| 词条 | Calcifer, Queensland |
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|type=town |name = Calcifer |state =qld | image = Mines at Calcifer Queensland, circa 1900.jpg | caption = Mines at Calcifer, circa 1900 |coordinates = {{coord|17.211|S|144.574|E|display=inline,title}} |pop = 0 | lga = Shire of Mareeba }} Calcifer is a ghost town in the locality of Chillagoe in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia. GeographyThe town is located {{convert|200|km|mi}} west of Cairns, and southeast of Chillagoe. It is near Calicifer Creek.[1] HistoryThe town's name was derived from a combination of the words calx, cuprum and ferrum, the Latin words for "limestone", "copper", and "iron" respectively. The town was established in 1894, when John Moffat established a copper smelter on the site. At its height in 1898, the town boasted stores, a branch of the Bank of Australasia, a cricket team, and five hotels. An accident at the nearby Hobson mine in 1903 killed three men; and by 1907 smelting operations had moved to Chillagoe, and the site was all but deserted. Today, all that remains are the foundations of the smelters and a small cemetery with five graves. References1. ^{{Cite QPN|5708|Calcifer Creek|creek|accessdate=26 June 2017}}
External links{{Commons category-inline|Calcifer, Queensland}}{{Queensland-geo-stub}} 2 : Ghost towns in Queensland|Shire of Mareeba |
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