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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en"> <head><title>Bonzle collections - Military (1 pictures)</title><link href="/col.css" rel="stylesheet" media="screen" type="text/css" /><script language="JavaScript"> <!-- function openCenteredWindow(url, width, height, name, parms) { var left = Math.floor( (screen.width - width) / 2); var top = Math.floor( (screen.height - height) / 2); var winParms = "top=" + top + ",left=" + left + ",height=" + height + ",width=" + width; if (parms) { winParms += "," + parms; } var win = window.open(url, name, winParms); if (parseInt(navigator.appVersion) >= 4) { win.window.focus(); }; } // --> </script> </head> <body> <div id="header" class="clearfix"><div id="title"><h1>Bonzle Collections - Military</h1></div><div id="bcmybwrapper" class="clearfix"><div id="myblogin"><a href="/c/a?a=login" class="myb">Sign In</a> | <strong>Not a member?</strong> <a href="/c/a?a=join" class="myb">Join now</a>!</div><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/c/a">home</a> / <a href="/c/a?a=col">collections</a> / <a href="/c/a?a=col&c=10&col=show">Military</a> / <a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=10&yr=1905">1905</a></div></div></div><div id="mainpadding" class="clearfix"><div id="rightpanel"><div id="imagepageswrapper" class="clearfix"><div id="prev"> </div><div id="next"></div><div id="counter">Page <strong>1</strong> of <strong>1</strong> pages<br />(1 pictures)</div></div><div id="thumbnails" class="clearfix"><div class="imgsquare"><a href="/c/a?a=col&fn=dbqomdkx&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3&pg=0&yr=1905"><img src="/h/r/o/6/lhx1z.jpg" width="50" height="80" alt="Picture relating to Chillagoe - titled 'Hanging Rock, Chillagoe, North Queensland, ca. 1905'" title="Picture relating to Chillagoe - titled 'Hanging Rock, Chillagoe, North Queensland, ca. 1905'" /></a></div></div><div id="narrowoptions"><h1>Sort the collection:</h1><ul><li class="down"><a href="/c/a?a=col&or=1&fn=0&pg=0&mo=0&c=10&col=show&sz=3&yr=1905">oldest taken first</a></li><li class="down"><a href="/c/a?a=col&or=2&fn=0&pg=0&mo=0&c=10&col=show&sz=3&yr=1905">most recently taken first</a></li><li class="down">latest additions to Bonzle first</li></ul><h1>Narrow the collection:</h1><h2>Collection currently narrowed to the year <strong>1905</strong>.<br /><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3&pg=0">Click here to show pictures for <strong>all years</strong></a></h2><h2>- click on a year</h2><ul><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1866&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1879&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1880&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1887&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1887</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1888&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1889&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1890&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1891&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1892&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1893&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1893</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1896&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1899&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1899</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1900&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1901&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1901</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1902&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1904&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1904</a></li> <li>1905</li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1906&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1907&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1907</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1908&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1909&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1909</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1910&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1910</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1911&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1911</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1912&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1913&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1913</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1914&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1915&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1915</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1916&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1917&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1917</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1918&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1919&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1919</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1920&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1921&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1921</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1922&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1923&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1923</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1925&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1925</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1927&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1927</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1928&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1929&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1929</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1930&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1931&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1931</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1932&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1933&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1933</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1935&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1935</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1936&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1937&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1937</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1938&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1939&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1939</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1940&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1941&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1941</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1942&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1943&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1943</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1944&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1945&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1945</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1946&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1947&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1947</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1949&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1949</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1950&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1951&