Mount Morgan (population: 2990), is located 636 km north of Brisbane, 40 km south west of
Rockhampton and 240 m above sea-level. Mount Morgan is one of a handful of
genuinely fascinating mining towns. It is a true gem. A remarkably well
preserved historic town full of remarkable timber buildings. There is something
wonderfully quirky and original about the town. The unique combination of huge
timber pubs; remnants of mining equipment in the median strips; elegant
buildings slowly fading as their relevance and use stretch further into the
past; and images of a time when the town was genuinely rich and prosperous; all
combine to make it a town held in aspic. It is genuinely very friendly and has
the feeling of a country town from the distant past. Many of the residents are
retirees from Rockhampton who enjoy the country town lifestyle.
For more information
on our town, please visit: https://www.aussietowns.com.au/town/mount-morgan-qld
Mount Morgan has a rich
appreciation of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture. The traditional
owners are the Gangulu people. Approximately thirty per cent of the student
population identify as indigenous. The Gangulu people, also written Kangulu, Kanolu, Kaangooloo, Ghungalu and other variations, are an
Aboriginal Australian people from the Mount Morgan area in Queensland, Australia.
Country
Gangulu traditional lands occupied an
estimated 16,000 square kilometres (6,000 sq mi) about the Dawson River as far south as Banana and Theodore. To the northwest, they extended as far
as the Mackenzie River and the vicinity of Duaringa
and Coomooboolaroo. Their eastern frontier lay towards Biloela,
Mount Morgan, Gogango Range, and the upper Don River. Thangool
and the headwaters of Grevillea Creek marked its southeastern limits.
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