20200828 Qld Cracow, Theodore

20200828 So here we again back in Cracow only this time they have extended the camp grounds and added more power so for a small donation it is sure worth a stay. The town was named in 1851 by pastoralist, John Ross. Rumor's has it, Cracow got its name from the sound a whip makes (‘cracko’). Cracow is known as Queensland's own ghost town but back in 1875 the town was at it's peak with gold being mined until 1976 then in 2004 the mine reopened leading to hope that the town may recover but for some reason I dealt it.

We walked to the Cracow Hotel and this time we had the added bonus of meeting the legendary Fred Brophy who traveled Queensland with his boxing troupe. Fred organised and refereed the tent boxing bout between the boxers that traveled with the troupe and willing local participants, he would put the call out to interested local challengers by banging a drum.

I believe the little guy on the left is Scotty or it should be.🍻 Fred told me to tell everyone to be sure you pop in for a beer when in town and enjoy a real country pub hospitality while checking out his display of memorabilia dedicated to the pioneering stockmen and country larrikins.

Back in 2016 I wrote on the wall of the Pub and I can't believe I found it but there it was, as you walk up the stairs to your right and its on the LHS of the door.

Des can't stand dirty feet so I snapped a pic just to annoy him.

The Cracow gold mine has a mine life of up to 2023, the mine has produced more than 1.4 million ounces since 2004, and is on track to produce 82,500–87,500 ounces of gold in the 2020 financial year, generating a net mine cashflow of $84–89 million.

31-08-2020 After a few days of lazing around and walking the streets of Cracow it's time to move on as we pack up and head to check out Cracow Beach, but once we arrived at the turn off Des wouldn't risk the dirt road so there go'es our bush camp, sometime I wish we had an off road rig so can can venture into unsuited territory.

Theodore lies on the eastern side of the Great Dividing Range and looks a bit tropical with the palm trees that line the main streets not to mention the old charming buildings that take you back in time.  The town started as the small inland settlement of Castle Creek and was renamed after one of Australia's politicians, E. G. 'Red Ted' Theodore (Premier of Queensland 1919-25 and Treasurer and Deputy Prime Minister 1929-30).

This 19th century wagon was used by a family in 1880 and was donated to the towns museum after restoration was completed.

The old milk can is a reminder of the old time on dairy farms but just like this milkcan has deteriorated so have the number of dairy cattle, at least in Theodore as their are no commercial dairy left in this district. 

The camp on the Dawson River in Theodore provides hot showers for a $1 and a small donation to camp.

The park in clean and provides picnic tables and BBQ's.

The flood level Chart








Now that's what I call a great place to camp, right on the edge of the Dawson River but they would want to be sure theirs no Croc's in there.

this Mosaic was crafted by a local artist and represents the flow of the Dawson River and the diversity of local industry.

01-09-2020 Here we go again as we pack up to head to who knows were but I'm keen to check out the open mine near Moura but first I need more photos so I grabbed my camera and walk to town and hopefully I won't get lost as Des picks me up along the way.

Walking to town when I spotted this tree unusual to say the least.
The Hotel Theodore was originally built as a boarding house to accommodate new residents to the district.

Well it could be a church or fire bell but never the less it's old.
































Well that's it from Theodore
Location: Cracow QLD 4719, Australia

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