Ghost Towns in Oz

[graceysdad]

Do they exist these days anywhere around the traps, be they towns once supported by mining or what have you, just curious, be an interesting experience to visit one, did hear of one little town outside of Whyalla in SA that was heading that way cant remember why, think it was mining related, any known books on the subject? Cheers

[crump]

Mary Kathleen between Mt Isa and Cloncurry, although I'm not sure you can visit anymore.

[Phoenix]

There is a couple in tassie, most are hidden away, others more visible.

Linda is one where the pub still stands. nearby is gormanston which still has a few residents, but not many.

Gowrie park is another one (ex hydro town) that has a couple of things, but a whole pile of empty streets (visible on google earth to good effect)

[p38arover]

wittenoom

[hiline]

there's a book about Ghost Towns Of The High Country

or something along them lines

gives your all the details of each town built during the gold rush and mining days
it even gives you most of their locations via GPS

[101RRS]

Joadja - up near Mittagong somewhere - now a tourist Ghost Town.

I visited in the 60s when it was still just a Ghost Town - was still complete with tar pits and old 20's cars still parked in driveways.

People just walked out and left everything as it was.

Garry

[Quarks]

Aha! I have just the book - "Ghost Towns of Australia" by George Farwell.
hmmm, first published 1965, so there are probably a few more by now

A list from the contents:

• Waukaringa
• Hammond
• Thackaringa
• Silverton
• Mount Gipps
• Milparinka
• Tibooburra
• Innamincka
• Tallangatta
• Clunes
• Pipeclay
• Hill End
• Port Douglas
• Bloomfield River
• Cooktown
• Palmer River
• Croydon
• Karumba
• Burketown
• Borroloola
• Port Essington
• Hall's Creek
• Port Arthur

Although I dare say some of those places are a bit alive for a ghost town!!

[87County]

you should try Armidale in a Sunday afternoon

[loanrangie]

Or Adelaide .

[Xavie]

It's not a ghost town as such but Cabrumurra is quite an amazing place. Just near Mt Selwyn snow fields. It was built as a government show village. It is sort of like how the perfect village would be built or some rubbish. Great spot though.
No one lives there Well 3 people do but I always thought if I could live there I would.

Xavier