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Town in Queensland, Australia
Cracow is a rural town and locality in the Shire of Banana , Queensland , Australia.[2] [3] 2021 census , the locality of Cracow had a population of 114 people.[1]
Historically, Cracow is a gold mining town , with some recent mines opening.[4]
Geography [ edit ]
The town is located on the Eidsvold–Theodore Road , 494 kilometres (307 mi ) by road north-west of the state capital, Brisbane .[5]
Cracow has the following mountains:
History [ edit ]
Third Avenue of Cracow, 1961
The town was named after a pastoral run, which was in turn named by pastoralist John Ross, in 1851, for the Polish city of Kraków , which had recently been the centre for a fight for Polish national independence .[2] [11] [citation needed
Gold was first discovered in Cracow in 1875 by itinerant fossickers and a further discovery of a nugget was made by an Aboriginal stockman, Johnny Nipps in 1916. In 1931, the Golden Plateau mine was established and it operated continuously until 1976.[12] [citation needed
Cracow Post Office opened on 1 October 1932[13] [citation needed
Cracow State School opened on 12 June 1933.[14] [citation needed The school remained there until its closure on 12 December 1997.[14] [15] 25°17′36 ″S 150°18′04 ″E / 25.2933°S 150.3010°E / -25.2933; 150.3010 (Cracow State School (former) ) [16] [citation needed
At its gold mining peak, the town included five cafes, barber shop, billiard saloon, two butchers, a picture theatre and a soft drink factory. The closure of the mine led to Cracow becoming a ghost town with many deserted houses and shops.[17]
Circa 2000, Fred Brophy and wife Sandi purchased the Cracow Hotel.[18] [19]
In 2004, Newcrest Mining reestablished gold mining in the town, leading to hopes the town may recover.[17] [20] [citation needed
The 2019 horror-comedy film Two Heads Creek was filmed on location in Cracow.[21] [22]
Demographics [ edit ]
In the 2011 census , the locality of Cracow and the surrounding area had a population of 196 people.[23]
In the 2016 census , the locality of Cracow had a population of 89 people.[24]
In the 2021 census , the locality of Cracow had a population of 114 people.[1]
Facilities [ edit ]
Cracow Hotel, est 1937 The Cracow Pub Bar, 2022
The Cracow Hotel at 30 Third Avenue (corner Tenth Avenue, 25°17′43 ″S 150°18′09 ″E / 25.2954°S 150.3026°E / -25.2954; 150.3026 (Cracow Hotel ) [25] [20]
The Cracow community centre is at 57-63 Tenth Avenue (25°17′43 ″S 150°18′06 ″E / 25.2953°S 150.3018°E / -25.2953; 150.3018 (Cracow Community Centre ) Banana Shire Council .[26]
There is also a caravan park located at 11 Third Avenue, next to the old court house which has been turned into a museum.[citation needed
Education [ edit ]
There are no schools in Cracow. The nearest government schoola is Theodore State School in Theodore to the north-west and Taroom State School in Taroom to the south-west; it provides primary education and secondary education to Year 10. There is no nearby school providing secondary education to Year 12; options are distance education and boarding school.[27]
References [ edit ]
^ "Cracow – locality in Shire of Banana (entry 49544)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
^ "Cracow Gold Operations" . Aeris Resources . Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ Google (11 December 2021). "Brisbane to Cracow" (Map). Google Maps . Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ a b c d "Mountain peaks and capes - Queensland" . Queensland Open Data . Queensland Government . 12 November 2020. Archived from the original on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Edwards – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 11235)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Elvinia – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 11585)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Irving – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 16851)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "Mount Steel – mountain in Banana Shire (entry 32315)" . Queensland Place Names . Queensland Government . Retrieved 25 November 2020 .
^ "NOMENCLATURE OF QUEENSLAND—100" . The Courier-Mail Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2014 .
^ Beattie, Ross. "Cracow" . Ross Beattie's Localities pages. Archived from the original on 23 October 2009. Retrieved 2007-07-20 .
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List" . Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014 . [dead link
^ a b Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society , ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
^ "Queensland state school - centre closures" (PDF) . Queensland Government Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2022 .
^ "Environs of Cracow" (Map). Queensland Government . 1963. Archived from the original on 11 December 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ a b Lee, Tim (23 February 2006). "Old gold town revels in resources boom" . Landline Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Archived from the original on 30 April 2022. Retrieved 28 December 2018 .
^ Ross, Shelley (November–December 2007). "Meet you at The Cracow" (PDF) . Flying . pp. 60–63. Archived (PDF) from the original on 20 March 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022 .
^ "Simple Pleasures: Banana Shire" (PDF) . The Gladstone Region . Tourism Queensland. p. 3. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 8 June 2014 .
^ a b "The Town of Cracow in the Banana Shire" . Sandstone Wonders . Archived from the original on 23 April 2021. Retrieved 11 December 2021 .
^ Burt, Jemima; Stünzner, Inga. "Two Heads Creek is the cannibal movie that could put the tiny Queensland town of Cracow back on the map" . ABC News . Australian Broadcasting Corporation . Archived from the original on 2 December 2019. Retrieved 2 December 2019 .
^ "Two Heads Creek (2019)" . IMDB . Archived from the original on 21 May 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2019 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "Cracow (Banana Shire) (State Suburb)" . 2011 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 3 April 2016 .
^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Cracow (SSC)" . 2016 Census QuickStats . Retrieved 20 October 2018 .
^ "Cracow Hotel" . Google Maps Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020 .
^ "Halls" . Banana Shire Council . Archived from the original on 10 November 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2020 .
^ "Queensland Globe" . State of Queensland . Retrieved 30 April 2022 .
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