in the local hotel, I’m not sure if it was ever used as a travel bike but the battery attached tell me it most probably was.
The St Patrick’s Church was built in 1904 that overlooks this town as a dominate feature of Mt Perry.
Not suitable for vans but you can still drive a car or walk through the Boolboonda tunnel. Constructed between 1883 & 1884 as part of the railway line from North Bundaberg to Mt Perry to open the area to mineral and agriculture. The miners cut through hard granite from both ends and met in the middle. It is said to be the longest (192 metres) unlined and unsupported tunnel in the Southern Hemisphere.

 ENJOY
Location: Mount Perry QLD 4671, Australia

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