Mungana is part of the rural
locality of
Chillagoe, north
Queensland,
Australia
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and a former mining township in its own right.
It is within the
local government area
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of
Shire of Mareeba (between 2008 and 2013, it was within the
Tablelands Region).
History
Mungana Post Office opened by 1907 (a
receiving office had been open in 1897 and 1898), closed in 1945, reopened in 1951 and closed again in 1960.
It was once the site of copper mines that featured in the
Mungana Affair.
Heritage listings
Mungana has a number of
heritage-listed
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sites, including the
Mungana Archaeological Area
Mungana Archaeological Area is a heritage-listed former mining town at Mungana, Chillagoe, Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.It is also known as Mungana Prospect, Old Mungana Township, Mungana Township, Lady Jane Mine, Eclipse Limeworks a ...
.
References
External links
University of Queensland: Queensland Places: Mungana
Far North Queensland
Towns in Queensland
Shire of Mareeba
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