Collinsville
An important and historic mining town.
Located 270 km north-west of Mackay, 87 km south-west of
Bowen, 1245 km north of Brisbane and 187 m above sea-level,
Collinsville is basically a mining town. Indeed, a memorial
statue at the entrance to the United Mineworkers Club in
Railway Road bears testimony to the miners that have been
killed in the district over the years and eight murals
around town represent aspects of regional coalmining.
The first European in the area was Ludwig Leichhardt who
reached the Suttor and Burdekin Rivers (well to the west of
the present townsite) in April 1845. Leichhardt was followed
by a number of explorers of whom the most important was
George Elphinstone Dalrymple, who explored the area in
1859-1860. His forays happened to coincide with the
establishment of the separate colony of Queensland (December
1859) which led to the official opening up of the district
in early 1861. Between 1861 and1863 the entire area was
taken up by pastoralists.
The European settlement of the area led to the discovery
of significant deposits of gold, silver, lead, bismuth,
gemstones and, in 1866, coal. The discovery of the latter
generated interest but it wasn't until 1912 that any serious
attempt to mine coal was undertaken. In 1917 construction of
a railway from the coast to the coalfields started and by
1919 coal was being extracted from an area which, at the
time, was known as 'Moongunya' - thought to be the local
Aboriginal word for coal.
By 1921 a town was starting to develop around the
coalmine. The area was renamed Collinsville after the local
MLA Charles Collins who represented the Bowen electorate
from 1915-1936. The railway finally reached the town in
1922. At this time over 200 men were employed in the local
coalmines and the town's population had reached nearly 700.
Being a mining town Collinsville inevitably had strong
and powerful trade unions. In 1960 the Queensland government
closed down the State-run mine in the area, claiming that it
had experienced 'a long period of friction with militant
trade unions'. The mine was subsequently sold to private
enterprise who managed to win a large contract with Japan,
thus keeping the town economically viable.
Today the area around Collinsville (including Scottville
and Newlands) produces over one million tonnes of coal per
annum which is shipped to the new deepwater coal-loading
facilities at Abbot Point near Bowen. The railway was
modernised in 1985.
Things to see:
Walks and Tours
Scenic town walks and tours of the historic Mount Coolon
mining area can be arranged, tel: (07) 4785 5366.
Events and Festivals
The Bowen River Rodeo is held annually on the Queen's
Birthday weekend in June. It involves camp drafting, bush
dances, a rodeo and races. The Collinsville Community Centre
and Showgrounds is the venue for the Moongunya Bush and
Craft Festival in October.
Fossicking
The area around Bowen is known to contain quantities of
opalised wood, prehnite crystal, jasper, calcite, amethyst
and agate and is therefore popular with gem fossickers,
although a fossicking licence is required (available from a
government agent's office). Fossickers must also obtain
permission before entering private property.
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