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10 Queenslandplaces Com Au Mareeba Shire 3ae651401eb2

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Mareeba Shire21 facts`ex:mareeba-shire`

amalgamatedWith	Three Other Shires
describedIn1949AsHaving	Diverse Agricultural Economy
employmentEducation2001	7.4%
employmentHealthCommunityServices2001	9.3%
employmentManufacturing2001	6.4%
employmentMining2001	1%
employmentWholesaleRetail2001	18.2%
existedUntil	2008
extendsWestFrom	Cairns
hadBeefCattleHeadCount	131000
hadElectionsIn	late 2013
hadFieldCropsIn	4000 ha
hadInterimCeosFrom	April 2013
hadSmallSugarProductionIn1993
hadTransitionCommitteesFrom	April 2013
hasArea	53645
largestEmploymentSector2001Agriculture	18.5%
namedAfter	Mareeba Town
originallyNamed	Woothakata Shire
reachesTwoThirdsAcross	Cape York
thoughtToReferTo	Aboriginal Word Meeting of Waters

Archive Entry8 facts`ex:archive-entry`

accessedAt	2026-05-06T17:36:12+10:00
hasEvidenceLabel	Lead only
hasNotes	Metadata-wrapped reingestion of downloaded archive source for Thornborough/Kingsborough/Reynolds Aboriginal child-service research.
hasSourceTitle	10_queenslandplaces.com.au_mareeba shire
hasSourceType	webpage
hasSourceUrl	http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml
partOfProject	rosie-reynolds-massacre-connection
storedInArchiveFile	research-notes/cooktown-aboriginal-children-work-archive-2026-05-06/webpages/loops78-87-ten-compact-research-loops/10_queenslandplaces.com.au_mareeba-shire.html

Woothakata and Mareeba Shires8 facts`ex:woothakata-and-mareeba-shires`

censusPopulation1911	1773
censusPopulation1921	3820
censusPopulation1933	8248
censusPopulation1947	6262
censusPopulation1961	10212
censusPopulation1981	14003
censusPopulation2001	17592
censusPopulation2006	18212

Chillagoe Smelters4 facts`ex:chillagoe-smelters`

broughtLittleProfitAsStateEnterprise
closedIn	1943
hadOreShortagesLeadingTo	Private Branch Lines
hadPeriodsOfInactivity

Document4 facts`ex:document`

hasNavigationSkipToMainContent
hasToggleNavigation
partOfQueenslandPlacesWebsite
presupposesExistenceOfAboriginalWords

Mareeba Town4 facts`ex:mareeba-town`

isAdministrativeCentreOf	Mareeba Shire
locatedAtJunctionOf	Barron River
locatedAtJunctionOf	Granite Creek
settledBy	William Atherton

Text4 facts`ex:text`

emphasizesRailwayDevelopment
framesAsTransitionFromMiningToAgriculture
usesSectionHeaderFromMiningToAgriculture
usesSectionHeaderMining

Woothakata Shire4 facts`ex:woothakata-shire`

addedBarronShireBetween	1911-1921
addedChillagoeShireBetween	1921-1933
addedWalshShireBetween	1921-1933
namedUntil	1947

Atherton Tableland3 facts`ex:atherton-tableland`

isFertile
isFertileUpland
originallyCoveredIn	Forest

Bibliography3 facts`ex:bibliography`

referencesGlenvillePikeBook
referencesNTCurrieHandbook
referencesRuthSKerrBook

Cairns Herberton Railway3 facts`ex:cairns-herberton-railway`

reachedHerbertonAfter	17 years
surveyedRouteThrough	Kuranda
surveyedRouteThrough	Mareeba Town

Headwords3 facts`ex:headwords`

includes	Dimbulah
includes	Herberton
includes	Chillagoe

Thornborough3 facts`ex:thornborough`

earlyMiningTown
locatedApproximately40kmWestOf	Mareeba Town
surpassedBy	Chillagoe Mineral Field

