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Dobbyn, Queensland

Coordinates: 19°47′37″S 140°00′08″E / 19.7937°S 140.0022°E / -19.7937; 140.0022 (Dobbyn (town centre))
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Dobbyn
Three RiversQueensland
Poppet head of the Dobbyn Copper Mine, 1931
Dobbyn is located in Queensland
Dobbyn
Dobbyn
Coordinates19°47′37″S 140°00′08″E / 19.7937°S 140.0022°E / -19.7937; 140.0022 (Dobbyn (town centre))
Postcode(s)4824
Time zoneAEST (UTC+10:00)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Cloncurry
State electorate(s)Traeger
Federal division(s)Kennedy

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

History

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Dobbyn State School also used as the local dance hall, 1931

Dobbyn was the railhead for the Mount Cuthbert and Dobbyn railway lines.[2][3]

Dobbyn State School opened in 1918 and closed circa 1954.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Dobbyn – town in Shire of Cloncurry (entry 10238)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 27 December 2020.
  2. ^ "Queensland Four Mile Second series sheet 4m92" (Map). Queensland Government. 1950. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Dobbyn" (Map). Queensland Government. 1943. Archived from the original on 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
  4. ^ Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0