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Historical names: Herberton. View of a timber post-and-rail bridge in Herberton, Queensland, 1888. Pedestrians and a horseman cross as the unsealed road climbs into the early tin-mining town. Classic pioneering scene showing early timber infrastructure essential for connecting the mining town of Herberton before the railway arrived.
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-17.3813, 145.3838
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Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland
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1888
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1888-07-28 to 1888-07-28
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Wooden Bridge, Herberton, 1888: Pioneer Mining Town Infrastructure
Wooden Bridge, Herberton, 1888
1888-07-28 • Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Far North Queensland
View the historic Wooden Bridge in Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, 1888. A pioneering scene of early timber infrastructure in a bustling tin-mining township.
Historical names: Herberton. View of a timber post-and-rail bridge in Herberton, Queensland, 1888. Pedestrians and a horseman cross as the unsealed road climbs into the early tin-mining town. Classic pioneering scene showing early timber infrastructure essential for connecting the mining town of Herberton before the railway arrived.
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