Tinaroo Dam3 facts`ex:tinaroo-dam`

completedIn	1958
suppliesWaterTo	Mareeba Town
suppliesWaterTo	Dimbulah

Cairns2 facts`ex:cairns`

chosenAsOutletFor	Herberton Mining Area
declaredPortIn	1876

Chillagoe Mineral Field2 facts`ex:chillagoe-mineral-field`

discoveredIn	1882-83
produces	Copper

Chillagoe Smelting Company2 facts`ex:chillagoe-smelting-company`

financedPrivateRailway	Mareeba to Chillagoe Mungana Railway
judgedLikelyPeriodOfGoodPrices

Glenville Pike Book2 facts`ex:glenville-pike-book`

publishedIn	Gardenvale, Vic
titled	Pioneer pageant 1877-1952: history and progress of the Mareeba Shire

Hilly Ranges2 facts`ex:hilly-ranges`

incorporate	Chillagoe Mineral Field
incorporate	Mungana Mineral Field

Irvinebank2 facts`ex:irvinebank`

wasProsperous
wasProsperousTinMiningTown	1900s

Kingsborough2 facts`ex:kingsborough`

earlyMiningTown
locatedApproximately40kmWestOf	Mareeba Town

Mungana Mineral Field2 facts`ex:mungana-mineral-field`

produces	Lead
produces	Silver

N T Currie Book2 facts`ex:n-t-currie-book`

publishedBy	Queensland Department of Primary Industries
titled	Mareeba Shire handbook: an inventory of the agricultural resources and production of Mareeba Shire, Queensland

Queensland Government2 facts`ex:queensland-government`

acquiredAfterWorldWarI	Chillagoe Smelters
acquiredAfterWorldWarI	Irvinebank Smelting Interest

Queensland Premier2 facts`ex:queensland-premier`

embroiledInAllegationsOver	Mungana Dealings
formerUnionOrganiserAt	Chillagoe

Queensland Treasurer2 facts`ex:queensland-treasurer`

embroiledInAllegationsOver	Mungana Dealings
formerUnionOrganiserAt	Chillagoe

Ruth S Kerr Book2 facts`ex:ruth-s-kerr-book`

publishedIn	St Lucia
titled	John Moffat of Irvinebank: a biography of a regional entrepreneur

Woothakata Name2 facts`ex:woothakata-name`

aboriginalWordReferringTo	Shape of Mount Mulligan
thoughtToReferTo	Shape of Mount Mulligan

Armed Services Personnel1 fact`ex:armed-services-personnel`

stationedInMareebaShire

Beef Production1 fact`ex:beef-production`

increasedDuringWorldWarIi

Chillagoe Area1 fact`ex:chillagoe-area`

requiredImportedCoal

Copyright1 fact`ex:copyright`

heldBy

Centre for the Government of Queensland

De Amalgamation1 fact`ex:de-amalgamation`

presupposesPriorAmalgamation

Dividing Range1 fact`ex:dividing-range`

extendsWestwardsTo

Irvinebank

Early Mining Towns1 fact`ex:early-mining-towns`

surpassedByLaterFields

Electrolytic Processing1 fact`ex:electrolytic-processing`

deniedAt

Barron Falls

Fruit Production1 fact`ex:fruit-production`

increasedDuringWorldWarIi

Government Branch Line Mount Mulligan1 fact`ex:government-branch-line-mount-mulligan`

openedIn

1915

Herberton Mining Area1 fact`ex:herberton-mining-area`

establishedIn

1880

Irvinebank Mineral Field1 fact`ex:irvinebank-mineral-field`

discoveredIn

1882-83

Irvinebank Smelters1 fact`ex:irvinebank-smelters`

broughtLittleProfitAsStateEnterprise

Mareeba Area1 fact`ex:mareeba-area`

developedAgriculture

Mareeba Deamalgamation Vote1 fact`ex:mareeba-deamalgamation-vote`

hadMoreThan60PercentYes

Mareeba Name1 fact`ex:mareeba-name`

derivedFromAboriginalWord

meeting of waters

Mareeba Shire 19491 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-1949`

hadDiverseEconomy

Mareeba Shire Council1 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-council`

separateFrom

1 January 2014

Mareeba Shire Eastern Area1 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-eastern-area`

adjoined

Atherton Tableland

Mareeba Shire Population1 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-population`

