Thanes Creek, Queensland
Thanes Creek is a locality in the Southern Downs Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] It is just north of the Cunningham Highway about 40 kilometres (25 mi) west of Warwick.[2]
| Thanes Creek Queensland | |||||||||||||||
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  Thanes Creek | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 28.1183°S 151.6791°E | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4370 | ||||||||||||||
| Area | 94.0 km2 (36.3 sq mi) | ||||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Southern Downs Region | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Southern Downs | ||||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Maranoa | ||||||||||||||
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History
The locality was named after the creek, which was in turn named after John Thane, a pioneer pastoralist of the Ellangowan Run, who drowned in the Condamine River about 1843.[1]
Gold mining and fossicking
Thanes Creek is a former gold mining area, and the site of a government approved gold fossicking area.[3]
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References
- "Thanes Creek - locality in Southern Downs Region (entry 45987)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 31 December 2017.
- Google (28 July 2019). "Thanes Creek, Queensland" (Map). Google Maps. Google. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
- "Thanes Creek fossicking area". Queensland Government. 6 March 2017. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
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