Dobbyn, Queensland

Dobbyn is a ghost town and former copper mine in the locality of Three Rivers, Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia..[1]

Dobbyn
Queensland
Dobbyn
Coordinates19.7937°S 140.0022°E / -19.7937; 140.0022 (Dobbyn (town centre))
Postcode(s)4824
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
LGA(s)Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal Division(s)Kennedy

History

It was the railhead for the Mount Cuthbert and Dobbyn railway lines.

Dobbyn State School opened in 1918 and closedcirca 1954.[2]

References

  1. "Dobbyn – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 10238)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
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