increasedSteadilyAfter

1930s

Mareeba Voters1 fact`ex:mareeba-voters`

optedToDeamalgamate

Tablelands Regional Council

Mineral Fields1 fact`ex:mineral-fields`

richButRemoteFromFuel

Mining1 fact`ex:mining`

declinedPostWwi

Mining Areas1 fact`ex:mining-areas`

presupposesRichness

Mining Decline1 fact`ex:mining-decline`

despiteWhichPopulationIncreased

Mining Towns1 fact`ex:mining-towns`

teleologicallyForMineralExtraction

Mount Carbine1 fact`ex:mount-carbine`

producesWolfram

Mount Molloy1 fact`ex:mount-molloy`

producesCopper

Mount Mulligan1 fact`ex:mount-mulligan`

producesCoal

Ore Shortages1 fact`ex:ore-shortages`

causedOpeningOfBranchLines

Private Branch Line to Einasleigh Etheridge1 fact`ex:private-branch-line-to-einasleigh-etheridge`

openedIn

1909

Private Branch Line to Mount Garnet1 fact`ex:private-branch-line-to-mount-garnet`

openedIn

1902

Private Branch Line to Mount Molloy1 fact`ex:private-branch-line-to-mount-molloy`

openedIn

1908

Private Tramway Stannery Hills Irvinebank1 fact`ex:private-tramway-stannery-hills-irvinebank`

branchedFromChillagoeLineIn

1902, 1909

Queensland Places1 fact`ex:queensland-places`

hostsPageOn

Mareeba Shire

Railway Needed Because1 fact`ex:railway-needed-because`

precipitousRangesWithGorges

Railway Network1 fact`ex:railway-network`

broughtLivestockTo

Mareeba Saleyards

Remoteness1 fact`ex:remoteness`

resultedInInactivityPeriods

Shire1 fact`ex:shire`

ontologicallyLocalGovernmentArea

Shire Offices Mareeba1 fact`ex:shire-offices-mareeba`

openedIn

1919

Shire Offices Thornborough1 fact`ex:shire-offices-thornborough`

closedIn

1919

State Enterprises1 fact`ex:state-enterprises`

broughtLittleProfit

Tablelands Regional Council1 fact`ex:tablelands-regional-council`

formedByAmalgamationOf

Mareeba Shire

Tobacco1 fact`ex:tobacco`

firstGrownAtMareebaIn

1930

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Dimbulah1 fact`ex:tobacco-growers-cooperative-dimbulah`

establishedIn

1935

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Mareeba1 fact`ex:tobacco-growers-cooperative-mareeba`

