Irvinebank

Irvinebank is a town and locality in the Shire of Mareeba, Queensland, Australia.[2][3]

Irvinebank
Queensland
Irvinebank
Coordinates17°26′S 145°12′E
Population311 (2006 census)[1]
Established1884
Postcode(s)4887
Elevation750 m (2,461 ft)
Location123 km (76 mi) SW of Cairns
LGA(s)Shire of Mareeba
State electorate(s)Hill
Federal Division(s)Kennedy
Localities around Irvinebank:
Dimbulah Mutchilba Watsonville
Petford Irvinebank Silver Valley
Munderra Mount Garnet Silver Valley

Geography

Irvinebank is in the western foothills of the Atherton Tablelands of Far North Queensland, 123 kilometres (76 mi) south-west of Cairns via the Bruce Highway, Gillies Range Road, State Route 25 (bypassing Atherton) and the Herberton Petford Road. From further west it can be accessed from the Burke Developmental Road at Petford.

History
Irvinebank with Wades Royal Hotel, National Bank, School of Arts and other buildings, circa 1906

First known as Gibbs Camp, the town was founded in 1884 by John Moffat, who had purchased the mining leases from the original prospectors. He built a dam, a mill, smelters and other infrastructure that attracted settlers and miners to the area.[4] It became a thriving town with an economy based on mining, milling and smelting.

Montalbion State School opened circa 1888 and closed in 1906.[5]

Irvinebank Post Office opened on 1 June 1885 (a receiving office had been open from 1884).[6]

Stannary Hills Provisional School opened on 18 January 1904. In 1907 it became Stannary Hills State School. It closed circa 1931.[5]

Rocky Bluffs Provisional School opened on 1904 and closed on 1910.[5]

Gurrumba Provisional School opened in 1907. On 1 January 1909 it became Gurrumba Provisional School. It closed circa 1916.[5]

In the ten years up to the 1911 census the population had swelled from 619 to 1264, but another 10 years saw it reduced back to only 607 and continued to fall.[7]

At the 2006 census, Irvinebank had a population of 311.[1]

Although currently and historically within the Shire of Mareeba, between 2008 and 2013 the Shire of Mareeba (and hence Invinebank) was within the Tablelands Region) until 2014 when the shire was re-instated following a vote by the residents.[8]

Heritage listings

Irvinebank has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Notable residents

See also

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Irvinebank (Mareeba Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
  2. "Irvinebank - town (entry 16845)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  3. "Irvinebank - locality (entry 48681)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  4. "Irvinebank History". Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 12 June 2016.
  5. Queensland Family History Society (2010), Queensland schools past and present (Version 1.01 ed.), Queensland Family History Society, ISBN 978-1-921171-26-0
  6. Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Premier Postal Auctions. Retrieved 10 May 2014.
  7. "Irvinebank - Queensland Places".
  8. "De-amalgamation in Queensland | Local Government Commission". www.lgc.govt.nz. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
  9. "Irvinebank State School (entry 602850)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
  10. "Queensland National Bank (former) (entry 600678)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  11. "Irvinebank State Treatment Works (entry 600679)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  12. "Loudoun House (entry 600680)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  13. "Vulcan Mine and Headframe (entry 600681)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  14. "Irvinebank School of Arts Hall (entry 601619)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  15. "Stannary Hills to Boonmoo and Stannary Hills to Irvinebank Tramway formations (entry 602355)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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