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Queensland Hoteliers 1912

Proprietor:
E B Torpy
Location:
CHILLAGOE
Name of Hotel or Boarding House:
Post Office Hotel
Population:
800
Description of location:
One hundred and thirty-nine miles by rail from Cairns. An important copper and silver-lead mining centre. Healthy climate and a rich mineral district. The railway from Mareeba to Chillagoe is owned by the Chillagoe Railway and Mines Company. Chillagoe Caves within easy reach should be viewed: also the company’s mines and smelters.
Rate Per Day:
8/- to 10/-
Rate Per Week:
35/- to 42/-
Persons accommodated:
25
Year:
1912
Source:
Hotel & boarding house directory Queensland 1912