establishedIn

1937

Tobacco Growing Interests1 fact`ex:tobacco-growing-interests`

lobbiedForIrrigation

Tobacco Growing Mareeba1 fact`ex:tobacco-growing-mareeba`

endedIn

2004

Vegetable Production1 fact`ex:vegetable-production`

increasedDuringWorldWarIi

William Atherton1 fact`ex:william-atherton`

settledForRaisingBeefCattle

World Metal Prices1 fact`ex:world-metal-prices`

wasVolatileComplication

10 Queenslandplaces Com Au Mareeba Shire 3ae651401eb2

Facts in this context

Mareeba Shire21 factsex:mareeba-shire

Archive Entry8 factsex:archive-entry

Woothakata and Mareeba Shires8 factsex:woothakata-and-mareeba-shires

Chillagoe Smelters4 factsex:chillagoe-smelters

Document4 factsex:document

Mareeba Town4 factsex:mareeba-town

Text4 factsex:text

Woothakata Shire4 factsex:woothakata-shire

Atherton Tableland3 factsex:atherton-tableland

Bibliography3 factsex:bibliography

Cairns Herberton Railway3 factsex:cairns-herberton-railway

Headwords3 factsex:headwords

Thornborough3 factsex:thornborough

Tinaroo Dam3 factsex:tinaroo-dam

Cairns2 factsex:cairns

Chillagoe Mineral Field2 factsex:chillagoe-mineral-field

Chillagoe Smelting Company2 factsex:chillagoe-smelting-company

Glenville Pike Book2 factsex:glenville-pike-book

Hilly Ranges2 factsex:hilly-ranges

Irvinebank2 factsex:irvinebank

Kingsborough2 factsex:kingsborough

Mungana Mineral Field2 factsex:mungana-mineral-field

N T Currie Book2 factsex:n-t-currie-book

Queensland Government2 factsex:queensland-government

Queensland Premier2 factsex:queensland-premier

Queensland Treasurer2 factsex:queensland-treasurer

Ruth S Kerr Book2 factsex:ruth-s-kerr-book

Woothakata Name2 factsex:woothakata-name

Armed Services Personnel1 factex:armed-services-personnel

Beef Production1 factex:beef-production

Chillagoe Area1 factex:chillagoe-area

Copyright1 factex:copyright

De Amalgamation1 factex:de-amalgamation

Dividing Range1 factex:dividing-range

Early Mining Towns1 factex:early-mining-towns

Electrolytic Processing1 factex:electrolytic-processing

Fruit Production1 factex:fruit-production

Government Branch Line Mount Mulligan1 factex:government-branch-line-mount-mulligan

Herberton Mining Area1 factex:herberton-mining-area

Irvinebank Mineral Field1 factex:irvinebank-mineral-field

Irvinebank Smelters1 factex:irvinebank-smelters

Mareeba Area1 factex:mareeba-area

Mareeba Deamalgamation Vote1 factex:mareeba-deamalgamation-vote

Mareeba Name1 factex:mareeba-name

Mareeba Shire 19491 factex:mareeba-shire-1949

Mareeba Shire Council1 factex:mareeba-shire-council

Mareeba Shire Eastern Area1 factex:mareeba-shire-eastern-area

Mareeba Shire Population1 factex:mareeba-shire-population

Mareeba Voters1 factex:mareeba-voters

Mineral Fields1 factex:mineral-fields

Mining1 factex:mining

Mining Areas1 factex:mining-areas

Mining Decline1 factex:mining-decline

Mining Towns1 factex:mining-towns

Mount Carbine1 factex:mount-carbine

Mount Molloy1 factex:mount-molloy

Mount Mulligan1 factex:mount-mulligan

Ore Shortages1 factex:ore-shortages

Private Branch Line to Einasleigh Etheridge1 factex:private-branch-line-to-einasleigh-etheridge

Private Branch Line to Mount Garnet1 factex:private-branch-line-to-mount-garnet

Private Branch Line to Mount Molloy1 factex:private-branch-line-to-mount-molloy

Private Tramway Stannery Hills Irvinebank1 factex:private-tramway-stannery-hills-irvinebank

Queensland Places1 factex:queensland-places

Railway Needed Because1 factex:railway-needed-because

Railway Network1 factex:railway-network

Remoteness1 factex:remoteness

Shire1 factex:shire

Shire Offices Mareeba1 factex:shire-offices-mareeba

Shire Offices Thornborough1 factex:shire-offices-thornborough

State Enterprises1 factex:state-enterprises

Tablelands Regional Council1 factex:tablelands-regional-council

Tobacco1 factex:tobacco

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Dimbulah1 factex:tobacco-growers-cooperative-dimbulah

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Mareeba1 factex:tobacco-growers-cooperative-mareeba

