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Mt Morgan

Gold Mining Comes Alive!

Discover a town built on a gold rush of spectacular proportions! In the 99 years Mt Morgan was mine it yielded a total of 225,000kg of gold, 50,000kg of silver and 360,000 tonnes of copper.

Now the bustling township is home to plenty of tourist destinations, dining and tours, so sit back and take a journey through time.

Europeans had been in the area since the 1850s and a local stockman, William Mackinlay, discovered that the Ironstone Mountain was gold-bearing around 1870 but kept his discovery secret, hoping to sell his knowledge. The Morgan’s with some Rockhampton businessmen formed a six-man partnership to mine the mountain.

The Mount Morgan syndicate lasted until 1886 when the Mount Morgan Gold Mining Company Limited was formed. The town was officially proclaimed in 1890 and in 1898 the railway reached the town.

Visit the Mount Morgan Railway Station which was established in 1898 and continued operating for 90 years. In 1974 the Mount Morgan Railway Station Building and the Railway water tank were “classified” by the National Trust of Queensland. Today the Station is home to the town’s Tourist Information Centre.

Book a tour with TMC Tours and marvel at the dinosaur footprints on the ceiling of the clay caves that date back to 150 million years – an eerie reminder of prehistoric times. The footprints appear to have been made by three-toed dinosaurs, and vary in size and completeness. This tour is also the best way to access the historic Mount Morgan mine site.

The Mt Morgan Historical Museum has a collection of memorabilia giving an insight into the town’s mining heritage. Work your way through the hundreds of photographs on hand which depict the boom and bust periods of Mount Morgan.