Cape York Heritage Centre, Coen

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Pastoralism and mining have been the backbone of industry in Cape York Peninsula, while the telegraph opened up communication networks. These very networks carried the news of Federation across the vast expanse of Cape York.

With $70,000 in funding from the Queensland Heritage Trails Network, the former telegraph station in Coen has been conserved and interpretation has been developed to illustrate the history of the building. These include communications in remote regions, gold mining and pastoralism, with particular focus on the role of indigenous people in the pastoral industry.Places to see in Queensland

Places to see in Queensland

» Australian Workers Heritage Centre, Barcaldine » Blackall Woolscour, Blackall » Charleville Cosmos Centre, Charleville » Cloncurry Shire Hall, Cloncurry » Longreach Australian Stockman's Hall of Fame » Townsville North Queensland Network Gateway » Strait Islanders Cultural Centre » Charters Towers - The World » Kronosaurus Korner, Richmond » Nyleta Wetlands Bird Hide » Halloran's Hill Lookout » The Hub - Chillagoe » Quinkan Regional Centre, Laura » Maryborough Heritage Gateway » Artspace Mackay » Cardwell Post Office and Telegraph Station

» Longreach Qantas Founders' Outback Museum » Park, Mount Isa » Tully Valley & King Ranch Cultural Theatre » The Misty Mountain Trails & Kennedy Trail » Tully Visitor and Heritage Centre » Ulysses Link Walking Track, Mission Beach » Kuranda Rainforest Story Walking Tracks, Kuranda » Malanda Dairy Heritage Centre, Malanda » Nganyaji Interpretive Centre, Ravenshoe » Hou Wang Temple » Gateway, Cairns » Nature's Powerhouse, Cooktown » Cape York Heritage Centre, Coen » Rockhampton Customs House » The Mount Morgan Experience » Mackay Town Hall

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