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Jack & Newell Building and Bowser
Corner Grace Street and William Street
Herberton Queensland 4887



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Great Northern Mine
Jacks Road Herberton Queensland 4887






The site of the original discovery of payable quantities of tin ore (cassiterite, SnO2) of April 1880 became the Great Northern Mine. Taken up as a 60 acre (20Ha.) "reward" claim by the original prospectors, a large share soon passed into the hands of John Moffat who founded a mining empire
in North Queensland.

The Great Northern Mine from 1880 to 1956 when mining ceased produced over 5000 tonnes of ore on     todays value (A$20000/tonne) worth $100,000,000. While there was extensive mining all across the           site, three shafts were the main producers the Gully Shaft (1881 on), the Eastern Shaft (1884 on) and       the New Gully or No 3 Shaft (1904 on).

The site passed into private ownership of Frederick Stamp in 1954 and thanks to his rather          

idosyncractic protection of the on site machinery, remained largely intact up to his death in 1992.    
(The site was heritage listed in 1977).

 In the eight years of negotiation with the beneficiaries of his estate, some deterioration of the site      

 occurred. However, in May 1999 the then Herberton Shire Council acquired the site to ensure it    
 became publically owned and plans were made for preservation and conservation of the site.




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Herberton School of Arts
61 Grace Street
Herberton Queensland 4887

The building houses the Tablelands Regional Council Herberton Library.



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Holy Trinity Anglican Church
38 Broadway Street
Herberton Queensland 4887



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Herberton War Memorial
Corner Myers and Perkins Street
Herberton Queensland 4887



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Herberton Uniting Church
2 Lillian Street
Herberton Queensland 4887


The Uniting Church used to be the Methodist Church.
A Memorial Board hangs in the church honouring WW1 soldiers who were in the 
Methodist Church.  
 


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