Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Mount Morgan

Mount Morgan

Mount Morgan, located about 35km south-west of Rockhampton on the Burnett Highway, lies just beyond the top of the Great Dividing Range escarpment. The town was explored in the mid 1850's by the Morgan Brothers - of which setup a cattle station, but in the early 1880's established a mining company due to the large quantities of copper and gold in the region. The mine grew and at one stage supported about 10,000 people however operations eventually dwindled and now the town serves as a centre for the local beef industry as well as being an unusual satellite town to Rockhampton. The remains of the old mine can still be explored (tours run daily) with the open cut section now filled with water to form a large (and very deep) lake.

Population: 2,800
State: Queensland
Postcode: 4714
Local Government: Mount Morgan Shire Council
Location: 672km north west of Brisbane, 38km south-west of Rockhampton
Main Watercourses: Dee River
Main Roads: Burnett Highway
Radio Stations (Music): Sea FM (101.9), Hot FM (107.9), Triple J (104.7)

Photos from Mount Morgan (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

James Street (Burnett Hwy), heading south through the northern outskirts of Mt Morgan (2004).

Morgan Street, looking west in Mt Morgan (2004).

And again, this time looking west down the westbound lanes approaching James Street, Mt Morgan (2004).

View east along Morgan Street, Mt Morgan (1999).

	James Street (Burnett Hwy), heading south through the northern outskirts of Mt Morgan (2004).
	Morgan Street, looking west in Mt Morgan (2004).
	And again, this time looking west down the westbound lanes approaching James Street, Mt Morgan (2004).
	View east along Morgan Street, Mt Morgan (1999).