Tobacco Growing Interests1 factex:tobacco-growing-interests

Tobacco Growing Mareeba1 factex:tobacco-growing-mareeba

Vegetable Production1 factex:vegetable-production

William Atherton1 factex:william-atherton

Mareeba Shire21 facts`ex:mareeba-shire`

Archive Entry8 facts`ex:archive-entry`

Woothakata and Mareeba Shires8 facts`ex:woothakata-and-mareeba-shires`

Chillagoe Smelters4 facts`ex:chillagoe-smelters`

Document4 facts`ex:document`

Mareeba Town4 facts`ex:mareeba-town`

Text4 facts`ex:text`

Woothakata Shire4 facts`ex:woothakata-shire`

Atherton Tableland3 facts`ex:atherton-tableland`

Bibliography3 facts`ex:bibliography`

Cairns Herberton Railway3 facts`ex:cairns-herberton-railway`

Headwords3 facts`ex:headwords`

Thornborough3 facts`ex:thornborough`

Tinaroo Dam3 facts`ex:tinaroo-dam`

Cairns2 facts`ex:cairns`

Chillagoe Mineral Field2 facts`ex:chillagoe-mineral-field`

Chillagoe Smelting Company2 facts`ex:chillagoe-smelting-company`

Glenville Pike Book2 facts`ex:glenville-pike-book`

Hilly Ranges2 facts`ex:hilly-ranges`

Irvinebank2 facts`ex:irvinebank`

Kingsborough2 facts`ex:kingsborough`

Mungana Mineral Field2 facts`ex:mungana-mineral-field`

N T Currie Book2 facts`ex:n-t-currie-book`

Queensland Government2 facts`ex:queensland-government`

Queensland Premier2 facts`ex:queensland-premier`

Queensland Treasurer2 facts`ex:queensland-treasurer`

Ruth S Kerr Book2 facts`ex:ruth-s-kerr-book`

Woothakata Name2 facts`ex:woothakata-name`

Armed Services Personnel1 fact`ex:armed-services-personnel`

Beef Production1 fact`ex:beef-production`

Chillagoe Area1 fact`ex:chillagoe-area`

Copyright1 fact`ex:copyright`

De Amalgamation1 fact`ex:de-amalgamation`

Dividing Range1 fact`ex:dividing-range`

Early Mining Towns1 fact`ex:early-mining-towns`

Electrolytic Processing1 fact`ex:electrolytic-processing`

Fruit Production1 fact`ex:fruit-production`

Government Branch Line Mount Mulligan1 fact`ex:government-branch-line-mount-mulligan`

Herberton Mining Area1 fact`ex:herberton-mining-area`

Irvinebank Mineral Field1 fact`ex:irvinebank-mineral-field`

Irvinebank Smelters1 fact`ex:irvinebank-smelters`

Mareeba Area1 fact`ex:mareeba-area`

Mareeba Deamalgamation Vote1 fact`ex:mareeba-deamalgamation-vote`

Mareeba Name1 fact`ex:mareeba-name`

Mareeba Shire 19491 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-1949`

Mareeba Shire Council1 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-council`

Mareeba Shire Eastern Area1 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-eastern-area`

Mareeba Shire Population1 fact`ex:mareeba-shire-population`

Mareeba Voters1 fact`ex:mareeba-voters`

Mineral Fields1 fact`ex:mineral-fields`

Mining1 fact`ex:mining`

Mining Areas1 fact`ex:mining-areas`

Mining Decline1 fact`ex:mining-decline`

Mining Towns1 fact`ex:mining-towns`

Mount Carbine1 fact`ex:mount-carbine`

Mount Molloy1 fact`ex:mount-molloy`

Mount Mulligan1 fact`ex:mount-mulligan`

Ore Shortages1 fact`ex:ore-shortages`

Private Branch Line to Einasleigh Etheridge1 fact`ex:private-branch-line-to-einasleigh-etheridge`

Private Branch Line to Mount Garnet1 fact`ex:private-branch-line-to-mount-garnet`

Private Branch Line to Mount Molloy1 fact`ex:private-branch-line-to-mount-molloy`

Private Tramway Stannery Hills Irvinebank1 fact`ex:private-tramway-stannery-hills-irvinebank`

Queensland Places1 fact`ex:queensland-places`

Railway Needed Because1 fact`ex:railway-needed-because`

Railway Network1 fact`ex:railway-network`

Remoteness1 fact`ex:remoteness`

Shire1 fact`ex:shire`

Shire Offices Mareeba1 fact`ex:shire-offices-mareeba`

Shire Offices Thornborough1 fact`ex:shire-offices-thornborough`

State Enterprises1 fact`ex:state-enterprises`

Tablelands Regional Council1 fact`ex:tablelands-regional-council`

Tobacco1 fact`ex:tobacco`

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Dimbulah1 fact`ex:tobacco-growers-cooperative-dimbulah`

Tobacco Growers Cooperative Mareeba1 fact`ex:tobacco-growers-cooperative-mareeba`

Tobacco Growing Interests1 fact`ex:tobacco-growing-interests`

Tobacco Growing Mareeba1 fact`ex:tobacco-growing-mareeba`

Vegetable Production1 fact`ex:vegetable-production`

William Atherton1 fact`ex:william-atherton`

World Metal Prices1 fact`ex:world-metal-prices`