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Town in Queensland, Australia
Dobbyn
Three Rivers, Queensland
Poppet head of the Dobbyn Copper Mine, 1931
Dobbyn is located in QueenslandDobbynDobbyn
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.

History

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

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

Dobbyn State School opened in 1918 and closed circa 1954.

References

  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
Towns and localities in the Shire of Cloncurry, Queensland
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