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1951</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1953&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1953</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1954&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1955&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1955</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1956&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1957&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1957</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1958&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1960&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1964&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1966&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1974&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1975&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1980&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1981&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1981</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1982&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1983&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1984&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1985&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1985</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1991&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1993&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1993</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1994&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1995&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1996&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=1999&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2000&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2003&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2004&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2005&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2005</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2006&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2007&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2008&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2009&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2009</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2010&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2011&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2012&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2013&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2013</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2014&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2015&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2016&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2017&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2018&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2019&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2020&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2021&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&yr=2022&pg=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">2022</a></li> </ul> <h2>- click on a type of place</h2><ul><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&mo=78326727&pg=0&yr=0&c=10&col=show&or=3&sz=3">Locality</a></li> </ul></div></div><div id="leftpanel"><div id="imagesizemenu" ><ul>Image Size:<li><a href="/c/a?a=col&sz=2&fn=xjmt385n&c=10&col=show&or=3&pg=0&yr=1905">small</a></li> <li><strong>medium</strong></li> <li><a href="/c/a?a=col&sz=4&fn=f2k8wv7y&c=10&col=show&or=3&pg=0&yr=1905">large</a></li> </ul></div><h2>Hanging Rock, Chillagoe, North Queensland, ca. 1905</h2><h3>contributed by QldPics, taken in 1905<br />(<a href="javascript:openCenteredWindow('/c/a?a=contactaboutpic&fn=dbqomdkx&s=3','630','300','imageWindow','resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,toolbar=yes,menubar=yes')">contact QldPics about this picture</a>)</h3><p style="text-align: center;"><img src="/h/d/b/q/omdkx.jpg" width="377" height="600"</p><p style="text-align: left; padding-top: 3px; margin-left: 15%; margin-right: 15%">Chillagoe is located 140km west of Mareeba on the Atherton Tablelands. In 1901 a huge copper smelter was built to take advantage of the rich mineral deposits in the Chillagoe area, creating 200 jobs. A railway to Mareeba facilitated the transport of the copper to the coastal shipping ports of Port Douglas and Cairns. By World War One, Chillagoe was one of the largest metallurgical developments in Queensland. <br>In 1903 Chillagoe had a population of 723, swelling to 1,600 in 1907. At its peak in 1917, Chillagoe had a population of about 10,000 with thirteen hotels, two newspapers, and a hospital. In 1943 the smelters closed, plunging Chillagoe into a decline it has never recovered from. The town became overgrown with an introduced plant called rubber vine and the only source of employment was from the limited cattle and rail industries. In 1953 tobacco was unsuccessfully trailed down. Electricity and sealed roads only came to Chillagoe In 1970. Today the population of Chillagoe hovers around 150. The only industries in the town are cave tours, and a small gold mine nearby. (Information taken from: Atherton Tablelands database, 2005, retrieved 21 February 2005 &lt;http://www.tablelands.org/chillagoe.html&gt;)<br></p><div id="othercols"><p>This picture is also part of the following Bonzle photo collections: </p><ul><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=21">Cattle</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=21" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=16">Hotels</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=16" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=11">Medical</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=11" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=14">Mining</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=14" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li><li><a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=43">Railways</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=col&col=show&c=43" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li></ul></div><div id="moreinfo"><p>This picture was uploaded into the Bonzle Digital Atlas of Australia entry for the Locality '<strong>Chillagoe</strong>'.</p><ul><li><a href="/c/a?a=login&sc=mb&mb=mypic&mypic=add&p=8637"><strong>add a photo of Chillagoe</strong>: click here to add your own photo of Chillagoe</a></li><li><a href="/c/a?a=p&p=8637&cmd=sp"><strong>info about Chillagoe</strong>: click here for the Bonzle entry on Chillagoe</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=p&p=8637&cmd=sp" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li><li><a href="/c/a?a=p&p=8637&cmd=sp#map"><strong>map of Chillagoe</strong>: click here for the Bonzle map of Chillagoe</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=p&p=8637&cmd=sp#map" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li><li><a href="/c/a?a=p&p=8637&d=pics&cmd=sp"><strong>more pictures of Chillagoe</strong>: click here for more pictures of Chillagoe</a> (<a href="/c/a?a=p&p=8637&d=pics&cmd=sp" target="_blank">open in new window</a>)</li></ul></div></div></div><div id="footer"><p align=center style="clear: left;">©2025 Digital Atlas Pty Limited | <a href="/c/a?a=ut">Usage Terms</a> | <a href="/c/a?a=ds">Data Sources</a><br>If you do not agree with the <a href="/c/a?a=ut">Usage Terms</a> then do not access this website.</p></div></body></html>