Atherton

Prior's Pocket
Now called Atherton after John Atherton, the first settler in the district in 1877; on the Atherton Tableland.

Aplin, Graeme , Foster, S.G.,Mckernan,Michaely, Australians Events and Places, Sydney, p.322

Calcifer
This forgotten mining town was surveyed in 1898; it was deserted by 1907 except for Chinese market gardeners. Situated at 17°12′ 144°34′about 95 km west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p. 185.


Carrington
Originally called Ziggenbine's Pocket, after an hotel owner, it became a teamster's camp called Scrubby Creek. Surveyed in 1884, it was renamed Carrington after the Herberton police magistrate. This forgotten coaching town's name survives in the nearby Carrington Falls at 17°18′ 145°28′, just south of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.129.


Ferguson River
So named in 1864 by Frank and Alexander Jardine in honour of Sir George Ferguson Bowen, the Queensland Governor. However the original Dutch name of Staaten River has been retained. It runs into the Gulf of Carpentaria.

The Australian Encyclopaedia, Sydney, 1963, Vol.8, p.259


Fischerton
Named after a local property owner, H. Fischer, it was initially called Fischer's Camp; also known as Tate after nearby Tate River. The name survives as a local homeshead. This forgotten tin mining town was surveyed at 17°27',　144°20', about 125km west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.189.


Gibbs Camp
So named after a prospector, it became the tin mining town of Irvinebank, about 80km south west of Cairns.

Idriess, lon L, Back O'Cairns, Sydney, 1958, p.177.


Goldstone
Also known as Goldsborough and more commonly as Twelve Mile, this forgotten gold mining town was surveyed in 1888 at 18°07', 142°16', about 10km north of Croydon.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.171.


Khartum
This forgotten copper mining town was surveyed in 1917 but had ceased to exist by 1921. Situated at 17°21', 144°34', about 100km west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.191.


Mackay River
Now called the Hull River just east of Tully.

Martin, A.E., Place names in Queensland, New Zealand and the Pacific, Sydney, 1944.


Newelton
Originally called Silver Valley this forgotten silver, copper and lead mining town was situated at 17° 27' 145° 17' about 35 km south west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.125.


Ord
Originally known as California Creek, this forgotten tin mining town was named after Selby Burrell Ord, a mining manager. It disappeared when the railway was closed in 1960. The name survives, in a nearby plantation. Situated at 17°34', 144°58', about 65km south west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.149.


Stannary Hills
This forgotten mining town derived its name from stannum, the Latin word for tin. The name survived in an adjacent plantation. The town was surveyed in 1903 at 17°19'　145°13' about 30km south west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.153.


Wadetown
Also known as Lappa, Wadetown was named after Henry Wade, a local hotelier. This forgotten mining town was surveyed in 1899 at 17°20' 144°56',　about 65km west of Atherton.

Hooper, Colin, Angor to Zillmanton stories of North Queensland's deserted towns, Townsville, 1998, p.201.